Discover the rustic and soulful flavours of Portugal, a hearty cuisine that has traveled the world and even left its delicious mark on the shores of Goa. This collection is a tribute to honest ingredients, from the bounty of the sea to the produce of the countryside. Learn the secret to a perfectly grilled Peri-Peri Chicken, fiery and full of flavour. We’ll also show you how to prepare bacalhau (salt cod), Portugal’s national obsession, and simmer a comforting bowl of Caldo Verde soup. And for dessert, no Portuguese meal is complete without the legendary Pastel de Nata—that iconic, creamy custard tart with a flaky crust. Our easy-to-follow recipes will help you bring the generous spirit of Portuguese cooking into your home.
This is the second lecture in regards to the Douro Valley by the good viticulturist António Magalhães. Today’s theme goes beneath the floor — actually. After exploring the local weather in our first session, we flip to the second pillar of the area’s terroir: its soil. A Soil Made by Hand When you stroll via a…
If we had been having espresso, I’d let you know I had my hair minimize and colored this week, and the hairdresser made a proper pig’s ear of the minimize. I often have my hair styled in an extended bob, so what did she do? Cut my hair nearly stage with the underside of my…
There is rarely a uninteresting second on Piglet’s Plot. Despite temperatures nonetheless within the 20C, a stroll across the backyard indicators summer season is over, and I actually do have to get my butt into gear. Birds and the Bees This morning I used to be stunned by the variety of bees on the nespera…
Learn easy methods to make a crispy, fast and home made Pastel de Nata with a creamy filling made with egg yolks, milk, sugar, and corn starch flour! When we consider conventional Portuguese recipes, the well-known Pastel de Nata are often the very first thing that involves thoughts! Now you need not go away dwelling…
I’m not superstitious, however… Quote from Wiki “In folklorethe witching hour or devil’s hour is a time of night that is associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. Definitions vary, and include the hour immediately after midnight and the time between 3:00 am and…
António Magalhães, former chief viticulturist of Taylor Fladgate, is revered all through the Douro for his deep data of its vineyards and terroir. He graciously agreed to offer us a collection of grasp lessons in regards to the Douro, and what follows are notes from the primary of those classes—an insider’s have a look at…
If we have been having espresso, I’d point out it has been one other busy week, which included an opportunity assembly with an expensive buddy whom we’d misplaced contact with. Our misinterpretation of the possibly difficult cause for his or her silence meant we had not reached out once more. However, their obvious silence was…
As September drifts into October in a blaze of sunshine, albeit accompanied by a cold breeze, I now curse my tardiness for not going to the native month-to-month market final Sunday to purchase broccoli, lettuce and perhaps some cucumber plugs. Why didn’t I am going? It rained. A poor excuse, particularly since I’ll miss the…
For this week’s Food on Friday, I need to talk about managing weight problemssuccesses and weight reduction failures, and the newest pattern in what I’ve heard tagged as fats jabs I’m overweight and have been for years, and regardless of my finest efforts to train (I’ve restricted mobility), the surplus weight sticks to me like…
Another week and nonetheless no rain. I’ve moved as lots of my crops rising in pots as doable from full solar to partial shade to cut back the necessity for water, and I’m so glad we made the choice when planning the backyard to not have a garden. Instead, we laid down a permeable membrane…
