And I’m back!!! Just in case you didn’t notice(!) I’ve been away for a while. What have I been doing? Revamping the look of my blog so that I can continue to show you my recipes on a much nicer background. So this will be my first post since the change of logo and layout…
seafood
Shrimp cakes Portuguese style with tomato rice
After another long break I’m back and I will try to compensate you all with this recipe for Shrimp cakes Portuguese style with tomato rice 🙂 This time I have a good excuse for my absence: I was in Portugal for 2 weeks visiting my family and friends. After almost 2 years since my last…
Scallops au gratin
I find scallops to be a tricky ingredient to deal with. They are delicious but it’s so easy to get it wrong when cooking it. It’s not good to under cook it as it can be dangerous if the scallops are not fresh… and if you over cook it, then it becomes tough. So to…
Spaghetti alle vongole
Spaghetti alle vongole is definitely my favourite pasta dish 🙂 if I have to choose a kind of pasta I always choose spaghetti and if we combine it with seafood, then it’s a winner for me… Although most of the pasta dishes we cook at home involve tomato sauce, when summer arrives I prefer more…
Seafood stew (in the cataplana)
Seafood stew (in the cataplana) is a very typical dish from my country… we love our seafood and during summer we often enjoy a nice seafood stew. I know it may sound quite a hot dish to be eaten during summer but it’s so nice with a nice cold beer 🙂 Most of the time…
Fish and seafood soup with Ditalini pasta
During winter, I do like a good soup to warm me up… During summer, it becomes harder to eat soup. It’s too hot, isn’t it? But there’s always those days when you feel like a bit of comfort food and then who can resist a good fish soup topped up with seafood a small rings…
Seafood Risotto
I love rice… more than I love pasta… shuuuu don’t tell my boyfriend 🙂 Don’t take me wrong, I also love pasta. But a girls can have his preferences, isn’t it? This “rice gene” comes from my dad… we’re the ones crazy for rice in the family… my mum plays with my boyfriend for the…
Prawns with Moscato Wine
I am a seafood lover… and when I have the opportunity, here I go to my local fish shop… This time I got some really nice Argentinian king prawns. Now al I had to do was think of a nice recipe where to use them… I had a bottle of Moscato wine in the fridge…
Clams in White Wine
I am a seafood lover… I can say that I love any type of seafood – and these clams in white wine are a good example 🙂 Back home, seafood is easily found on all supermarkets and fish markets either frozen or fresh. We have quite a good variety to choose from and at all…