Category: Desserts
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...