Category: Desserts

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December 22, 2010

Sonhos – Portuguese Choux Pastry Dreams!

Sonhos, are light and fluffy doughnut like pastries that melt in your mouth! Generally, they’re served around the Holidays but this popular fried pastry is a favorite at almost every Portuguese celebration. They are...

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December 21, 2010

Aletria – Sweet Egg Noodle Christmas Dessert

Aletria, is a sweet dessert made with fine egg noddles which is mostly served at Christmas and for many other festive occasions. This classic is made with the same basic ingredients; eggs, sugar, cinnamon...

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December 21, 2010

Arroz Doce – Portuguese Rice Pudding

Come on and jump in! It’s delicious! Arroz Doce – Sweet Rice Pudding, has always been my family’s favorite served on Christmas Eve. This is one of the most famous Portuguese desserts served around...

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October 8, 2010

Harvest Apple and Banana Muffins

It’s apple picking season in New England. I got home and made some delicious Apple Banana Muffins. Here’s my tip: I always substitute 1/2 cup low fat yogurt for 1/2 stick of margarine. Every...

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September 13, 2010

Caramel Flan – Pudim Flan

Hi Foodies, It took me years to finally make a good caramel flan until I finally discovered the reason why I wasn’t successful. The reason was because I didn’t use whole milk. I...