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Migas de Tomate

  Migas de Tomate, a dish of sautéed bread and tomato, is a very simple dish to make. Think of this dish, which uses up some left over bread, as a Portuguese Stove-top stuffing. Freshly harvested, very ripe tomatoes make this especially…
Soup Season Year Round!
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Soup Season Year Round!

I love the fall and winter for the heartier dishes that it calls for, but it can be soup season year round.   The easiest thing to make is soup. This particular soup does not have a name. Not all recipes that one creates impromptu in your…
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Tomato Jam

Tomato Jam is made best when the fall comes and you get very ripe flavorful tomatoes. The fall harvest  always seems to come quickly and tons of tomatoes ripen, it seems, almost all at once.  The winemaking, tomato jam making, fig jam making…

Presunto Bread of Lamego

  Presunto Bread of Lamego, from Tras os Montes region is a traditional, but simple pan bread, stuffed with presunto (prosciutto). It makes a light, but simple snack, starter or part of a light meal or buffet appetizer.  Beyond the…

Cilantro Chicken with Tomatoes

  My Cilantro Chicken with Tomatoes was created on the fly. Funny how, whether it is for grilling, Saturday night dinners, guests or plain indecisiveness, chicken is a great economical option to fall back on. Yesterday was such an occasion. …