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Portuguese Meat Casserole
This dish tastes better the next day but you won’t have leftovers to test It’s a meat and potatoes indulgence with a soupy tomato and onion broth. As I type this I wish i had some. Yep, no leftovers!
You will need time to oven roast (about 2 hours in a fast oven) but the prep is rapid. If you’re a meat and potatoes fan you’ll love this dish!
Hot Fudge and More
Sometimes you just want a Hot Fudge Sundae for dinner! Not into fudge? Well, how ’bout butterscotch or peanut butter, espresso or caramel or any baking chip flavor you like … cinnamon, chocolate mint, lemon, white chocolate. This ‘no recipe’ works for almost any baking chips. It will not work well with chips that do not melt easily.
Oatmeal Sandwich Cookies
with Peanut Butter Cream Filling
Are you in the mood for a sandwich cookie but a homemade one! Not sure what I was looking for. Spicy Country Kitchen was one among several blogs I came across. I really wasn’t into an oatmeal cookie, exactly, since I have so many delicious oatmeal cookie recipes. But I was taken in. The marshmallow creme filling was not appealing to me … at least not this day. Maple and peanut butter are two sandwich cookie flavors I love. The marshmallow creme has been switched out for peanut butter filling; and the ingredients for the oatmeal cookies have been reduced to make my recipe a quickie. Enjoy! And if you’d like to try Spicy Country Kitchen’s, here.
Apple Enchiladas
How ’bout this for Super Bowl Sunday! This is so simple with little time devoted to prep. Please no canned fruit here. The guys can tell the difference. Besides the ‘crust’ is already pre-made.
No Bacon Potato Soup
Why no bacon? No particular reason. Yep, you do see a little bacon garnish. This is a rich without butter or milk recipe. Oops, there’s sour cream and cheese. Just a different take on a classic soup. For another recipe equally as delicious, try here. The recipe you try might just come down to the ingredients you have on hand. If that’s the case and your cupboards are bare try this.
Grandma Rose’s Vinha D’ Alhos
Number 4 in popularity 2020. First posted August 2013. Enjoy!
Strong smells of garlic, wine and pickling spices when roasting this pork dish took me back in time.
As my brother and I climbed into his 55 Chevy we were both complaining that we had to go to grandma’s for dinner. Again! After all, it was a school night. Grandma’s house was hot from the kitchen stove. The swamp cooler was working overtime with little result. The smell of roasting pickled pork permeated the entire house. My grandmother greeted us with hugs, and I don’t know about Danny, but I ducked to avoid a kiss that was about to be planted right on my mouth.
There was lots of food, the ‘thinga thosh’ as my brother and I called it incorrectly, salad, baked beans, rolls and dessert from Copley’s Bakery, either eclairs or banana sponge cake.
Why had we been complaining?
Enjoy my Grandmother’s recipe for Portuguese Marinated Pork Vinho d’alhos. She would be happy to have you at her table!
12 Top Recipes 2020
A celebration as we close out the year. Blog improvements have been made along the way but not without a few hang ups! Being a HGTV groupie and believing in do-it-yourself projects my blog is no different. But as we all know sometimes do-it-yourself backfires … not that we aren’t better for it … more knowledgable perhaps. It’s interesting my most popular blog posts have developed their own layout. And not good! Please, your patience would be so appreciated as I adjust and tweak these issues. To solve this I will be reposting a few recipes. In the meantime enjoy these Top Twelve of 2020.
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Portuguese Rolls (Pops)
These Portuguese Rolls or crusty buns are more accurately called Papo Secos … And sometimes called pops. Add linguica, vinha d’alhos or Portuguese meatballs, greens and a side of beans, and you have a wonderful meal. These are easy to make. The recipe makes 16 five-six inch rolls … not a large recipe … easily handled while putting other dishes together in a busy kitchen.
*I’m serving these for Super Bowl Sunday along with meatballs and linguica for those that want a meaty sandwich.
These are great right from the oven with just butter, too.
*YEP, this is a repost! One of the most popular 2020 posts! With my housekeeping here this post took on a strange appearance. My apologies while I make a few tweaks.
Portuguese Beans with Linguica
This is the time of year my dad put together a big lunch for his customers, farmers and ranchers. (First published December 2013.) He would do most of the food preparation himself. Yep, there could be a huge crowd. One item on the menu was Portuguese beans. So, the question is do I have my dad’s recipe or his mother’s recipe? Or are the recipes the same? Anyway, get your pound of pintos soaking, and don’t eat the last of the linguica!
Why am I thinking about these beans? Aside from the thoughts of the yearly luncheon, my brother made another batch of linguica. He is still working to perfect the recipe! And someone shared her prepared Portuguese beans and linguica with me recently. Just delicious Melissa! Let me see how my dad’s recipe compares!
