Fresh green beans
By PAUL McKAY mckay@portugalresident.com FRESH BEANS, picked from the vine and cooked within a few hours, taste crisp, succulent and full of flavour. They can be served as a hot
User manual for your doctor
By: DR. THOMAS KAISER Email: dr.kaiser@portugalresident.com Dear Reader I THOUGHT you could be interested in receiving an up-to-date manual of how to get the best out of your doctor. Doctors
Yo-Yo effect and the dangers of short term diets
By: Dr. Thomas Kaiser dr.kaiser@portugalresident.com DEAR READER It amazes me that we see new diets being published every week in lifestyle and other types of magazines. I would suggest that
Tough love
A GERMAN woman drove her son to the jewellery store he intended to rob because she did not want to see him come to any harm. The mother of five
Versatile Summer herbs
By: Paul McKay paul.mckay@portugalresident.com GROWING FRESH herbs in the vegetable garden is something that is often overlooked. This is unfortunate because fresh herbs can make the difference between a meal
The need for a higher power
By MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com THE NEED to know is built into the human psyche and is one of the few things that differentiates us from the rest of the animal
beautiful beetroot
By: Paul McKay paul.mckay@portugalresident.com BEETROOT MAY not sound very inspiring, but it is actually a versatile and tasty vegetable. For years, I had no success with growing beetroot in the
Gastronomy on show
LOCAL GASTRONOMY is the theme of an exhibition taking place in the Arquivo Municipal of Lagoa until July 26. The initiative is part of a series of activities organised by
Smuggled snakes
ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTORS in South Africa found 10 poisonous snakes hidden inside video cassette cases which were inside a large box at a post office. The package, which came from the
Fishermen celebrate
AN EXHIBITION of Portuguese traditional boats, entitled Barcos Tradicionais Portugueses de Arez Viegas, will be inaugurated in the Sala Polivente of the Edificio Paços de Concelho building in Praça Gil