Living in a heavily Portuguese part of Rhode Island, you quickly get to know the local delicacies: papo seco, pasteis de nata, chourico–they’re all delicious. Another famous Portuguese-American creation is the bifana sandwich, a messy… Read More »BIFANA SANDWICH WITH CHIMICHURRI SAUCE
While my background is Lithuanian, I grew up in the heavily Portuguese state of Rhode Island. Chourico, a.k.a Portuguese sausage, was one Luso-American food item that you could find at any grocery store, from Walmart… Read More »CHOURICO, PEA & POTATO PIEROGI
Go to any Portuguese restaurant in New England and you will probably see chicken or shrimp Mozambique in the entree section of the menu. Chicken/shrimp Mozambique, in its simplest form, is protein cooked in Mozambique… Read More »CHOURICO TURKEY SMASHBURGERS
When baked, feta transforms into creamy and luscious, with that same saline bite it’s known for.
Inspired by Masaharu Morimoto’s recipe for sesame green beans, this version subs tahini for sesame seeds, adds a dash of rice wine vinegar and finely chopped roasted peanuts for extra crunch. Sweet, salty, nutty and… Read More »GREEN BEANS WITH TAHINI AND PEANUTS
As the year winds down and my cooking becomes increasingly root vegetable-heavy, I find myself craving bright, fresh flavors. The day after Thanksgiving, I make a salad of romaine, cold Bartlett pears cut into slivers,… Read More »BAKED GOAT CHEESE, PEAR, AND PECAN SALAD
Back when the pandemic started, a video of Ina Garten mixing a giant Cosmo made its way across the internet. In it, the loveable Queen of the Hamptons™ pours an entire bottle of vodka into… Read More »FESTIVE CRAN-GINGER COSMO
Inspired by the evil queen’s potion in Snow White, this Midori-based cocktail gets brightness from lime juice, a little fizzy lift from club soda, and a nod to the witch’s poison apple with a splash… Read More »WITCHES BREW COCKTAIL
As a kid, I was never excited when someone served stuffies at a gathering. For those of you unfamiliar with a stuffy, it’s a mixture of quahog clam, breadcrumbs, and seasonings mixed together, stuffed into… Read More »RHODE ISLAND STUFFIES
This chicken and dumpling soup is unlike most with slippery, flat dumplings instead of fluffy ones. But it’s delicious, and is a taste of my childhood.