Portuguese Recipes

Are you up for the challenge?  You know the kind of challenge I am talking about, right?  That one food item that you love but you find it too difficult to try at home.   For me, that means baking, especially baking bread.  But there is this one bread that I crave more often than [...]

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Have you ever watched  a movie and it immediately speaks to you? Movies can bring back so many memories from our backgrounds, from out childhood, from our love of food.  I can still remember the first time I saw My Big Fat Greek Wedding… not only did it speak to me, it was reality for [...]

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I love to entertain and enjoy the company of family and friends.  But I have to admit, many times budget is one of the things that can hold me back from entertaining a large crowd.  Sometimes it’s really nice to have  a budget friendly recipe that goes a long way but also looks  and tastes [...]

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Portuguese Easter Bread #Sunday Supper @familyfoodie

I just returned from a fabulous trip from Chicago.  I chuckle, because it appears that most of my business trips, morph into friendships that may possibly last a lifetime.  This trip was no different, I sat up later than normal chatting with my new friends into the wee hours.  I loved hearing about their family [...]

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I  have to be honest with you about this week’s Sunday Supper event, Valentine’s Day is not a big deal in our home.  What we usually do is cook something together that the whole family loves.  Something that is a little more time consuming than normal BUT totally worth it.  One of our absolute favorites [...]

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I love this time of year.  The thing that makes this time so special to me is the Christmas Traditions and memories that are made Around the Family Table.  In our home, it the time of year, when we fuss a little more on recipes that we wouldn’t traditionally make throughout the year.  Year after [...]

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The countdown is on for Thanksgiving and I have decided that I want to put a Portuguese twist on our Thanksgiving Meal this year.  The Portuguese don’t celebrate this Holiday but I can still add their influence to my menu and spice things up a bit.  I have been bored with my stuffing.  Honestly, I [...]

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Have I told you how much I love my FedEx guy?  Don’t tell my husband, but the highlight of my day is when I hear the doorbell ring knowing that my favorite guy is at the other end.   Last week, I almost kissed him!   I’ll admit it, it is not because of his [...]

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Chicken and Chorizo Portuguese Recipe

August 3, 2012

Chicken and Chorizo is a Portuguese Recipe that I adore.  I love it because it is so simple that it is perfect for a busy Weekday Supper.  I can whip up this easy Portuguese Recipe in no time but the flavor of the chorizo sauce when simmered is absolutely amazing. This is a Portuguese Recipe [...]

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Portuguese Mussels and Shrimp in Chorizo Sauce #SundaySupper Recipe

June 3, 2012

It is so true that people come into our lives when we we’re not expecting it and somehow  you can’t remember how life was before they became part of your world.  I met Renee Dobbs on twitter when I first joined.  We started conversing on almost a daily basis and I found myself looking for [...]

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