I love cold soups in the Summer. In our home, as a little girl, we always used all the ripe tomatoes to make either Gazpacho or cold tomato soup, that we garnished with egg crumbs, croutons and chopped herbs. A few years ago, I started to travel and try other recipes...

Whenever I make this recipe, most people get confused because I serve them raw mushrooms. “Can you eat them raw?”, “aren’t they dangerous?” are the most common questions. YES, you can eat them raw and no, they are not dangerous. In fact,...

For the real deal raspberry lovers like me, I created this super simple, two-ingredient smoothie bowl! I’m not even sure I can call it a recipe but I needed to share this one with you guys! The “secret” ingredient is young coconut meat, that makes...

So… Let’s just say that Summer in Portugal has been a little shy this year. We’ve had cold, rain and crazy winds ever since I can remember now. If, by any chance, you don’t know Portugal, let me just tell you we are known for having +320 days...

These are, without a doubt, my favourite type of savoury crackers: slightly salty, scrumptiously crumbling, easily adaptable and quick to make. They always make me think of Liz, my dear friend who taught me the basic recipe. She is from central England and loves a...

When I was a little girl, in school, I spent sooo many hours during recess picking “honey flowers”, separating the end of the flower to get to a thin little style from where, literally, dropped a drop of a sweet and floral nectar, that I loved so much and...

If there’s a habit I love and never quit since I started to eat towards overall health, this is it. Green smoothies for the win! Plant Basics is a new section here on p/c that aims to teach you the essentials of homemade plant-based cooking. Each recipe shared in this...

Plant Basics is a new section here on p/c that aims to teach you the essentials of homemade plant-based cooking. Each recipe shared in this section is easily adaptable and it’s supposed to serve as an inspiration so you can create your own plant-full delicassies...

     What inspires you? What makes your heart jump, your soul fly and your stomach twist with butterflies? That’s probably what you should be doing next year. Or tomorrow. Or now! Focus your energies on what gives you energy. Direct your heart to what warms it....

There is this thing about homemade food that gets me so excited that I can’t even explain. I even slightly jumped off of my chair as I typed this. Cooking – or doing any other thing, for that matter – with LOVE leaves me speechless and touches me...

Ladies and gentlemen, I present you my favourite Holidays’ sidedish: these roasted carrots are so simple and delicious that you won’t believe. They are easy to make – just season and roast – and they hold well in the fridge – perfect...

A few weeks ago I asked you guys which recipes you wanted to see here at p/c for Christmas. The winner was French Toast or, as in Portugal we say, Rabanadas! This dish is very traditional all over the country, especially on a Christmas table. It dates back to the old...

Although at least in Portugal, a roast is not the typical Christmas food, it sure is comforting, delicious and fits all the family needs. In case you go for a vegetarian option for the Christmas menu – try this!! I wanted to share a meat(less)loaf for the holidays but...