This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
Please choose one menu:Menu 1: Clams à bolhão pato (clams in a white wine sauce) served with crusty bread, Portuguese style chicken curry with rice, and jesuitas (flaky pastry filled with frangipane cream and topped with sliced almonds and powdered sugar)Menu 2: Grilled alheira (Portuguese sausage made with meat and bread), salted cod à brás served with fresh salad, and homemade pastel de nataMenu 3: Pica pau (bites of meat with pickles and olives), salted cod cakes with soupy tomato rice, and serradura (Portuguese sawdust pudding)Maria was born in a small village in central Portugal surrounded by green forests, farms, rivers and waterfalls. She moved to Porto to study management and soon after moved to Scotland to follow her childhood passion – cooking! As a little girl, Maria helped her mother bake traditional sweet treats. She and her sister used to enjoy whisking the cake batter and then licking the bowl at the end! This is what made Maria curious about food and ignited a passion for cooking and baking in her. Even though Maria graduated in management and worked at a Port wine cellar company for a few years, she later professionally studied to become a chef in Scotland. Maria is a food and wine tour guide who loves creating memorable experiences for her travelers – sharing tips, recipes, cultural and historical information about Portugal by offering cooking classes in her own kitchen!
