Maria's Cookbook

Pica-pau means woodpecker, which makes perfect sense the first time you watch a table full of people peck at these...

Tripas à moda do Porto is more than a stew — it is the dish that gave the people of...

Arroz de pato is one of the crown jewels of Portuguese comfort food: duck simmered until tender, its broth used...

Portugal's convent sweets are basically an entire dessert category built on egg yolks, sugar syrup, and nuns with a lot...

Every August back in the village, the festa would spill out into the street with long tables, grilled sardines smoking...