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Tailgate Suggestions
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Tailgate Suggestions

Looking for tailgate suggestions for the Super Bowl game?  Looking for some delicious things to cook up? Well, look no further!  Try the Portuguese Bean Stew in my first book, Portuguese Home Cooking! Lots of potatoes, sausage and kidney beans…
Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau)

Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau)

  If you have never tasted a salted Codfish and Potato Roll (Torta de Bacalhau), you don't know what you are missing.  Similar to an omelet, but think bigger, more luscious. Perfect for breakfast or brunch, it aims to please. Read the…
Braised Chuck Roast

Braised Chuck Roast

Braised Chuck Roast, known called Carne Guisada, is just what cold weather calls for.  It uses the 7 - bone chuck roast, referred to by some as "blade meat" is the best choice for this dish  The best use of blade and neck beef meat is to braise…
Sweet Red Pepper Paste

Sweet Red Pepper Paste

Sweet Red Pepper Paste,  (Massa de Pimentão), is a popular iconic flavoring ingredient of the Alentejo Region of Portugal. Ground salt-brined sweet red peppers are used to flavor most meats and poultry.  A distinctive flavor, this sweet red…
Sweet Red Pepper Paste

Sweet Pepper Paste Roasted Potatoes

Sweet Pepper Paste Roasted Potatoes is one of so many global ways to prepare potatoes. This method is easy, and uses the sweet red pepper paste for a flavorful and a great change from just mashing them.  Depending on my mood and the family's…