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Braised Chuck Roast

Braised Chuck Roast

Braised Chuck Roast, known called Carne Guisada, is just what cold weather calls for.  It uses the 7 - bone chuck roast, referred to by some as "blade meat" is the best choice for this dish  The best use of blade and neck beef meat is to braise…
Sweet Red Pepper Paste

Sweet Red Pepper Paste

Sweet Red Pepper Paste,  (Massa de Pimentão), is a popular iconic flavoring ingredient of the Alentejo Region of Portugal. Ground salt-brined sweet red peppers are used to flavor most meats and poultry.  A distinctive flavor, this sweet red…
Soup Season Year Round!

Sweet Pepper Paste Roasted Potatoes

Sweet Pepper Paste Roasted Potatoes is one of so many global ways to prepare potatoes. This method is easy, and uses the sweet red pepper paste for a flavorful and a great change from just mashing them.  Depending on my mood and the family's…
Migas de Tomate

Migas de Tomate

  Migas de Tomate, a dish of sautéed bread and tomato, is a very simple dish to make. Think of this dish, which uses up some left over bread, as a Portuguese Stove-top stuffing. Freshly harvested, very ripe tomatoes make this especially…
Soup Season Year Round!
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Soup Season Year Round!

I love the fall and winter for the heartier dishes that it calls for, but it can be soup season year round.   The easiest thing to make is soup. This particular soup does not have a name. Not all recipes that one creates impromptu in your…