The lowdown on German wines
By: Maurice Lee invinoveritas@portugalresident.com WHEN WE think of German wine, we think Liebfraumilch (milk of a beautiful woman), and the most popular of all German wines, although not in Germany.
South Africa’s finest export
By: Maurice Lee invinoveritas@portugalresident.com If you look at the history of wine, you will see that almost every wine producing country in the world has experienced some sort of disaster.
Food for all occassions
BY: Sheena Rawcliffe Email: sheena@portugalresident.com Sweet and Sour Fish Serving fish this way may not be something that you have considered, but it makes a tasty change. Please remember that
Frozen Chocolate Terrine
BY: Sheena Rawcliffe Email: sheena@portugalresident.com This is a super mouth watering recipe, which has a good deep taste of chocolate, but is not overpowering. The terrine is extremely versatile, as
Cheers everyone, here’s to Christmas!
By Maurice Lee, Cellar Master IT’S HARD to avoid the Christmas spirit with the shops gaily decorated and their windows displaying a homely Yuletide appearance. Wine shops attract customers with
An alternative Christmas table
By SHEENA RAWCLIFFE One of the most relaxing Christmas lunches we enjoyed was when there was just the two of us. With all the family in the UK for Christmas
Perfect prawns
By SHEENA RAWCLIFFE Prawns are quite expensive and, as such, we like to enjoy them on their own with just the addition of a little garlic mayonnaise. When making your
Delicious favourites
By SHEENA RAWCLIFFE Vegetable Lasagne THE IMPORTANT thing for a fine vegetable lasagne is a good, fruity, well-flavoured sauce. Ingredients: Sauce • 2 tins tomatoes – chopped or buy them
Winter warmers – By Sheena Rawcliffe
IN PORTUGAL we have recently experienced a considerable amount of rain and, even though temperatures have remained reasonably high, your thoughts may already have turned to warming meals. This weekend
Parsnips – By Sheena Rawcliffe
IN MY opinion, parsnips are one of the most underrated vegetables. Many of us think of serving them only at Christmastime, perhaps because they are not readily available in Portugal