Maria's Cookbook

Arroz de polvo is what Portuguese coastal towns do with octopus when the grill is taken: simmer it tender, then...

I already have the bolo do caco recipe on the site, the soft griddle-baked garlic butter bread that Madeira is...

Empadão de atum is the weeknight hero of Portuguese home cooking: canned tuna and vegetables under a blanket of nutmeg-scented...

Cachupa is Cape Verde’s national dish, and cachupa rica is its Sunday best: hominy corn and beans slow-simmered with pork,...

Zaalouk was not on my radar at all until a Moroccan neighbor brought a container of it to a block...