Here comes the summer! What can we look forward to in the garden in June?
Enjoy May – it’s the last month before the Big Heat.
October in your Vegetable garden in Portugal
Things to do in November in your Veg Garden in Portugal.
March is a busy time down in the veg patch.
There are lots of beaches in central Portugal, we have picked out 10 of our favourites. They are a mix
Óbidos Chocolate Festival takes place around March/April each year.
One of biggest Motorbike Festivals in Portual
Preparations for the Festa start early in Tomar.
In the second of Hey Portugal's series about “Festa dos Tabulerios” in Tomar Sylvia and Peter take a look at
This recipe is simple but very tasty and filling.
For all of you who miss tinned baked beans read on.
A Greek recipe which is great for a picnic, a summer BBQ or as a starter.
Milk Braised Pork
Great Sunday Lunch or Family gathering.
Here a very easy recipe for a typical Dutch dish.
Thank you to Betty Greve for this recipe.
Ingredients
1 kg potato
400 gr endive (because you cannot find endive here, use curly lettuce) 
a small onion chopped fine
500 gr minced meat (carne picada)
1 egg
breadcrumbs (pao rolado)
garlic
salt and pepper
pack of chopped bacon (ready in the supermarket)
Method
To Make the Meatballs
Mix the minced meat with the egg, salt and pepper, garlic and breadcrumps. Knead the meat well. Make balls from the meat (from 500 gr you can make 6-8 balls - so when any left you can eat them cold with a drink later!). Fry the balls in butter (best is lard, but when you don't have use butter) until they are brown. Then add a tablespoon of water with a little mustard or ketchup, and let it bubble for about 20 minutes, turning the meatballs to cook through.
To Make the Endive puree
Cook the potatoes till ready. Take from the heat and drain. Add the lettuce (raw) and the onion and puree it with the hand blender, till you can stir it easily.
Fry the bacon till they have right structure and color (as you like it!). You can stir them thru the puree, or sprinkle on-top after
Serve the puree with the juice from the meat and the meatballs, sprinkle on bacon if this is your choice.
Additional Notes
Note for Portuguese alternative
If you don’t have Endives you can make also puree from the Portuguese cabbage (sliced very fine, and cook it for at least 20 minutes) mix it with the hand blender well through the potatoes with a little butter!