Growing up, my mom always had a can of beans in the pantry for nights when time just wasn’t on her side. This Portuguese Quick Stewed Beans recipe was her solution — a fast, deeply flavorful dish that never felt like a shortcut. Made with Portuguese linguica or chouriço, tomato paste, and finished with a […]
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My mom made this bread almost every single week. It was just part of life in our house — no yeast, no oven, no fuss. This Flat Skillet Cornmeal Bread recipe, known in Portuguese as Bolo da Sertã, is one of the most traditional and practical breads you will find in a Portuguese kitchen. Everything
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It is the dog days of summer, time to freeze some of the garden’s bounty! This is the time of year that I always get a lot of questions about preserving the extra fresh vegetables for fruit that come out of the garden or your local farm. I am so lucky where I live, because
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I just realize that I missed giving you a January newsletter and now it’s already February!! I have been enjoying the new year, especially with the premiere of the series Maria’s Portuguese Table on WSBE-TV /Rhode Island PBS . It aired regionally in parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and all of Rhode Island and the response
Season One, Episode Eight The Wine Country of California Maria winds up season one by staying in California and touring the famous wine country, visits a farm to see fresh cheese produced, and cooks with famous Chef Manuel at his Sonomo Restaurant Our first stop, Tasca Tasca, is right in downtown Sonoma. We met with
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Season One, Episode Seven California’s Bay Area In this episode Maria goes to California’s Bay area where we visit some of the top young chefs in the area (who happen to be Portuguese!). Along the way we tour San Jose’s “little Portugal” and explore Avaya Stadium with Taylor Amarante. I was aware of the Portuguese
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My mother made this Vanilla Cream Cake recipe at least once a month, always with Sunday visitors in mind — what we called visitas. The smell of it baking was the smell of weekends growing up. I had the joy of making this one with my dear friend Jeremiah Duarte Bills, and it came out
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Season One, Episode Six California’s Central Valley In this episode Maria goes west to California to take part in a small festa in Fresno, she cooks with local chef Mary Camara, bakes with Jeremiah Duarte Bills, and takes in the sights, sounds and foods of a local, bloodless bullfight. Our first stop is at CPDES
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Carrilhos are one of those recipes that take me right back to my childhood kitchen. This Carrilhos recipe has been passed down through generations in my family, and I love thinking of all the grandmothers and aunts who sat down with a hot cup of tea after making these same cookies — following the same
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Growing up in our home, the cookie jar was never empty — and it was never filled with Oreos or chocolate chip cookies! My mom always had a batch of Biscoitos ready to go, and for as long as I can remember, they were the perfect partner to a warm cup of tea. This Portuguese
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