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…
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Rabbit with mustard sauce
As I mentioned before, rabbit is a very popular meat around here. And because I love it, I’m always trying to find new ways of cooking it. Even if I really like a recipe, I get bored after a while! So this time I remembered that my mum used to cook Rabbit with mustard sauce…
Rabbit Stew with Port Wine
Rabbit has always been part of my diet. Back home, my parents raise animals such as chickens, ducks and rabbits. So every so often, rabbit would be served at my parents table and it’s one of my favorite meats. It’s lean and full of flavor and cooked the right way makes a delicious meal. Some…
Cataplana of squid
I have tried several Cataplanas before and I can’t choose which one I prefer. Maybe because it reminds me of home, I like them all. And you may think that it looks just like a normal stew recipe but I think the cooking pot in this case makes the difference. I know it’s hard to…
Broad beans and pork ribs stew
I am not the biggest fan of broad beans… we always had fresh from our land at and everyone loved them… My granddad would pick it up from the land and it was our job to take the broad beans out of the pods. It was a women’s job and I used to help too….