Tag Archive for: Portuguese cooking

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.   …
Creamy Turnip Soup (Sopa de Nabo)

Creamy Turnip Soup (Sopa de Nabo)

  Creamy Turnip Soup (Sopa de Nabo)  gives a smooth mouth feel from the pureed white kidney beans. Stray pantry items make wonderful additions to a pot luck soup.  Though dried beans are better, canned, rinsed kidney beans can be used…
Trutas (Sweet Potato Pastry)

Trutas (Sweet Potato Pastry)

  Trutas, (Sweet Potato Pastry) a very popular around Christmas, is very similar to another pastry called Azeveias. Read the recipe through to make sure you have all the ingredients. Though it is a little bit of work, it is worth the…
Sonhos (Dreams)
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Sonhos (Dreams)

  These Sonhos (Dreams) are a bite size or two of yum! These are one of my father's favorites.  You can update it by piping in some custard or preserve filling, but they are wonderful as they are. These Sonhos (Dreams) are often seen…
Port Wine Cake

Port Wine Cake

Port Wine Cake (Bolo de Vinho) is one cake I reserve to bake for a special occasion. This cake is flexible.  Great ruby port wine can be used on the fly, if that is all you have, but port can make this cake really delicious. Serves 10 …