Author name: David Leite

Classic Shrimp Scampi

A garlicky, buttery shrimp scampi recipe with extra sauce for bread-dipping or tossing with pasta. Made with shell-on shrimp for ultimate flavor.

Shortcut Pie Crust

This revolutionary shortcut pie crust recipe, made from just flour, butter, sugar, and salt, dispenses with kneading and rolling. It’s…

Whipped Feta Dip

You’re only 10 minutes and 6 ingredients away from a scoopable, snackable, crave-worthy dip. I guarantee this one’s going to be on repeat.

15 Homemade Condiments

Say ‘so-long’ to store-bought condiments with these homemade versions that taste better than anything you’ll ever buy.

Pressure Cooker Ribs

We confess, we’d never imagined you could turn ribs fall-off-the-bone tender in 30 minutes. Until this recipe made believers out of us.

Chocolate Muffins

Those of us who prefer a restrained sweetness and a more pronounced cocoa taste will adore these muffins. Nothing overtly sweet here. And we’re okay with that.

Flourless Chocolate Cloud Cake

This lofty cake is so crammed full of chocolate and butter and air, there’s no room for flour–although we made sure to leave space for ample swoops of softly whipped cream.

Homemade Yellow Mustard

Why make your own mustard? Because you can, dammit! And if that’s not reason enough, there’s no comparison between this and the store-bought stuff. Enough said.

Batter-Fried Chicken

Proof that it doesn’t take buttermilk or an insufferably long overnight brine to make insanely tender, crazily crisp, gosh darn perfect fried chicken.

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Grab your spoons. Whether you crave sweetness or sustenance of a different sort, this simple childhood pleasure may at least bring you a little pleasure in the moment at hand.

Chocolate Caramel Cake

For this stunning dessert, rich chocolate cake and salty-sweet caramel frosting collide to make a magnificent masterpiece.

Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting

Sometimes simpler is better. Proof? This classic chocolate frosting from the back of the tin of Hershey’s cocoa. We dare you to not just eat it straight from the spoon.