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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…
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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

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…

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…