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Fruit Salad with Madeira Wine
Fruit Salad with sweet Madeira Wine is very simple to do in short order. This isn't necessarily a rigid recipe, but rather a guide. Make sure you use sweet Madeira wine. If you are leery about the black pepper, remove some of the fruit aside…

Wine and Garlic Pork Ribs
Wine and Garlic Pork Ribs (Costelos de Porco em vinho e alho) marinated at least 24 hours and served up with a bread stuffing makes for a flavorful meal on a quiet Saturday night when snow is falling. Actually, wine and garlic marinated pork…

Marinated Pork (Vinho d'alhos)
This recipe of Marinated Pork (Vinho d'alhos) is just another version of a popular Portuguese method of marinating pork before cooking. Marinating times can be for 24 hours more or less. Sometimes marination is much longer, especially when…

Marinated Pork Cubes (Caçoila)
A seasoned wine and garlic combination, for infusing a dish of Marinated Pork Cubes (Caçoila), is typically made on the morning following the killing of a pig. I am glad I don't have to wait to kill a pig to make it. This is a traditional Azorean…

Trincado African Beef Stew
Trincado African Beef Stew has an infusion of Portuguese flavors. I have many requests for this Portuguese inspired African beef stew, which is similar to the Azorean braised beef recipe in my book, Portuguese Home Cooking.
This…