Gambas da Costa
An affordable local delicacy These local prawns caught off the Algarve coast are surprisingly difficult to find. Apart from specialised seafood restaurants, such as O Rui in Silves, I have
Sticky toffee pudding
Talk about going out in style. This was my last pudding before starting a New Year health regime and not being much use myself when it comes to baking, or
Cheap and very cheerful lamb belly
Maybe I’ve been watching too much Jamie Oliver on the box or it could be the need to recover financially after the onslaught of Christmas. But as Jamie keeps reminding
Pataniscas
Pataniscas Serves 4 4-6 cloves garlic 200grs onion 2 cutlets bacalhau of around 100grs each 100grs potatoes 2 soup spoons all purpose flour 3 eggs 200grs rice 2 ripe tomatoes
Lamb loin and ribs
When cooking lamb chops, I have always found myself torn between getting the meat around the bone as crispy as I like it whilst keeping the loin meat nice and
Recipe of the week: Easy feijoada
By Patrick Stuart patrick.stuart@open-media.net A good feijoada is one of the most heart-warming, delicious and authentic of Portuguese dishes. It is traditionally made with dried beans, rehydrated for the occasion,
In search of the ultimate burger
By Chris winstanley Recipe || Having just spent a really great holiday on the northeast USA coast and taking in southern Maine, Boston and New York, I got to eat some really
Steak out
By PATRICK STUART patrick.stuart@open-media.net I had a pang of desire this weekend for a really good steak, cooked just how I like it – medium rare and charred on the
Baked/BBQ monkfish and cherry tomatoes
Fish was never my first choice dish at a restaurant or at home, unless it was dipped in batter and served in paper with big thick chips, mushy peas, a
Chef’s ‘fast’ cataplana recipe
By Sarah Young Thursday June 6 brought the unlikely pairing of World Superbike riders and Portugal’s Chef of the Year 2012 to Portimão Marina for the preparation of a typical