A person holding a platter of fried pork dumplings and bowl of dipping sauce.AppsA cut sheet pan taco bake in a rimmed sheet pan topped with pico de gallo and sour cream.MainsA citrus fennel salad assembled on a white and blue serving platter, topped with fresh herbs.SaladA round dish filled with Ukrainian garlic bread rolls, topped with garlic-parsley oilBreadsA pile of cheese crackers on an old metal grater.SnacksSeveral chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream frosting piped on top.Dessert

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Memorial Day Recipes

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Roast Pork Butt in the Oven 

This roast pork butt, coated in a simple rub of brown sugar, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes, is an incredibly easy recipe to make and yields enough pulled pork to feed a small army.

10 hrs 50 mins

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.

1 hr 30 mins

Carnitas ~ Mexican Braised Pork

This Mexican carnitas recipe is authentic braised and fried pork that makes for conversation-stopping, fall-apart-tender awesomeness.

2 hrs

Sweet Pickle Relish

So long, Vlasic. Once you try your hand at making your own sweet relish, you can cross one more condiment off your shopping list.

1 d

Spring Ingredients

A cast-iron skillet filled with asparagus frittata on a wooden table with a fork on the side.AsparagusAvocado chutney in a bowl with a large spoon, beside half an avocado, chilies, and garlic.AvocadoPea in a PodPeasOven roasted radishes topped with herbs on a baking sheet.RadishesA white bowl of rhubarb and pistachios over thick yogurt on a patterned tablecloth.RhubarbYellow plate with four lemon bars sprinkled with powdered sugar, one with a bite take out of it.Citrus

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Rhubarb Vodka

Rhubarb vodka. Yep. It’s a thing. And you’re going to want to make this tipsy spring tonic again and again and again.

28 d 15 mins

Pasta al Limone ~ Creamy Lemon Pasta with Parmesan

A rich yet easy pasta al limone made with just a handful of pantry ingredients—cream, lemon, butter, and Parmigiano—tossed with ribbon pasta for a silky, citrusy, weeknight-worthy dinner in 15 minutes.

20 mins

Lemon Drizzle Cake

Soon to be known as “what’s for dessert tonight” in your house, this old-fashioned dessert made from everyday ingredients takes its name from a simple glaze that makes the cake.

35 mins

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Chocolate Guinness Cake

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this Guinness-infused chocolate cake that’s smothered in swirls of browned butter cream cheese frosting.

3 hrs 10 mins

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.

20 mins

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David Leite

Hey, I’m David Leite

I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. I created this site in 1999 to help you find simple, quick, and wicked flavorful recipes. For the past 24 years, I’ve been cooking, teaching, and writing about all types of food, including those from my Portuguese heritage. Let’s eat! Vamos comer!

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Portuguese Recipes

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Portuguese Salt Cod and Chickpea Salad

A no-fuss meal, this Portuguese salad–full of meaty chickpeas and flakes of salt cod–is tossed in a cider vinegar dressing and topped with chopped egg.

2 hrs 30 mins

Most Populer-LAR Recipes

These are the most popular, most loved, and most made dishes over the past 25 years.

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Roast Pork Butt in the Oven 

This roast pork butt, coated in a simple rub of brown sugar, paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes, is an incredibly easy recipe to make and yields enough pulled pork to feed a small army.

10 hrs 50 mins

Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce

Is anything more soothing than standing before a burbling pot of Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese sauce? (Hint: Our answer is absolutely not.)

6 hrs

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.

1 hr 30 mins