Tia Maria's Blog

Tia Maria's Blog Blog

November 12, 2019

Lisbon Blue Shop

Lisbon Blue Shop – Unique handmade crafts and other gifts inspired by Portugal Hi Everyone! Join me, and my daughter Lisa at our new Lisbon Blue Etsy Shop which we just launched...

Cake / Desserts / Photo Gallery

July 12, 2019

Blueberry Muffins – Bolos de Mirtilo

Home made Blueberry Muffins are the best and with blueberry season here they will taste even better. I make a crumb topping for my muffins but his is optional to your taste. “Mirtilo”, is...

chicken / Main Dish / Photo Gallery / Recipes

June 12, 2019

Copy Cat Shake and Bake

After experimenting with my own Copy Cat – Shake and Bake recipes, I finally came up a winner using some spicy Piri Piri sauce to give it a Portuguese kick! It’s very simple to...

Bread / Recipes

June 4, 2019

Pão Caseiro – Portuguese Home style Bread

Let’s make Homestyle bread – Pao Caseiro together! Romeo and Juliet Sandwich Ingredients: 4 cups flour 3 teaspoons dry yeast 1 teaspoon salt 1 and 1/4 cup warm water 1/4 teaspoon sugar Preparation:...

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...

chicken / Recipes / rice

April 24, 2019

Portuguese Dirty Rice – Arroz de Figado

Arroz de Figado – Portuguese Style Dirty Rice This old classic recipe is on the comeback at upscale restaurants but I’ve been enjoying this dish since my mother taught me the recipe when I...

Events

April 24, 2019

Tia Maria’s Blog – Live Portuguese Cooking Demo

Photo Gallery / Pork / Recipes / seafood / shrimp

April 2, 2019

Shrimp and Pork Picadinho

The combination of pork and shrimp in a savory yet slightly spicy sauce can be served as an appetizer with crusty Portuguese rolls, or as a main dish with rice or potatoes. It’s a...

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...

chicken / Chouico / Photo Gallery / Recipes / rice / sausages

March 21, 2019

Chicken and Chouriço Sausage Paella

This easy recipe takes only 45 minutes to prepare. you probably have the ingredients in your pantry right now, so go ahead and try it. I used a combination of Portuguese Chouriço Sausage and...