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Chicken Livers with Tomato and Rice
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Chicken Livers with Tomato and Rice

 Serves 4 Chicken Livers with Tomato and Rice is a rustic dish, and makes a nice small meal for when you want just a little something.   Ever wonder what to do with chicken livers besides adding them to a stuffing or making a giblet gravy? …
Bolas de Berlim

Heavenly Cod

Heavenly Cod we know as Bacalhau de Ceu  is truly a heavenly baked fish dinner. This recipe calls for the salted codfish to be reconstituted in water prior to cooking.  It needs to soak in cold water for 24 (boneless, skinless) hours, however, …
Brandied Beef Fillets

Brandied Beef Fillets

On one of my trips to São Miguel island in the Acores, Brandied Beef Fillets was a surprise dinner. We checked out the upscale menu at the Açores Alantico Hotel.  Tableside service enabled me to grab this recipe which delighted everyone. Serves…
Grilled Pork Belly

Grilled Pork Belly

Grilled Pork Belly spells delicious summer meals, but when the cold winds of winter are blowing around, broiling the pork belly in the oven works well too.  I like to season pork bellies with 1 tablespoon of our Sweet Red Pepper Paste (Massa…
Bolas de Berlim

Bolas de Berlim

 Bolas de Berlim are very popular in Lisbon. So much so that vendors stroll the beaches and sell them to eager beach goers. But there is no need to be at the beach.  Just step into Confeitaria Nacional near Lisbon’s Rossio Square and you…