A reader asked for help making a kale soup her late mother-in-law made from her native Portugal. She remembered that back in the ’80s, before kale’s “rediscovery,” it was hard to find. Potatoes and ...

Shredded rotisserie chicken, olives, sautéed onions and bell pepper, and crispy soppressata are topped with cooked saffron rice and baked for this cozy recipe inspired by the Portuguese rice dishes ...

I’LL NEVER forget the first bowl of soup I ate in Portugal. It was a blisteringly hot summer day about a decade ago, and my husband and I were visiting Evora, an ancient hill town perched above the ...

Being raised in the New Jersey suburbs of New York City during the '50s and '60s, I never ate kale. It wasn't that I didn't like it, I simply wasn't aware of its existence. It was only after my family ...

This classic Portuguese soup delivers big flavor and plenty of nutrition thanks to a pound of slivered kale. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 (14- to 16-ounce) package fully cooked pork or beef ...

Several years ago, I worked for a couple of different bakers at farmers’ markets, selling bread and fielding questions, which were most often about storage. What folks wanted to know was how to keep ...

Happy 2023! At this point the warmth and magic of the holiday season have passed, days of sunlight are pretty much at their shortest, and it is just cold. Well, there’s a reason January is National ...

The earthy scents of cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg can bring to mind chilly winter days and cozy nights by the fire, baked holiday goods and blissful memories of family and friends. What a perfect time ...

It was day 12 of our trip through Spain and Portugal, and my friend and I were ready for some traditional Portuguese cooking when we arrived in the quaint, cobblestoned city of Lisbon. Walking along ...