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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. …
Kale Soup (Sopa de Couves)

Grilled Lamb Chops with Lemon

Grilled lamb Chops with Lemon removes the gamey taste. Are you firing up your 4th of July menu before you fire up your grill?  Try something different in addition to your hot dogs and burgers. Grilled lamb chops, briefly marinated with seasoning…
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…
Holidays

Holidays

Meals for the Holidays can be boring. Looking for something different to start off that turkey or lamb dinner?  Check out my recipe for Zesty Linguica Spread. Use it as a spread, fill premade filo cups or roll it or fold it, up in puff pastry…
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…