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Gourmet recipes with Mediterranean and Portuguese flavors that you can make at home in under 1 hour. Sign up to receive recipe updates by email, join my free LIVE Cooking ASMR streams to cook with me in real time, have fun watching my on-beat rhythmic Shorts, and enjoy cooking!

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Helena is holding one teaspoon of fresh salad

Creamy Cauliflower Salad with Tomatoes

Helena is holding one chorizo bread and a plate of freshly baked chorizo bread

Chorizo Bread (Pão com Chouriço)

Helena is holding a wooden spoon with meatball over the skillet with meatballs

Meatballs with Black Truffle

Helena is holding a fork full of juicy fennel apple salad with arugula in red dress

Fennel Apple Salad

Two pieces of cashew crusted salmon on a blue plate with baked cashew around

Cashew Crusted Salmon

Truffle Mushroom Risotto in Helena's hands

Truffle Mushroom Risotto with Figs and Walnuts

Helena is holding one scone with pear jam on top.

Cottage Cheese Scones

Helena is holding a spoon with a ready golden pear jam over the pot

Easy Pear Jam

Seafood Recipes

My favorite gourmet recipes with seafood that make me feel like eating the sea. See all of my seafood recipes.

Juicy and mouthwatering Fried shrimp bagel on a plate with fresh basil

Fried Shrimp Bagel

A closeup of Shrimp Croquettes on a plate.

Mediterranean Shrimp Croquettes

Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Apricot Shrimp Carpaccio with two glasses of port wine

Apricot Shrimp Carpaccio with Avocado Cream Sauce

Garlic Butter Shrimp with a bowl of sauce.

Garlic Butter Shrimp

A delicious bowl of Portuguese-Style Mussels

Portuguese-Style Mussels

Meat Recipes

Cooking gourmet meals with beef, pork and duck with Mediterranean flavors. All of meat recipes are here.

A spoonful of the delicious Mediterranean Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice Recipe in a bowl with yogurt.

Stuffed Peppers with Ground Beef and Rice

Chorizo Asparagus Quiche on a plate.

Chorizo Asparagus Quiche

Mediterranean Veal Cutlets with lemon and parsley.

Mediterranean Veal Cutlets

Helena is standing next to a plate with breaded beef steak

Breaded Beef Steak

Helena is holding a blue plate with juicy Portuguese beef steak

Portuguese Beef Steak

Fish Recipes

Gourmet recipes made with salmon, tuna, trout, sea bream and other fish. Check out all of my fish recipes.

Flavorful Salmon Crudo with Raspberries on a plate in two hands.

Salmon Crudo with Raspberries

Mouthwatering salmon kabobs on blue plate

Grilled Salmon Kabobs

A closeup of delicious Chickpea Cod Salad on a plate

Chickpea Cod Salad

Delicious Tuna Tomato salad on a plate.

Simple Tuna Tomato Salad

Foil baked Sea Bream with fresh lemon slices on a tray.

Foil Baked Sea Bream

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets on a blue plate with a piece of flaky fish

Mediterranean Baked Fish Fillets

Dessert Recipes

Tender and pleasing gourmet desserts that are perfect to make your loved ones happy. Try my desserts and have fun!

The most delicious Cherry Pavlova

Super Cute Cherry Pavlova

Homemade Apple Cake‎ sliced and served

Homemade Apple Cake‎

Helena is holding a spoon of fig jam in the right hand

Mediterranean Fig Jam

Mouthwatering Chocolate Hazelnut Pavlova on a beautiful plate

Chocolate Hazelnut Pavlova

Delicious Cinnamon French Toast on a green plate in two hands

Cinnamon French Toast

Helena is standing behind strawberry napoleons

Strawberry Napoleons

Updated Favorites

Check out some of the favorites that have been recently updated.

Holding a Pastel de Nata - one of the many Pastéis de Nata or Portuguese Custard Tarts made at home.

Portuguese Custard Tarts (Pastéis de Nata)

Portuguese Bitoque Steak with fried egg on a green plate

Steak with Fried Egg (Bife com Ovo a Cavalo)

A spoonful of the delicious Mediterranean Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Beef Carrot Potato Stew

Helena is trying a creamy steak on a fork

Creamy Steak – Bife à Marrare

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