If you've ever searched for Cozido à Portuguesa, you've probably seen recipes telling you to throw everything into one giant pot. My mom never did. She had three pots going at once. One for the meats. One for the root vegetables. One for the rice. As a kid, I never questioned it. That's just how cozido was made in our house. Looking back now, I realize she wasn't just cooking dinner. She was orchestrating it. The meats slowly simmered together, filling the kitchen with the sm

Every Portuguese family has a bifana recipe. Actually... Every Portuguese family thinks their bifana recipe is the best. Mine included. If you've spent any time in Portugal, you already know that asking someone where to get the best bifana is like asking where to find the best football club. You'll get an answer. It'll be passionate. And somebody else will immediately tell you they're wrong. That's part of the fun. This isn't a bifana from Porto. It isn't a bifana from Vendas