How to Grow and Dry Lemon Balm (Cidreira)
Growing your own Lemon Balm tea is easy and you’ll get to enjoy herbal organic tea all year long with these easy steps! This tea is perfect for you to enjoy on a quiet...
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Fried Green Tomatoes
It’s September, and I still have tomatoes in my garden. They won’t be growing anymore and are slowly ripening on the vines. I decided to harvest them all and just let them ripen in...
Portuguese Papo Seco Stuffed Pork Chops
I never through out my day old Papo Secos (Portuguese rolls) because they are perfect for making stuffing like this one for these delicious baked pork chops. You will never fry pork chops again...
Sopa de FeijãoVerde da Horta – Garden Green Bean Soup
The cool weather is here. Let the soup cooking start. This soup is a bowl of healthy eating. Just serve with some crusty bread and dinner is served! Ingredients: 2 pounds garden green beans...
Cebolada – Onion Sauce
This Cebolada (Onion Sauce) is great to put on steak, pork chops or as a base for baking fish. I like to make large batch and freeze into portions for later use. To defrost...
Peixinhos da Horta – (Little Fish from the Garden)) Tempura Fried Green Beans
Did you know that the cooking method used in Japanese cooking “tempura” was taught to the Japanese by the Portuguese Explorers? So the next time you order anything tempura at a restaurant you...
Sun Dried Tomatoes in Portuguese Olive Oil
I had a very bountiful tomato harvest this year so I had to use the tomatoes in many different recipes. These sun dried tomatoes came out perfect! This was the first time I made...
Filhos – Malasadas – Portuguese Fried Dough
Recipe #88 From Taste Portugal Cookbook! Filhós are fried dough made by stretching out the risen dough into sections and then frying them in hot oil. Many families have their own recipes and carry...
Cranberry Lemon Scones
Invite your friends over for these Cranberry Lemon Scones and enjoy the company! They’re a perfect breakfast or anytime treat. I served mine with Lemon Balm Tea (Cha de Cidreira) which is my favorite...
Mexican Lasagna
Your family will love this Mexican Lasagna. You’ll love that’s its easy to make and it tastes better the next day! 8 – 10 Burrito shells Meat filling: 1 pound of ground beef or...
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