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
Scientists and storks
By MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com DRINKING COFFEE outside, enjoying an occasional burst of sunshine on a windy morning last week, there was quite a chill in the air, which reminded me
Plenty of depression in the land of plenty
By DR THOMAS KAISER DEAR READER, As promised, this year I’m going to write about the 12 most important illnesses in the developed world, and this week the topic is
Get your tomatoes out
By: PAUL McKAY paul.mckay@portugalresident.com January may seem a little premature to be thinking about tomatoes, but here in the Algarve and other warm spots up and down the country, it
Gift-wrapped
A MEXICAN man was allegedly murdered by members of a drug cartel and his body was wrapped in Christmas gift paper. Police found the present in a wasteland area and,
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
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
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
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
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