Spring Recipes

Spring recipes are the lighter dishes I enjoy with fresh vegetables, herbs, seafood, and brighter flavors. Start with something that calls your name immediately.

Slice of moist Portuguese orange cake with syrup held above whole cake.

Portuguese Orange Cake – Bolo de Laranja

Two whole baked rainbow trout on foil-lined tray with fork.

Baked Whole Rainbow Trout – Truta Salmonada

Mediterranean tuna tartare with chopped herbs and pita chips on a plate.

Mediterranean 10-Minute Tuna Tartare

Smoked salmon topped omelette garnished with herbs and purple flowers.

Salmon Omelette

Spicy tomato sauce with cilantro in a ceramic bowl.

Spicy Tomato Sauce with Cilantro

Helena is holding a black fork with crispy duck breast with soft boiled egg and fennel orange salad.

Crispy Duck Breast Salad with Fennel and Orange

Crispy golden fried octopus pieces on a plate.

Portuguese Fried Octopus

Helena is holding a big spoon with black eyed peas over the bowl with juicy salad.

Portuguese Black-Eyed Pea Salad

Helena is holding a fork with Portuguese Mixed Salad Salada Mista over the big white plate.

Portuguese Mixed Salad (Salada Mista)

Helena is holding a tray of ready baked Mediterranean Scorpionfish with onions and lemon.

Mediterranean Baked Scorpionfish

Helena is having one razor clam in tomato sauce in two hands

Razor Clams in Tomato Sauce

Helena is holding a beautifully cooked razor clam in left hand and drizzling lemon juice on top

Portuguese Razor Clams in Wine Sauce

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