My Italian friend Ilaria is vegan. Even since she introduced me this vegam orecchiette recipe, I’ve been making it and loving it!
The original recipe from Vegolosi.it is in Italian.
All credits goes to chef Sonia Maccagnola of o Vegolosi.it.
Continue reading “Recipe: Orecchiette with Red Pepper Cream (Vegan)”Have you ever had PEACH dumplings - the savoury kind?
Continue reading “Recipe: Savoury Peach Dumplings”Mr. Cheesecake is a brand name created by Japanese chef Koji Tamura, who has trained and worked at several Michelin Star restaurants in France and Japan. Although I have been to Tokyo numerous times, I have never had the chance of tasting this cake, partly because it can only be ordered two days (Sunday and Monday) a week.
One beautiful Sunday morning last autumn, my friend Christine and I took a walk on the Aqueduto das Águas Livres in Lisbon. This was the site where Diogo Alves - Portugal’s first serial killer - supposedly robbed and killed seventy people, feigning suicide.
Continue reading “Recipe: Persian Love Cake”Rainy season, or shall we say, delayed rainy season, started in Lisbon. I was told that we usually have the rains from November to March, but this year, somehow, we saw days with glorious blue skies. Well, as with everything, there’s always a catch….Now 95% of Portugal are in severe drought, we prayed for much needed rain, and we got it!
Continue reading “Recipe: Korean Oxtail Soup”I made hot and sour soup for dinner this evening and my friend asked for the recipe.
Here it is. This recipe makes 4 servings
Continue reading “Recipe: Hot and Sour Soup”I tried Fleischpflanzerl (Bavarian meat patty) during my recent trip to Bavarian Germany and loved it. I decided to make it on my own.
Here is how I made it.
Continue reading “Recipe: Bavarian Fleischpflanzerl”Summer in Portugal is the time to eat Sardinhas Grelhadas (grilled sardines) and Caracóis (Portuguese snails). While the sardine season starts right around June - before the famous Santo António Festival, the Há Caracóis (Have snails) sign pops up in most restaurants/tascas shortly after the Easter holiday.
I made Chinese braised spare ribs for a dinner party yesterday and it became one of the favourite dishes of the night.
Here is how I made it.
Continue reading “Recipe: Chinese Braised Spare Ribs”I picked up a bag of organic purslanes for €0.78 at the farmers market and decided to turn them into a salad.
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