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Quick Chickpea Salad

Caçoila

Caçoila is a stew I prepare around the winter "matanca", a time when pigs are processed for consumption.  This version is an easy one pot dish. I make this particular stew, from the island of Pico, in the Azores, which is made with beef. …
Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura)

Carrot Soup (Sopa de Cenoura) is best with freshly harvested carrots. Of course, we all do not have access to just harvested carrots.  Nonetheless, this soup is a truly wonderful one that is easy to make and loaded with vitamin A. It's perfect…
Quick Chickpea Salad

Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira –

Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira is not heard of in north America. Peixe Espada Estufado de Madeira (as we know it)  is known more among the immigrant Portuguese.  Fresh swordfish or tuna is sometimes substituted for Black Scabbard Stew of Madeira. Serves…
Quick Chickpea Salad

Pot Luck Soup

Since there is a lot of utilizing what is on hand, it could be said that with the exception of a number of soups, a Portuguese cook might never serve the same soup twice. My aunt made this pot luck soup known as "sopa de panela" thirty years…
Quick Chickpea Salad
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Quick Chickpea Salad

Quick Chickpea Salad makes a perfect lunch any day of the week. It has simplicity in its flavor. This  salad has lots of lean protein to be enjoyed even when you are in a hurry and short on time for a more substantial lunch or even dinner.    …