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Welcome to Helena’s Recipes food blog – gourmet recipes with Mediterranean and Portuguese flavors that you can make at home in under 1 hour. Sign up to receive my recipes by email, check out my free LIVE cooking ASMR streams to watch me cook in real time or cook along, and enjoy gourmet cooking from the comfort of your own home!

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A coupe glass of Portuguese white sparkling sangria on a table

Portuguese White Sangria

Helena is holding a white plate with mouthwatering Trout in Lemon Garlic Sauce

Trout in Lemon Butter Sauce

Helena is standing next to a plate with Melon Prosciutto Burrata Salad with balsamic vinegar and blackberries

Melon Prosciutto Burrata Salad

Portuguese Tuna Dip

Helena is holding a spoonful with portuguese Custard cream

Portuguese Custard Cream – Leite-Creme

Helena is holding vegetables over the pot with sauteed vegetables

Sautéed Vegetables

Roast Duck with Apples

Port Wine Poached Pears with syrup on a yellow plate.

Port Wine Poached Pears

Seafood Recipes

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

A piece of shrimp quiche on a plate with arugula.

The Best Ever Shrimp Quiche

Grilled Octopus Skewers on a plate with fresh lemon slices.

Grilled Octopus Skewers

Apricot Shrimp Carpaccio with two glasses of port wine

Apricot Shrimp Carpaccio with Avocado Cream Sauce

Shrimp Omelette on a plate with green onion and a fork full of omelette.

The Best Shrimp Omelette

Octopus Salad

Portuguese Octopus Salad

A delicious bowl of Portuguese-Style Mussels

Portuguese-Style Mussels

Meat Recipes

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

A big red beef stuffed pepper with a hat of pepper on a plate

Beef Stuffed Peppers

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

Meatballs with Black Truffle

Helena is standing next to a plate with breaded beef steak

Breaded Beef Steak

A spoonful of the delicious Mediterranean Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Beef Wellington with juicy meat inside the puff pastry.

Best Beef Wellington

Portuguese Bitoque Steak with fried egg on a green plate

Steak with Fried Egg (Bife com Ovo a Cavalo)

Fish Recipes

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

A closeup of beautiful sea bream with sauce and peas

Pan-Fried Sea Bream

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets on a blue plate with a piece of flaky fish

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets

Flavorful Salmon Crudo with Raspberries on a plate in two hands.

Salmon Crudo with Raspberries

Delicious Tuna Tomato salad on a plate.

Simple Tuna Tomato Salad

Whole baked tuna quiche on a white plate

Gourmet Tuna Quiche

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks looking absolutely stunning

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks

Dessert Recipes

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

Double Chocolate Brownies with one fudge brownie elevated over other

Double Chocolate Brownies

Panna Cotta with Strawberry Compote in a glass with Helena standing behind

Panna Cotta with Strawberry Compote

Blueberry Pavlova

Blueberry Pavlova Everyone Adores

A piece of Strawberry pie

My Grandma’s Strawberry Pie

Raspberry pavlova on a black table with cocoa powder on a side.

Stunning Raspberry Pavlova

Ready Kiwi Pavlova on a plate

Kiwi Pavlova

Updated Favorites

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

Spicy Salmon Tartare with Corn Chips on a white plate.

The Best Spicy Salmon Tartare

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare with chips on a plate.

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare

Shrimp in a pan with olive oil with a spoon.

Shrimp in Garlic Sauce

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks looking absolutely stunning

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks

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