Maria’s Cookbook publishes Portuguese and Mediterranean recipes written for American home kitchens. The site is run by a small independent team based in northern Portugal, and every recipe is published under the Maria’s Cookbook Kitchen byline.
What you’ll find here
Traditional Portuguese dishes from Minho to the Algarve, the Azores and Madeira, alongside Mediterranean favorites from Spain, Greece, Italy, Provence, North Africa and the Levant: breads, soups, main dishes, desserts and drinks. Recipes use U.S. measurements and Fahrenheit temperatures, suggest practical substitutions, and explain ingredients that can be hard to find in an American supermarket.
How our recipes are made
For traditional dishes we aim to keep the character of the original while making the method clear for someone cooking it for the first time. When a dish has many regional versions, the recipe says which approach it follows rather than pretending there is only one correct version.
We use AI tools to help research and draft recipes. Every draft is reviewed by an editor before publication, with ingredients, quantities, timings and temperatures checked against each other and against traditional sources. Some photos on the site are AI-generated illustrations rather than photographs of a finished dish. You can read the details in our Editorial & Recipe Policy.
Found a problem?
If a recipe didn’t work for you, or something looks wrong, please tell us through the contact page with the recipe URL. Corrections are made openly and quickly.