Chicken on the BBQ is a fantastic thing and we have a couple of recipes that we do quite frequently but the other day I found a new recipe on internet that we tried with great success. The original recipe in Swedish was posted on the following link. The chicken became very tasty, the meat…
Category: Dinner
Dom Petisco
Dom Petisco is traditional Portuguese restaurant in Vila Real de Santo Antonio situated down stream at the bank of the river Guadiana almost where Guadiana meets the sea. Sitting outside a worm day or night overlooking Guadiana´s clear blue water with Spain on the other side gives you almost a sensation of being somewhere in…
Di Vino
One of our absolute favorite places for lunch/tappas/dinner is a small restaurant just by the river Guadiana, just opposite the marina at Avenida Republica in Vila Real de Santo Antonio. It is owned by a couple that has migrated from Lisbon to here, Bia is doing all the cooking offering traditional food that is extremely…
Spicy clams
I really had a desire for clams today. When I went to the fish market, they had no big mussels, so I bought clams instead. But this recipe, you can just as easily do with mussels. I wanted to make something different today with much more “interesting” flavor than the regular recipe with cream and…
Spareribs Asian touch
Spare ribs are fun to do and it goes fast too. I love cooking that takes care of itself in the oven. Good thing to do is to double the recipe so you get leftovers. It goes well in the lunchbox or just eat cold straight from the fridge. Good also for hungry school children…
Chicken with capers and olives
This recipe is a lovely dish I made it a long time ago on my Swedish blog Completewellnessblog so if you want it in Swedish you can take the recipe from there. This is also a dish you can serve dinner guests to. You can prepare ahead and when it comes to reheat it save the…
Stuffed squid in tomato sauce
I’ve always liked octopus. Here in Portugal is grilled squid common and something that I love to order when I’m at a restaurant. But today when I bought it at the market I was eager to fill it with something good. This was a real treat, so incredibly good. Would also fit nicely to invite guests….
Meatballs with Italian flavour
Meatballs are great food; you can cook a lot and keep in the fridge for later use. Great as snack, and even to take with you on excursions. Some people fail in their diet, come home from work hungry and had no planning. Then it’s easy to get caught up in the fast food swamp….
Restaurant Xicken Piripiri
If you are in Portugal an absolute must is to eat chicken piripiri. We have found a really good place for this close to Tavira and Cabanas. We can recommend going here, and if you come in the summer months you have to book a table. In the summer you can sit outside too. The…
Bacon wrapped Monk fish
I love to go to the fish market here in Vila Real de Santo António. I always go without knowing what to buy, I always go for the daily inspiration. Today I chose monkfish, has really firm texture, both fried and grilled with ease and it holds together nicely. Bacon wrapped monkfish. 2 Pers. 2…
Spanish Gazpacho
I love Gazpacho when it’s really hot summer days! Right now we have +35 degrees in Portugal so a gazpacho really cools down. We lived in Spain for some year’s years in the 80’s and there I had a friend from Andalusia who taught me to make authentic gazpacho, so I’ve learned from the best…
Dorado on the grill
Since I live in the Algarve, Portugal it is a pleasure to go to the fish market and see what they have to offer for the day. Today I chose Dorado is a fish that is unbelievably good on the barbeque. In the market they clean the fish and opened it up so that it…
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