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 braised lamb shanks in red wine sauce. During Summer, I don’t really like to have the oven on…
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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…
Squid in mustard sauce with sauteed potatoes
I actually cook squid in mustard sauce with sauteed potatoes quite often… don’t know why I didn’t share it with you before… But better late than never 🙂 My boyfriend likes seafood but it’s not so used to it. So I try to “educate” him as much as possible. So far I’ve introduced a few…
Roasted pork chops with aubergines, potatoes and mozzarella
No idea where I got this roasted pork chops with aubergines, potatoes and mozzarella recipe but it’s one of those dishes that just worked really well 🙂 In the end it was just a way of using the ingredients I had in the fridge. Although I love to cook and I love to come up…
Cuttlefish in the oven with potatoes
My mum cooks cuttlefish in the oven with potatoes quite often and we all love it. Back home we find cuttlefish quite easily in the fish market and supermarkets. And it’s not that expensive so we can afford to eat it quite often. We have several ways of cooking it: on the BBQ, in a…
Salmon baked in foil with dill potatoes
Being a fish lover I’m finding it hard to enjoy it as much as I would like to. First reason: the local fish shop is not exactly easy walking distance from work so I end up at the butchers almost everyday. Second reason: the boyfriend is not so comfortable eating fish because of the bones…
Fried pork Portuguese style
It’s been a while since I share one of my recipes with you but don’t worry; it doesn’t mean that I haven’t been cooking 🙂 But I haven’t been feeling very well so my spare time was used mainly to cook and to rest. Now I’m back to normal (whatever that is!) and I can…
Chicken legs roasted with thyme and potatoes
Chicken is a kind of meat always present in my freezer… so when I miss a trip to the supermarket it’s not hard to image what dinner will be 🙂 and today was one of those days, just couldn’t be bothered to get out of the house. A look around the freezer and I decided…
Roast chicken in the pot
I’ve been waiting a long time to cook this roast chicken in the pot… it’s the sort of recipe that requires a cooking pot that can start on the top stove and end in the oven. For a long time, my kitchen was missing a dutch oven… and for some reason, I was always coming…