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Grilled cod loins with Portuguese garlic sauce (molho cru)
Grilled fish and garlic goodness… Portuguese style! Todays recipe has two features: the grilled cod loins and the garlic sauce. Both of these elements put me in my happy place. Grilled fish is so good....
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Flattened moist and juicy grilled chicken breast
Juicy? But aren’t grilled chicken breasts usually dry? Chicken breasts need not be dry. And today we’re featuring juicy grilled chicken breasts to prove it. Grilled chicken breasts tend to get a bad...
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BBQ roasted chicken on vegetables
Hello Summer! Nothing says “summer’s here”, like a perfect Canada Day weekend. Ours included a picnic and water sports with friends, keeping warm around a fire in the cool evening air, grilled burgers...
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Almond flour cookies with walnuts (diabetic and Keto friendly)
25 years… time has flown by! Today we’re sharing with you a recipe for our healthy almond flour cookies and chatting a little bit about our 25th wedding anniversary. Liz and I celebrated our 25th this...
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Grilled Portuguese sardines
How popular are Portuguese sardines? Lisbon actually shuts down many streets through-out the the entire month of June to celebrate the Lisbon Sardine Festival in honour of its patron saint, Saint...
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Portuguese-style wine and garlic marinated chicken kabobs – vinha d’alhos
Grillin’ and Chillin’ Wow! After a terribly cold and rainy spring, things sure have turned around for us. We’ve been enjoying some fabulous weather this summer. And when the sun’s shining and the tree...
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Power bowl with farro, avocado, legumes and veggies
Family road trips and good eats Well that was fun! We enjoyed a wonderful week off with the kids. There weren’t any plane rides, but we had a blast with our Province staycation. We’re going to share...
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Almond flour blueberry muffins
A diagnosis that’s helping all of us Since Nelson’s diabetes diagnosis in February, things have changed for all of us at home. Not in a “If my diet is going to have to change, so is everyone’s” kind of...
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Dill and lime cedar plank salmon
I should have “planked” a long time ago 😂 Today was the very first time I made cedar plank salmon. I’m not sure why it took me this long to get around to it, but now I’m loving this method of cooking....
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Portuguese style grilled octopus with smashed potatoes (polvo à lagareiro)
Today’s grilled octopus recipe (polvo à lagareiro) is inspired by a recent trip we took to Portugal. Since Nelson and I have been together, we’ve visited the Azores (Portuguese Islands way out in the...
View ArticleCod tacos with homemade tortillas
Here’s to tacos, homemade tortillas and new collaborations! We’re thrilled to welcome a new partner to our food blog! Victoria specializes in cast iron cookware. This company from Medellín, Colombia,...
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Portuguese cod, caramelized onion and potato casserole (Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá)
Another traditional dish Our Portuguese recipes are our blog’s most visited posts, and today we’re featuring another incredibly popular Portuguese dish. This Portuguese cod, caramelized onion and...
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Portuguese squid in garlic sauce (lula das ribeiras)
I’m in heaven! This Portuguese squid tops my list of favourite appetizers, ever! This squid is boiled until tender and then cooked slowly in a wonderful garlic, beer, and wine sauce. Festival...
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Turmeric roasted almonds
Almonds roasting on an open fire… I love the idea of roasting chestnuts on an open fire, but I’m not a fan of chestnuts, like Nelson is, so what’s a person like me to do when she wants a warm roasted...
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Perfect French omelette
I may be a little obsessed with this egg dish 😃 I love eggs cooked almost any way. Scrambled, fried, hardboiled, poached. I love them all… well, except for raw… that’s where I draw the line. 🤪 Then I...
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Marinated flank steak on the grill… juicy!
Engage your senses Last week, Nelson and I were lucky enough to get to meet someone we’ve both followed, and admired, for quite some time. Dennis Prescott is a rockstar, turned cook, food photographer,...
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Bacon buttermilk waffles
Traditions and breakfast It’s a bit of tradition in our home. We try to have one big breakfast together every weekend because it brings us together for good food and conversation. These breakfasts...
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Crispy almond cookies without refined sugar (diabetic and keto friendly)
Happy New Year! It’s 2020 and we have so much to be thankful for. 2019 brought some ups and downs, as life does, but I feel like we reached the end of the year on a high note. As far as I know, we’re...
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