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Chouriço à Corisco
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Chouriço à Corisco

Chouriço à Corisco is a relatively unknown simple dish of sautéed Portuguese pork sausage.   Alternatively, rather than sautéed, Chouriço à Corisco can also be made by grilling or broiling the sausage first, depending on…
Cilantro Chicken with Tomatoes

Cilantro Chicken with Tomatoes

  My Cilantro Chicken with Tomatoes was created on the fly. Funny how, whether it is for grilling, Saturday night dinners, guests or plain indecisiveness, chicken is a great economical option to fall back on. Yesterday was such an occasion. …
Chouriço Bites

Chouriço Bites

Most often, tasty things like Chouriço Bites are simply made on the fly.  Just in time for your Easter dinner, chouriço bites are a very easy appetizer to start you off.  You can elaborate on it any way you wish. Just remember, less is more.   …
Cozido (Boiled Dinner)
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Cozido (Boiled Dinner)

This Cozido (Boiled Dinner) is an adapted version of the recipe in Portuguese Home Cooking. Typically, a pig's ears, snout, feet, or the head itself are included with beef, chicken, and sausages. However, you can vary the meats to your liking…
Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves)

Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves)

This soup Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves) is not a version of the classic Caldo Verde soup. The deliciously delicate and classic Caldo Verde kale soup (Green Broth Soup) is of the Portuguese mainland.  It is served with  a few slices of sausage…