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This popular grandma Ople's apple pie recipe (tarte de maçã da vovó Ople), will become your favorite, it has won several first place prizes in local competitions.

Portuguese homemade caralhotas de Almeirim is a homemade water bread, identical to merendeira, it's delicious and goes well with any soup.

This soft coconut and jam cake (bolo de coco), is delicious and easy to make, perfect for any time of the day.

Portuguese bacalhau à Minhota (Minho cod), will be a guaranteed hit at the table with the whole family.

This recipe for rich and tasty Portuguese chicken liver (fígado de frango), has a unique and rich flavor along with a spicy kick from the spices and ingredients.

Lydia's yum cinnamon and raisin bread, has a great consistency and smells wonderful, it's great with coffee or tea.

This Spanish mushrooms and patatas bravas recipe is often served as part of a tapas selection, but you can also enjoy them as a common side dish.

This easy, light and scrumptious angel food delight (sex in a pan), dessert can be made without the alcohol if preferred.

Gorete's pizza dough (Massa de Pizza), is delicious and crunchy and chewy, and makes 2 large thick crust pizzas.

Gorete's Portuguese chouriço and potatoes recipe (receita de chouriço e batatas assadas), is easy to make and delicious.

Sandra's Portuguese fruit salad with Port (receita de salada de fruita com vinho do Porto), is very easy to make and delicious.

Delicious and easy Portuguese drunk pears (peras bêbedas saborosas), are cooked in a syrup with sugar, spices and in this case, port wine.

This seafood pasta (Massa de Marisco), makes a light pasta flavored with fresh basil and it's easy and quick to make.

Gorete's yum Portuguese washboard cookies, these are easy to make, and are marked with a fork to resemble an old fashioned washboard.

Gorete's Mouthwatering meringue cookies (suspiros), are light and tasty, if you like them chewy, bake at 200°F for approx. 40 minutes or until firm to the touch.

Traditional and quick Portuguese roupa velha, a dish that contains a mix of various unused ingredients to make a meal and it's delicious.

My mom Lidia's pickled cauliflower recipe (couve-flor cortida), is as easy as it gets and it makes a great side with fish or almost anything.

This light and delicious Portuguese traditional bolo rei (king cake), filled with fruit and nuts, is a traditional cake made at Christmas by most Portuguese people.

Eddie's Portuguese Port wine rabanadas, easy make and very quick, great specially while still warm.

Dawn's yummy chocolate crinkle cookies recipe, coated in confectioners sugar, there are very good and also easy to make.

These simply delicious Azorean bolas Africanas (cocoa and coconut balls), are simple to make and a traditional sweet in the island of S. Miguel, Azores.

This delicious Portuguese chouriço pizza recipe is very easy to make and delicious.

Delicious easy and crusty French baguettes, this easy and crusty French baguette recipe, only uses 4 ingredients.

Drew's yum chocolate chip banana bread recipe, is amazingly easy to make and delicious.

Gorete's cottage pie (empadão de carne), I've tried different versions of cottage pie and this is definitely a family favorite.

Gorete's yummy Hungarian creamed spinach recipe, is delicious served with potato pancakes and veal schnitzel.

Gorete's savory Portuguese chouriço spread, great on sliced bread or a bun. I save the broth from cooking the chouriço to make soup.

This Conceição's rustic Portuguese crusty bread recipe (receita de pão caseiro), is easy to make and always a hit.

Gorete's amazing Portuguese codfish cakes (bolinhos de bacalhau), are very popular and a favorite amongst Portuguese people.

These crisp and chewy molasses cookies won't last long, they're absolutely delicious and make a great snack.