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Green Beans with Squash

Green Beans with Squash

  Green Beans with Squash is a dish to which you can also use regular potato or sweet potato. If you do not work quickly, sweet potatoes can be tricky in that the color turns unappetizing. They are, however, very tasty served in this…
Garlic Nailed Steak

Garlic Nailed Steak

Garlic Nailed Steak (Prego no Pão) is one of the earliest cooking methods for Portuguese steak that  I learned from my aunt.  It is simple, but you can up the level with serving an egg on top. Serves 2 to 3 1/2 pound of rump or  sirloin…
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Caçoila

Caçoila is a stew I prepare around the winter "matanca", a time when pigs are processed for consumption.  This version is an easy one pot dish. I make this particular stew, from the island of Pico, in the Azores, which is made with beef. …
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura) is best with freshly harvested carrots. Of course, we all do not have access to just harvested carrots.  Nonetheless, this soup is a truly wonderful one that is easy to make and loaded with vitamin A. It's perfect…
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira -

Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira is not heard of in north America. Peixe Espada Estufado de Madeira (as we know it)  is known more among the immigrant Portuguese.  Fresh swordfish or tuna is sometimes substituted for Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira. Serves…