Leite's Culinaria

Fruity Beer Sorbet

Jeni Britton Bauer — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:00:48 +0000

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home | Artisan, 2011 | Makes about 1 quart

Lambic beers, or “sour beers,” are spontaneously fermented Belgian ales often flavored with fruits. I’ve been making fruit and lambic sorbets and ice creams for years. (Chef Jonathon Sawyer at the Greenhouse Tavern in Cleveland gave me my first sip of American craft sour beer, which I fell in love with instantly.) Sorbets require a lot of sugar to remain supple...

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Giveaway: Cuisinart Soup Maker and Blender

LC Staff — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 04:05:56 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win a Cuisinart Soup Maker and Blender.

Note: You can enter three times per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12:00 p.m.) ET 8.30.12.

Ever thought you’d be able to saute onions, chop herbs, add other soup ingredients, cook and blend all with the same appliance? With the innovative Cuisinart Soup Maker and Blender, you can use the jar’s nonstick heating plate to...

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Watermelon with Fleur de Sel

Peter Berley — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:00:33 +0000

Fresh Food Fast | HarperCollins, 2004 | Serves 4

The simplest and best dessert I know.

Extremely versatile, salt can balance flavor, tone down acidity, and highlight sweetness, especially that of the porous ruby fruit of watermelons. I use coarse sea salt, which contains essential minerals and has a gentle flavor, unlike refined table salt, which is bitter and almost completely lacking in minerals.–Peter Berley

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Giveaway: Vino Argentino

LC Staff — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:06:42 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Vino Argentino: An Insider’s Guide to the Wines and Wine Country of Argentina by Laura Catena (Chronicle Books, 2010).

Note: You can enter one time per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12 p.m.) ET 7.25.12.

“In this book–part wine primer, part cultural exploration, part introduction to the Argentine lifestyle–discover where to eat, what to...

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Giveaway: Wine Bites

LC Staff — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 04:05:08 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Wine Bites: 64 Simple Nibbles That Pair Perfectly with Wine by Barbara Scott-Goodman (Chronicle Books, 2011).

Note: You can enter one time per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12 p.m.) ET 7.25.12.

Don’t you just hate it when you have guests who phone you saying they’re dropping by in an hour on their way to dinner? Then you have to scramble for...

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Summer Sippers Recipes

Julie Dreyfoos — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:00:43 +0000

When the weather outside is frightful, relief can be found in these sassy, savvy, soothing concoctions. You may not want to put 'em down come cooler weather.

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Urban Grilling

Alyssa Alpine — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:56:38 +0000

Never again. That pretty much sums up my attitude toward grilling.

I’m aware that this sentiment verges on blasphemy. Grilling is an unassailable cornerstone of the collective American summer lifestyle. Evidence of this inundates my inbox beginning a month or so before Memorial Day, when every newspaper, glossy magazine, and food-minded blog trumpets the virtues of this backyard ritual. Seductive photos of classic burgers, home-smoked...

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Giveaway: Latin Grilling

LC Staff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:06:08 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Latin Grilling: Recipes to Share, from Patagonian Asado to Yucatecan Barbecue and More by Lourdes Castro (Ten Speed Press, 2011).

Note: You can enter one time per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12 p.m.) ET 7.24.12.

Miami chef Lourdes Castro goes on a fire-cooked, supremely tasty tour of the Americas in this tome. She showcases the diversity of Latin American...

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Giveaway: Tapas & Other Spanish Plates to Share

LC Staff — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 04:05:33 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Tapas & Other Spanish Plates to Share by Ryland Peters & Small, 2010.

Note: You can enter one time per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12 p.m.) ET 7.24.12.

One of the best things about small tapas, besides never looking like your over eating, is that you get to try all sorts of thing at the same meal. Some of our favorites are Salami and Cheese Tapa,...

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Giveaway: The New Portuguese Table

LC Staff — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:00:52 +0000

Fill in the information below, and you’ll be entered to win an autographed copy of The New Portuguese Table: Exciting Flavors from Europe’s Western Coast by David Leite (Clarkson Potter, 2009).

Note: You can enter one time per e-mail address per day. Deadline is noon (12:00 p.m.) ET 7.23.12.

Included in this award-winning first cookbook by David Leite are recipes that have wowed everyone from Leite’s Culinaria staff to loyal...

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