I have been in a Portuguese mood lately, since Carol and I are currently planning to walk the Portuguese route on the Camino de Santiago from Porto in May. This recipe is adapted from the first Portuguese cookbook I got more than 30 years ago, Jean Anderson’s The Food of Portugal, which is a classic Read More …
I recently saw two articles on Piri Piri Chicken, the spicy grilled chicken of Mozambican origin which is now enjoyed in a number of countries. One of them was the cover article in the July-August issue of Milk Street Magazine, and was a variation from Cape Town. It looked quite good (which is why Read More …
This is a very popular Portuguese soup based on potatoes and kale, which makes a good dinner with some crusty bread. It can be found in any Portuguese cookbook. This is the way that I made it last night. In this batch I used all smoked sausage, but if available part of the sausage should Read More …
This is paella’s soupier Portuguese cousin. One reason it really appeals to me is that with paella it can be hard to get all of the rice to be fully cooked: the rice grains on the top are sometimes crunchy, rather than fully hydrated. By cooking the rice in a greater volume of liquid, this problem Read More …