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Bacalhau com Natas (Cod in Cream Sauce)
Bacalhau com Natas This recipe complete with pictures is courtesy of Sami a Portuguese lady living in Australia! She had to drive 30kms to buy the bacalhau to make this recipe. Sami has a great blog...
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Molho de Piri Piri ~ Portuguese Piri Piri Sauce
Shortly after we moved to Portugal we discovered a gift on our doorstep – an old coffee jar containing a strange liquid. “What on earth is it?” I asked Mr. Piglet as I opened the jar to smell its...
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Traditional Portuguese Cabbage Soup ~ Caldo Verde
Caldo Verde is a rustic soup originating from the Minho Province in northern Portugal. It is now considered a national dish and is popular all over the world. It is made from Collie-greens which is...
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Chocolate Chouriço (Morcela de Chocolate)
Chocolate Chouriço Or perhaps better known as Chocolate Salami! Chocolate Salami is very popular in the Algarve and is a great biscuity-cake to serve with tea or coffee. It’s extremely rich so it’s...
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Tarte de Pascoa (Easter Tart)
This traditional Easter recipe is courtesy of a friend in Northern Portugal. Tarte de Pascoa - Easter Tart Tarte de Páscoa (Easter Tart) Ingredients Filo pastry (18 circles). I used 2 x 230g packets of...
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Brigadeiros or Chocolate Cannonballs?
Recipe Brigadeiros are traditionally made from condensed milk, sweetened cocoa powder and butter. Cooked to a fudge consistency, rolled into little balls and coated in chocolate granules...
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Bacalhau à Brás
The first time I tasted Bacalhau à Brás I spat it out in surprised horror, downed a glass of water and swore at the assault on my taste buds. My tongue reacted in much the same way as that of a slug...
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Farófias com Leite Creme –À la Piglet
This traditional Portuguese recipe is courtesy of Fernanda I’m always keen to try Portuguese recipes so when Fernanda kindly shared this recipe I thought I would experiment. I tried to discover what...
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Cozido à Portuguesa
Cozido à Portuguesa is a typical Portuguese stew cooked from a range of wholesome ingredients such as cabbage, pig’s ear, porco rabo, blood sausage and other various “unmentionables”. I’m assured it’s...
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What is a Cataplana?
Cataplana Since moving to Portugal one of my favorite meals, when we eat out, is a fish stew (Caldeirada) but the type which is cooked and served in a copper dish called a Cataplana. As you can see...
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Photo Challenge: Unusual
The theme for this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge is “Unusual”. There’s a pig’s ear on my plate! This is an unusual photograph of a piglet’s ear. Yes, you read correctly, and what’s more, I was about...
View ArticleAn Assador de Barro is NOT a Portuguese Toast Rack
For many years I believed the clay dishes sold by the Artesanos in Portugal (Pottery shops) were toast racks. Yes, toast racks! I pondered over the design of these strange dishes, as you would, and...
View ArticleCouve Roxa Com Cominos – Red Cabbage with Cumin
From plot to plate - I grew the red cabbage used in this recipe in my vegetable plot! Ingredients Small Red Cabbage (sliced finely) 1 Onion (chopped) 1 Packet of smoked lardons (bacon pieces) Knob of...
View ArticleLeite Creme – Portuguese Custard
This traditional Portuguese custard is usually served on its own, or with cake or fruit. My original intention was to serve the Leite Creme (custard) with my Rhubarb Crumble. Unfortunately, my oven...
View ArticleBacalhau com Natas (Cod in Cream Sauce)
This recipe complete with pictures is courtesy of Sami a Portuguese lady living in Australia! She had to drive 30kms to buy the bacalhau to make this recipe. Sami has a great blog called sami's...
View ArticleChristmas Means Bacalhau
Shopping in Intermarche this week we (actually the OH) noticed this Bacalhau Christmas tree. What a creative way to display and promote Bacalhau! This certainly made me smile. Related Posts:...
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