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…
Spiced Portuguese Easter Bread with Pumpkin Jam Filling • Folar de Gila
If you’ve ever spent Easter in Portugal, you know that the folar is as essential to the holiday…
Creamy Brazilian Condensed Milk Sweet Rice Pudding
Sweet rice pudding is one of those desserts that shows up on Easter tables across both Brazil and…
Homemade Portuguese Traditional Easter Sweet Bread • Folar
A Portuguese home without a folar for Easter is simply not a Portuguese home, hehehe. The folar is…
Rustic Upside Down Caramelized Pear Cake with Warm Spices
There are those days, you know… a bit gray, a bit cool when you want something warm coming…