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The Sauces My Summer Runs On

This is my warm-weather playlist.

Jun 8 • David Leite

Pork. The Meryl Streep of Meat

Chicken only wishes it were as talented

May 26 • David Leite

Memorial Day Memories in 16 Recipes

They're someone's memories, but not mine!

May 19 • David Leite

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№ 94: Eggs and In-Season Cooking with Lisa Steele

Fresh eggs, backyard chickens, and why steaming eggs beats boiling. Every time.

May 14 • David Leite, Amy Traverso, and Fresh by Lisa Steele

When Food Needs a Lift… Pick Up a Lemon 🍋

This will be the only time I urge you to drop acid.

May 11 • David Leite

Most Popular

14 Telltale Signs a Recipe Sucks

Jun 22, 2024 • David Leite

Yeast are Never Depressed

Aug 18, 2024 • David Leite

Where Have All the Cocoa Powders Gone?

Aug 22, 2025 • David Leite

Jan 18, 2025 • David Leite

Articles

Autumn Baking Series, Part 1: The Foundation

Be a better baker, not a better recipe follower.

Oct 25, 2025 • David Leite

14 Telltale Signs a Recipe’s a Winner

Really great writers make it look effortless.

Aug 8, 2025 • David Leite

Tart of Gold: Spring Rhubarb

Everything you wanted to know about rhubarb but were afraid to ask. (Oh wait, that's sex.) Eh, what the hell – I think rhubarb is sexy. There, I said…

May 3, 2025 • David Leite

Essays

Burnt Offerings: My Epic Thanksgiving Fail, Courtesy of Endless Likes

From Instagram adulation to a full-blown kitchen inferno: Discover my hilarious Thanksgiving baking blunder where chasing likes led to forgotten…

Nov 13, 2025 • David Leite

Call Me Sugar Daddy

A chorus of pretty young things flit through my days, demand endless indulgences, and take me for all I'm worth. And I couldn't be happier.

Jul 21, 2025 • David Leite

Men buy cars, boats, and watches to make up for their, um, shortcomings. A certain someone purchase stoves.

May 24, 2025 • David Leite

Talking With My Mouth Full

46:35

№ 94: Eggs and In-Season Cooking with Lisa Steele

Fresh eggs, backyard chickens, and why steaming eggs beats boiling. Every time.

May 14 • David Leite, Amy Traverso, and Fresh by Lisa Steele

47:22

№ 93: Baking with Jessica Battilana of King Arthur Baking Company

Bread scoring, birthday cakes, and the best pizza book of the year. (IOHO)

Apr 15 • David Leite, Amy Traverso, and Jessica Battilana

59:23

Nº 92: Italian Cookies with Domenica Marchetti

Bring your curiosity and your appetite. Oh, and April Fools!

Apr 2 • David Leite, Domenica Marchetti, and Amy Traverso

He's Alive!

45:17

LIVE with David Leite & Jenn Sharp

Watch now | A recording from David Leite and Jenn Sharp's live video

Feb 13 • David Leite and Jenn Sharp

43:02

LIVE DEMO: 3-Ingredient Mac & Cheese

Follow along and make an incredibly easy and delicious mac & cheese in no time.

Mar 18, 2025 • David Leite and DJL Live

1:03:18

Dinner SOS Jan 27, 2025

Watch now (63 mins) | During my first Substack live, I chatted with folks about dinner ideas, how to use ingredients, made some cookbook and equipment…

Jan 29, 2025 • David Leite

Recipes

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The Gravy Recipe for People Who Think They Can't Make Gravy

Watch now (1 min) | The 15-minute cure for the last 15 minutes of Thanksgiving prep.

Nov 19, 2025 • David Leite

No Leprechauns Were Harmed in the Making of These St. Patrick’s Day Dishes

Do you have your St. Pat's dinner menu set yet? If not, may I tempt you with some of these?

Mar 14, 2025 • David Leite

What to Prep Today, Wed. Nov. 27, for Thanksgiving, Part 5 of 5

Just one more day. I hope you're prepped better than you ever have been. And I wish you a delicious, peaceful, and happy Thanksgiving. xox

Nov 27, 2024 • David Leite

The David Blahg

The David Blahg

Essays, humor, food writing, recipes, and musings from an inveterate cook, baker, and eater. An irrepressible Cat Lady.

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