Hello! This is my last recipe for The Five Marias, and this recipe from my grandma, Teodora!  The funny thing is that this should have actually been my first recipe.  Malagueta is a sort of hot pepper paste/sauce that is used throughout so many of the recipes I’ve made, but I just substituted another popular…

Hello! This is my second to last recipe that I’ll be making for this project and cookbook, and it’s so bittersweet.  It’s been quite the journey over the past two years!  However, I’m excited for my book to be complete in the hands of my family and friends.  I’m also looking forward to continue expanding…

Happy Monday Everyone! This recipe is inspired from Tia Gorette, and it’s meringue kisses.  These were one of the many desserts that always made an appearance at any Portuguese festival or gathering.  Meringues can be flavored and topped with fruit, but the way we always prepared and ate them, were simply just as they are,…

Hi All! I’m down to the last four recipes, and it’s so crazy how quickly this has all gone by!  One of the last four is this recipe from my Tia Gorette.  I never really ate torresmos growing up, because the fat content just didn’t look appealing to me, but everyone around me was raving…

Hi All, Just a few more recipes left to make, and it’s feeling so bittersweet!  This next recipe is from my Grandmother, Teodora, and it’s her vegetable soup.  Perfect for a winter’s day 🙂 Yields: 4-6 servings Ingredients: Bunch of kale, stems removed and chopped fine 11 cups water 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 sweet…

Hi All! This next recipe is from my Tia Leocadia, and they’re small cookie truffles that are easy to make and come to you at the perfect time for the holidays.  Enjoy! Yields: 20-25 truffles Ingredients: 1 packet of “Maria Biscuit Cookies,” or other sweet biscuit cookie of your choice 1/2 cup whole milk 3/4…

Hi All! Another wintry weekend here in the city, and that means winter markets, holiday lights, and baking!  Below is a cookie recipe from Tia Elvira, and they’re fluffy and light, lemon sugar cookies.  Bonus: they’re really easy to make and taste so good! Yields: 2 dozen cookies Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar 2 sticks…

Hi All, This next recipe has got to be one of my favorites.  It’s a delicious, moist chocolate cake topped with a flan-like pudding.  And it’s magic how it all turns out!  Seriously.  I actually have memories of my aunt on my dad’s side making this recipe quite often when I would visit the Azores. …

Hi All! This next recipe is inspired by Tia Gorette, but for the first time working on The Five Marias, I’ll be using a recipe from someone other than my Grandmother or her four sisters.  Tia Gorette’s recipe is very similar except for that she places the sausage links inside a whole loaf of bread. …

Hello! This next recipe is also from my Grandmother, Teodora, and is a classic bread recipe.  I’m really happy with how it turned out, and it was pretty simple to make! Yields: 2 loaves Ingredients: 1 packet active dry yeast 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 3 1/2 cups water, cold and warm 2 cups white corn…