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Helena’s Recipes are gourmet recipes with Mediterranean flavors that you can easily make at home. Sign up for my newsletter, join my free LIVE Cooking sessions and enjoy cooking!

Meat Recipes

Cooking delicious meals with beef, pork, duck and more.

Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice Recipe in a bowl with yogurt.

Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice

This recipe for Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice is my favorite way to turn bell peppers into a soft, juicy and flavorful meal!
Mediterranean Peas with Bacon in a white bowl.

Peas with Bacon

Enjoy the taste of the Mediterranean Green Peas and Bacon recipe – a flavorful dish busting with freshness!
Keeping a soon of beef carrot potato stew over a bowl of stew

Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Made with tender meat, and vegetables, this mouth-watering Beef Carrot Potato Stew is easy to prepare and full of rich flavor!
Chorizo Asparagus Quiche on a plate.

Chorizo Asparagus Quiche

Enjoy the yummy flavors of this Asparagus Chorizo Quiche with savory chorizo, fresh asparagus, and shredded mozzarella, all in a golden shell!

Fish Recipes

Gourmet recipes with salmon, tuna, trout, sea bream and other fish.

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare with chips on a plate.

Mediterranean Salmon Tartare

Enjoy the fresh flavors of the Mediterranean Salmon Tartare recipe. It combines succulent salmon, zesty citrus, and fresh herbs. So fresh!
Juicy Salmon Carpaccio with Avocado in a beautiful plat in two hands.

Avocado Salmon Carpaccio

Enjoy this fresh and flavorful Avocado Salmon Carpaccio, a Mediterranean-inspired dish perfect for any occasion!
Foil baked Sea Bream with fresh lemon slices on a tray.

Foil Baked Sea Bream

Enjoy this exquisite flavor of Mediterranean Foil Baked Sea Bream, seasoned with dried oregano, black salt, and pepper. So delicious!
Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks looking absolutely stunning

Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks

Enjoy Madeiran-Style Tuna Steaks infused with white wine, vinegar, bay leaf, and oregano for a delightful twist on a classic favorite!

Seafood Recipes

My favorite seafood recipes that make me feel like eating the sea.

Tuna Carpaccio on a plate

Tuna Carpaccio

This Tuna Carpaccio is a fresh and flavorful twist on an Italian classic with bursting pineapple flavor and light heat from chili!
Octopus Salad

Portuguese Octopus Salad

This fresh and light Octopus Salad recipe or Portuguese Salada de Polvo will transport you to the Portugal's coast with its burst of flavors!
Mouthwatering salmon on a plate with a spoon.

Exquisite Salmon Carpaccio

Enjoy the fresh taste of Salmon Carpaccio with cherry tomatoes, capers, and chives - a truly refreshing dish!
Grilled Octopus Skewers on a plate with fresh lemon slices.

Grilled Octopus Skewers

Savor the flavors of the sea with my detailed Grilled Octopus Skewers recipe, combining simple ingredients for a gourmet experience!

Dessert Recipes

Tender and pleasing desserts that are perfect to make your loved one happy.

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

Panna Cotta with Strawberry Compote

Enjoy the richness of Panna Cotta with Strawberry Compote - where every spoonful balances smooth creaminess with tangy strawberries!
Demonstrating the holes from a fork inside the Easy Puff Pastry Dough

Easy Puff Pastry Dough

This puff pastry dough is an excellent flaky light and buttery dough recipe for making a variety of sweet and savory pastries.
Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova served

Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova

This Strawberry Blackberry Pavlova is the most iconic dessert for any fancy gathering, holiday, or birthday party!
Apple Cinnamon Cake sliced on a plate.

Apple Cinnamon Cake

This Apple Cinnamon Cake recipe will immediately win over your heart with its delicate apple flavors that are infused with cinnamon!

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Napoleon Cake with Cherries served

Napoleon Cake with Cherries

This amazing Napoleon Cake with Cherries is an all-year-roundΒ cake filled with cherries and delicate milk custard cream!
A close-up photo of six asparagus spears wrapped in bacon on a blue plate. The asparagus spears are trimmed and evenly spaced on the plate.

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

This simple and elegant Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe with Honey and Sesame Seeds is definitely the easiest appetizer to make for dinner!
Baked leek and mushroom pie in a form on a table.

Leek and Mushroom Pie

This Leek and Mushroom Pie recipe is a savory delight with a buttery, flaky crust and a creamy, flavorful filling of leeks and mushrooms.
Creamy Polenta Porridge ready and served

Creamy Polenta

Polenta is a creamy corn porridge, made with cornmeal, salt, cheese, butter, and water. This creamy polenta is a stunner!

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