Biscoitos de Natal – Christmas Biscuit Cookies
Christmas Biscuit Cookies are easy to make since they require no cookie cutters to shape them and they don’t break apart. Anis liquor, gives them a unique taste but you can also add lemon...
Christmas Biscuit Cookies are easy to make since they require no cookie cutters to shape them and they don’t break apart. Anis liquor, gives them a unique taste but you can also add lemon...
Leite Creme is a Portuguese Egg Custard similar to French Cream Brulee but cooked on the stove top instead of baked. It’s rich, creamy texture is perfect as a light dessert. The first time...
This recipe for Arroz Doce is a variation from the original that uses milk. This recipe is made using condensed milk and lemon pudding. This dessert comes out very rich, creamy and lemony. Thanks...
Last week I wanted to make a dessert but discovered that I was out of flour. I searched the pantry and found 1 box of yellow cake mix so this is what I...
Malasadas are “Portuguese donuts”, a ball of fried yeast dough without a hole in the middle like regular donuts. After frying, they are rolled in confectioners sugar. The terms “Filhóses” and “Malasadas” are sometimes...
This recipe for Torta (similar to a Jelly Roll) is easy to prepare and only takes 15 minutes to bake. What’s great about this recipe is that you can change the fillings to any...
Bolo Rei is Portugal’s king of cakes. It’s traditionally eaten throughout the Christmas season, but mostly on January 6, the twelfth day of Christmas, which is known as King’s day. The date is when...
Pão de Ló – “Sponge Cake” Just as the translation is easy, so is the recipe. This cake is so easy to make that you’ll find yourself making it again and again. The recipe...
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, 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...