Recipes from my kitchen to yours
Hello fellow readers and food lovers :-) Yes, I know, it's been a while. Still cooking, don't worry :-) And always collecting recipes and photos to show, that's for sure... But unfortunately, I haven't had the time to stop and talk to you and I apologize for that... Between holidays (been to Portugal to see the family) and a very busy time at work (typical Summer period in a hotel job), the days fly by and suddenly is October and it's been weeks (months!!) since we last spoke!!! But ...
Let's imagine a hot summer day... a really cold beer... and a plate of crispy fried whitebait! How does it sound? Nice, no? Well, this is one of our favourite scenarios that takes place in our back yard. It's really nice to seat under the umbrella, put the TV on and nibble on some crispy fried whitebait with a refreshing beer or glass of white wine. Whitebait Whitebait is an old English term for little tiny fish, dusted in flour and fried crispy. It's largely popular in the UK since the 1700s ...
We are big fans of hummus... I used to buy it from the shops but one day I decided to make it at home. I followed several recipes and my first few tries were not so successful. I tried with and ...
No, I'm not baking in this hot weather :-) These lemon snikerdoodle blondies were made a few weeks ago when it was still nice to put the oven on! The boyfriend loves them with his morning coffee and I ...
Since I found a recipe for Pulled pork in the pressure cooker that we become kind of obsessed with it! So almost other week I buy a nice piece of pork shoulder, pull out my precious pressure cooker ...
I know what you must be thinking: "Oh no, another recipe for deviled eggs"... Well, my reply is: "This is not another recipe for deviled eggs, these are Avocado Deviled Eggs"... Maybe it's not such a ...
While talking with my mother yesterday, I remembered a dish that I haven't made in a very long time - pork tenderloin with coffee cream sauce. This sauce was very popular at my mum's ...
I've made this Chile con queso (cheese dip) so many times and I always forget to take some pictures to share it with you... how bad! We love it so much that we start eating it before it even reaches ...
Let's start 2018 with a delicious and traditional French apple tart... this dessert is a must at my table during the Christmas festivities! It was like this in Portugal because my aunt loves desserts ...
When the weather starts to change, my cooking style also changes... We eats less grilled meat, less salads and a lot more stews and soups. And one of the dishes that I've been waiting to cook is ...
In my house, nothing screams Winter more than a good bowl of soup... And because in my soups I only use seasonal ingredients I bring you a Pumpkin and Chestnut soup inspired by Martha Stewart... I saw ...
I hate wasting food... and I really hope that at least the majority of you are like me! I'm lucky that the boyfriend comes home for lunch everyday so any leftovers end up in his plate the day after. ...