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Pasta with Linguiça Sausage and Onions

Pasta with Linguiça Sausage and Onions

This is a fusion of Pasta with Linguiça Sausage and Onions.  Believe it or not, there are Italian restaurants in Lisbon and not bad I have to admit. So I thought I would create a little fusion of the two cuisines in homage to the history of…
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…
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…
Sweet Puff Pillows – Travesseiras

Sweet Puff Pillows - Travesseiras

Serve  Sweet Puff Pillows - Travesseiras as a light dessert or as a snack with an espresso! This delicately light pillow of puff pastry is filled with the traditional almond egg sweet cream, but you can update it by using a custard cream, lemon…
Pork and Shrimp Sauté
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Pork and Shrimp Sauté

The dish of a Pork and Shrimp Sauté (picardinho de porco e camarao) can be a blessing. Sometimes during the business of preparing pies and do ahead dishes for the holiday meal, we need to make something satisfying to eat. Serve this with rice…