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Chicken Livers with Rice and Tomato

Chicken Giblets with Tomato and Rice

Chicken Giblets with Tomato and Rice are worth the taste if you like giblets. Chicken Giblets need not be ignored outside the making of giblet gravy.  If you wish , use just the chicken liver. Many times folks just don't know what to do with…

Portuguese Sangria

Portuguese Sangria is perfect when you want to kick back with a few friends while listening to music.   Serves 6 to 8 1 Litre red wine (your favorite of course but not too dry) 1 Litre Sumol (orange soda) 1/2  cup…
BEEF BRAISED WITH RED WINE AND TOMATOES

Beef Braised with Red Wine and Tomatoes

Here is Beef Braised with Red Wine and Tomatoes, a Portuguese recipe for the 7-bone chuck roast. Heady aromas will bait you until it is ready to eat.  You can actually use this same recipe for short ribs.   Compare with the oven one and see…
Soup Season Year Round!

Chicken Soup with Kale

  This Chicken Soup with Kale includes lotus flower seeds. It is a soup that works well even in the summer. Although in some areas it still seems like blazing July heat,  a heart-warming soup sometimes just makes a body feel good. …

Fritters (Filhós)

These Fritters (Filhós) are different.  Rather than a dough that is stretched and deep fried, these are more of a very thick batter that is spoon dropped into hot oil. The finishing touch is, of course, a dusting of cinnamon and sugar. Beat…