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"This rich stew uses typical Portuguese seasonings and ingredients such as dry wine (vinho seco), paprika, and lemon. The meat is oh-so-tender, and the dish is very no-fuss. Serve with rice and/or lots of traditional Portuguese cornmeal bread."

Ingredients: cilantro, dried basil...

"This pot roast needs no knives... it's tender and absolutely delicious. "Alcatra" comes from the term "alcatre", the Portuguese word for "rump", indicating that rump roast is preferred there for pot roasts, but I've prepared this with sirloin tip roast as well with fabulous results."

Ingredients: cloves, lean bacon, garlic...

"ZWT7 South & Central America. Sangria Spanish: sangría; Portuguese: sangria; both meaning "bloody", is a wine punch. This is a recipe for sangria, without the alcohol. From http://jacintha-dev.blogspot.com."

Ingredients: club soda, apple juice concentrate...

"Recipezaar already has 11 recipes for piri piri (sauce, dressing, oil, spice) and 10 recipes using it, so why add another? First, piri piri is in the cuisines of Africa, Portugal, South America and the Caribbean, so there are variations to the ingredients, heat and form. Second, all of the versions currently posted are "quick", i.e., whether..."

Ingredients: coarse salt, red peppers...

"This is a recipe I made for my birthday bash to satisfy some vegetarians. It turned out Fantastically! I got the recipe from Fatfree.com. The person who posted it there got it from "365 Ways to Cook Vegetarian". Since I don't eat raw tomatoes, I made a small tweak to the recipe. My guests never missed the fresh tomatoes."

Ingredients: pepper, ground cumin...

"A Tyler Florence recipe. Absolutely delicious and easy; I use ground chorizo and frozen, bagged mixed seafood (crab, shrimp, scallops) from Trader Joe's."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil...

"Entered for safe-keeping for ZWT. By Ana Patuleia Ortins from "Portuguese Homestyle Cooking". Per Ms. Ortins, "While you can use canned beans in a pinch, keep a watch on the sodium level. If time permits, use the less expensive and healthier method of presoaking dried legumes overnight, rinsing them then cooking them in unsalted water..."

Ingredients: coarse salt, small shell pasta...

"This recipe comes from the Portuguese islands of Madeira and the Azores (Chicharros de Agraco com Molho de Acafrao).

Fresh sardines and mackerel are favorites in the Portuguese cuisine and while fresh sardines are hard to find, mackerel are more readily available. Usually made in midsummer, the grapes used are sour because they are in the..."

Ingredients: cornmeal, mackerel, frying oil...

"Broa is a yeasted cornbread eaten in Portugal. I found this recipe at the excellent 'Lip Smacking Goodness' blog."

Ingredients: dry yeast, olive oil, salt...

"This is a delicious kale and chicken soup with plenty of garlic, white wine and that light, distinctive Portuguese flavor of cloves. In Portugal, "caldo" is generally a lighter soup, and "sopa" is a soup with more vegetables and meat, and is often thickened slightly by using potato cooking water, as this one is."

Ingredients: cloves, dry white wine...

"This is a traditional Portuguese soup served in homes, and especially at the Holy Ghost Feast, a yearly celebration. I don't get to there any more, but at least I have the recipe! Some of the true afficionados use several kinds of beef, including liver.
All ingredient amts are estimates, as are the number of servings."

Ingredients: cabbage leaves, celery & leaves...

"An easy no-knead recipe for "pao de milho" is from Nancy Baggett's wonderful new cookbook, Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads". The large, homespun loaf has a mild, go-with-anything flavor and a delightful crusty-chewy top. It has a finer, moister crumb than most cornbreads, the result of the cornmeal being..."

Ingredients: cooking spray, cornmeal...

"A very tasty sauce for seafood."

Ingredients: olive oil, paprika...