Maria's Cookbook

Polvo à lagareiro is the octopus sibling of the bacalhau dish of the same name — and many Portuguese would...

Hohlioi boubouristoi — Cretan fried snails — are one of the Mediterranean’s great humble delicacies: snails floured and fried face-down...

Pork picadinho is the beef version’s equally beloved sibling (that recipe is also on the site): cubes of pork shoulder...

I met pollo al limone — chicken limone — in a tiny side-street restaurant in Rome, one of those places...

Arroz de marisco regularly makes lists of the seven wonders of Portuguese food, and one pot explains why: rice simmered...