We are big fans of pies, sweet or savory. It’s one of the regular answers I get when I ask what should I do for dinner tonight. Usually I make a big pie and freeze the leftovers. But this time I decided to make Double crust chicken pot pies but on individual portions i.e. 2…
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Pasta with smoked salmon and caviar
Now let’s try some more of my boyfriend’s cooking – pasta with smoked salmon and caviar. Sounds posh, no? Well, it’s not 🙂 But you will make a really good impression with your friends if you put this dish on the menu!!! And it’s not an expensive dish as the name may suggest. Nowadays you…
Oven baked BBQ pork ribs
So it’s already February – time flies when you’re having fun 🙂 – and the holidays are long gone. Now I bet we are all looking forward to those beautiful Spring days, with lots of sunshine, not too hot, just the ideal weather for the start of the BBQ season. And because I’m not very…
Codfish, potatoes and onion bake – Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa
Now this Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa – codfish, potatoes, and onion bake – it’s a classic at out tables for Christmas Eve dinner. So of course, this was one of the main courses that I prepared for my family. I mentioned before that we are huge fans of codfish in Portugal and that we…
I’m back… with a pumpkin and ginger soup!!!
The New Year is here and I’m back from a well deserved rest with my family back home… I hope you all had a brilliant time over the holiday period and are ready for a fantastic year ahead. I sure am! Like promised I want to show you what I was up to in my…
My French onion soup
Shorter days: this is one of the things I dislike most about Winter. I really don’t like that it’s already dark when I leave work. It looks like the day is over and there’s nothing else to do but to go to sleep. Not like Summer when you still feel like doing lots before locking…
Hot dog quiche in a loaf
After more than a year reading my recipes and stories, I think you know by now how much I like to watch Food Network 🙂 I’ve had the opportunity to follow some programs for quite a few years now and I have learned so much with all the chefs, amateurs and professional ones. And along…
Fish Curry
I’m always looking for new recipes as I get bored of eating the same thing all the time. Ok, the ingredients may always be the same but let’s put a bit of imagination into our food and come up with new recipes. And this is how I came across this fish curry recipe. Last…
Octopus salad
So I decided to celebrate the official end of Summer with a nice and fresh octopus salad. We call it salad mainly because it’s a cold dish but in reality there’s no greens or tomatoes or any vegetables in this salad 🙂 But it’s really delicious. Back home we usually serve this dish as a…