Beer Biscuits (Biscoitos Cerveja)
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Recipes
Bolos Lêvedos
Bolos Levedos Portuguese Muffins are one of those recipes that will surprise you the first time you make them. They look like English muffins, but one bite tells you they are something entirely different — slightly sweet, soft, and rich with eggs and butter. I find them irresistible straight off the skillet, but they are
Malassada Bread Pudding / Pudim de pão Malassada
This Malassada Bread Pudding came from one of those happy kitchen accidents — too many leftover Malassadas after Carnaval and a family that suddenly decided they were all on a diet! What started as a way to use up the extras turned into one of the most decadent, comforting desserts I have ever made. I
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Vanilla Cream Cake
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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Corn Spike Cookies – Carrilhos
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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Portuguese Biscoitos recipe
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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Azorean Roasted Octopus
This Azorean Roasted Octopus recipe comes from my cousin, and it is truly one of my all-time favorites. Growing up, octopus was never something exotic to us — it was just part of how we ate, part of being Azorean. My cousin has been making this for years, and the first time I watched her
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