Category: Appetizers

March 23, 2020

Pizza Dough and Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

This basic Pizza dough recipe can be used for all of your pizza recipes, including your flatbreads and foccaccia breads. Here’s the easy recipe: Ingredients: 4 cups flour (more as needed) 2 tablespoons olive...

Appetizers / Salad / Side Dish

March 20, 2020

Arugula Beet Salad with Fresh Farmers Cheese – Salada de Rúcula com Beterraba e Queijo Fresco

Arugula, Beet, Cherry Tomato and Fresh Farmer’s cheese salad. This healthy salad is full of antioxidants and tastes delicious. Both savory and sweet! Loving the Portuguese flag colors. Ingredients: 4 cups Arugula (washed) 1...

Appetizers / Main Dish / Photo Gallery / Sauces and Jams / Side Dish

April 30, 2019

Portuguese Shrimp Mozambique | Camarão a Moçambique

Shrimp Mozambique This shrimp dish is a party in a pan! All you need is some good Vinho Verde, fresh crusty bread for dipping into to sauce, and friends to share it with! Although...

Appetizers / Chouico / eggs / Main Dish / Recipes / sausages / Side Dish

March 21, 2019

Peas with Chouriço Sausage and Pouched Eggs

Eggs and peas is humble yet very popular dish. I had a lot of cherry tomatoes in my fridge last week, and as a die hard waste not, want not fanatic I had to...

Appetizers / Chouico / Holiday Recipes / Photo Gallery / Recipes

January 31, 2019

Portuguese Chouriço in a Blanket

Chouriço in a Blanket; is my take on the classic pigs in a blanket. I made these into a wreath at Christmas and it was great hit. They’re perfect for...

Appetizers / Photo Gallery / Recipes / seafood / shrimp

August 22, 2018

Baked Shrimp Scampi

Once you try this delicious recipe, you’ll be making all the time. It’s inspired by a recipe by Ina Garten, but I changed up the ingredients a little. It’s easy to make and cooks...

Appetizers / Photo Gallery / Recipes / sandwich / Traditional customs

April 6, 2018

Romeo and Juliet Sandwich

The Romeo and Juliet – Cheese and Marmelade Sandwich The love story of the perfect couple; Romeo and Juliet, inspired the name for this perfect sandwich combination of tangy Sao Jorge cheese from the...

Appetizers / Photo Gallery / Recipes / sausages

January 25, 2018

How to cook Alheira Portuguese Sausage

Alheira derives its name from the Portuguese word “alho” meaning “garlic. The Alheira was was originally a garlicky, pork-free sausage said to have been originated by the Portuguese Jews during the time of the Inquisition....

Appetizers / Holiday Recipes / Main Dish / Photo Gallery / seafood

December 23, 2017

Portuguese Baked Stuffed Shrimp – Camarao Recheado

Merry Christmas Everyone! Here’s a special recipe for you. Recipe #48 Taste Portugal 101 Easy recipes cookbook Portuguese Baked Stuffed Shrimp Warning!!! This baked stuffed shrimp will drive shrimp lovers crazy! What...

Appetizers / Culture / Desserts / Holiday Recipes / Photo Gallery / Portuguese Christmas / Recipes

December 13, 2017

A Portuguese Christmas

“Feliz Natal” or “Boas Festas” translates to “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays”! The Holiday season in Portugal is celebrated as a time for family, of giving and sharing. Towns and homes are decorated with...