Easy Homemade Creamy Cornstarch Vanilla Pudding With No Eggs!
So I was reading the label on one of those store-bought pudding packets the other day, and I…
Crispy & Rustic Spiced Oatmeal Cookies with Brown Sugar
Who doesn’t love some crispy oatmeal cookies? Honestly, people forget how these are such a satisfying treat, they…
Easy Apple Compote with Golden Raisins and Warm Spices
I know, i know, why am i sharing a compote recipe in the middle of summer, but well…
Traditional Madeira Island Molasses & Spices Cake
When December 8th arrives in the Madeira Island, everyone knows what that means! It’s the feast of Our…
Traditional Melosa Algarve Honey & Medronho Liquor
Melosa is one of those classic Algarve liquors, made from medronho brandy mixed with honey. Medronho brandy is…
Whole Apple Cinnamon & Brown Sugar Cake with Peels
So today I have something really special for you, a cake that looks and smells absolutely incredible, and…
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Mix from Scratch
Ah, the lovely pumpkin spice mix! So before you ask, no, there’s no actual pumpkin in it. I…
No-Bake Creamy Coconut & Milk Tapioca Pudding
Oh wow, another tapioca recipe, I know, I know, it might seem like a lot, but tapioca is…
Moist & Rustic Carrot Cake with Pumpkin Walnut Jam
There’s something about a good carrot cake that just hits different, you know? This one is moist, fluffy,…
Old-Fashioned Portuguese Rustic Bread Pudding with Apples and Raisins
A bread pudding is one of those beautiful recipes that came straight out of not wanting to waste…
Traditional Algarve Carob and Almond Tart • Tarte de Alfarroba
Here is one of those sweets that is as typical of the Algarve as the sunshine itself (yes…
Traditional Easter Sweet Castle Bread from Santa Maria da Feira • Fogaças
Happy Easter Saturday! Of course, to celebrate the occasion I had to go and share another traditional portuguese…