Maria's Cookbook

Tarta de Santiago is Galicia’s 16th-century almond tart, stamped — literally — with the Cross of Saint James in powdered...

Salada de atum is the Portuguese pantry at its most efficient: good canned tuna — a national institution, and one...

Malassadas are the Azores’ gift to the fried-dough hall of fame: pillowy rounds of rich egg dough, fried golden and...

Caldeirada de bacalhau applies the great Portuguese fisherman’s-stew method to the king of fish: salt cod layered raw with potatoes,...

Hamam mahshi is one of Egypt’s grand old dishes: squab (young pigeon) stuffed with buttery rice, poached until tender, then...