Helena’s Recipes

Welcome to Helena’s Recipes – food blog by Helena, sharing gourmet recipes with Mediterranean and Portuguese flavors that you can make at home in under 1 hour. Enjoy cooking gourmet meals from the comfort of your own home!

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Helena is standing behind and holding a spoon with seafood rice

Portuguese Seafood Rice

Helena is holding a cherry dumpling over the plate with delicious cherry dumplings

Steamed Cherry Dumplings

Baked Rosefish

Delicious baked turbot with cherry tomatoes, peppers and green sauce

Oven Baked Turbot

Helena is holding a fork full of cod with potatoes over the plate with bacalhau a bras

Salt Cod with Potatoes and Eggs

Helena is holding a fork with sausage and cabbage

Portuguese Sausages with Cabbage

Lemon Garlic Sautéed Green Peas

Portuguese Mussels in Tomato Sauce

Seafood Recipes

My favorite gourmet recipes with seafood that make me feel like eating the sea. See all of my seafood recipes.

Portuguese Octopus Salad

A closeup of Shrimp Croquettes on a plate.

Mediterranean Shrimp Croquettes

Open Steamed Clams in Wine with garlic and cilantro in a bowl

Portuguese Steamed Clams in Wine

Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

A piece of shrimp quiche on a plate with arugula.

The Best Ever Shrimp Quiche

Fried Shrimp Bagel

Meat Recipes

Cooking gourmet meals with beef, pork and duck with Mediterranean flavors. All of meat recipes are here.

Helena is holding a wooden spoon with meatball over the skillet with meatballs

Meatballs with Black Truffle

Portuguese Bitoque Steak with fried egg on a green plate

Steak with Fried Egg (Bife com Ovo a Cavalo)

Mediterranean Veal Cutlets

Meat Roulette

Peas with Bacon

Chorizo Asparagus Quiche

Fish Recipes

Gourmet recipes made with salmon, tuna, trout, sea bream and other fish. Check out all of my fish recipes.

Dessert Recipes

Tender and pleasing gourmet desserts that are perfect to make your loved ones happy. Try my desserts and have fun!

Updated Favorites

Check out some of the favorites that have been recently updated.