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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

Roasted garlic Broccolini on a white plate

Pan-Roasted Garlic Broccolini

Helena is holding one teaspoon of fresh salad

Creamy Cauliflower Salad with Tomatoes

Helena is holding one chorizo bread and a plate of freshly baked chorizo bread

Chorizo Bread (Pão com Chouriço)

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

Meatballs with Black Truffle

Helena is holding a fork full of juicy fennel apple salad with arugula in red dress

Fennel Apple Salad

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

Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Octopus Salad

Portuguese Octopus Salad

Delicious Portuguese Garlic Shrimp in a white bowl

Portuguese Garlic Shrimp

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

Portuguese Steamed Clams in Wine

Ready baked octopus served with potatoes

Portuguese Octopus in Port Wine

Meat Recipes

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

Mediterranean Peas with Bacon in a white bowl.

Peas with Bacon

Helena is trying a creamy steak on a fork

Creamy Steak – Bife à Marrare

Mediterranean Veal Cutlets with lemon and parsley.

Mediterranean Veal Cutlets

Helena is holding a blue plate with juicy Portuguese beef steak

Portuguese Beef Steak

A spoonful of the delicious Mediterranean Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Beef Carrot Potato Stew

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.

Foil baked Sea Bream with fresh lemon slices on a tray.

Foil Baked Sea Bream

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks looking absolutely stunning

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks

Mouthwatering salmon kabobs on blue plate

Grilled Salmon Kabobs

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare with chips on a plate.

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare

Flavorful Tuna Ceviche with Mango in a bowl

Tuna Ceviche with Mango

Mouthwatering salmon on a plate with a spoon.

Exquisite Salmon Carpaccio

Dessert Recipes

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

Holding a Pastel de Nata - one of the many Pastéis de Nata or Portuguese Custard Tarts made at home.

Portuguese Custard Tarts (Pastéis de Nata)

Helena is holding one spoon of puree in one hand

Spiced Apple Purée

Amazing Tropical Fruit Pavlova ready to serve

Tropical Fruits Pavlova

Napoleon Cake with Cherries served

Napoleon Cake with Cherries

Mango Pavlova on a white plate

Super Tender Mango Pavlova

Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova served

Strawberry Blackberry 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

Homemade Apple Cake‎ sliced and served

Homemade Apple Cake‎

Chocolate Raspberry Tart with fresh raspberries.

Chocolate Raspberry Tart

Ahi Tuna Salad on a plate with vegetables such as tomatoes green onion and avocado.

Ahi Tuna Salad

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