Mardi Gras Recipes
Cajun Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya
Jambalaya just doesn’t get any more authentic than this deeply flavored, deeply revered rendition from Cajun country.
4 hrs
Cajun Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
2 hrs 45 mins
Seafood Gumbo
5 hrs 15 mins
Creole Shrimp and Grits
1 hr 30 mins
Baked Shrimp with Creole Sauce
1 hr 10 mins
And Something Sweet
Warming Cold-Weather Soups
Red Chicken Posole
In Nahuatl, pozole means “make a big batch of this on the weekend and reheat during the week after soccer practice.” (Not really.)
2 hrs 30 mins

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I’m a three-time James Beard Award-winning food writer, cookbook author, memoirist, podcast host, and publisher. I created this site in 1999 to help you find simple, quick, and wicked flavorful recipes. For the past 24 years, I’ve been cooking, teaching, and writing about all types of food, including those from my Portuguese heritage. Let’s eat! Vamos comer!
Most Popular Recipes for More Than 26 Years
These are the most popular, most loved, and most made dishes over the past 26 years.
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
We’re bewitched, thanks to this aged cookie dough–yes, aged COOKIE DOUGH–that indulges us in an adult cookie with notes of rich butterscotch and bitter dark chocolate.
1 d 12 hrs
Pastel de Nata ~ Portuguese Custard Tarts
2 hrs 30 mins
Homemade Yellow Mustard
1 hr 45 mins
New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 d 12 hrs
Portuguese Recipes
Portuguese Carne Assada
A traditional Azorean dish that boasts meltingly tender oven-braised beef, potatoes, chouriço, and onions. It’s a rustic, homey, Sunday supper sorta dish from my VERY Portuguese mom.
6 hrs 30 mins

















































