Portuguese-Style Marinated Pork
My dad makes the most flavorful marinated pork. He has used diffenrt cuts of pork with thsi marinade, but tonight I used chops. Dad has even made tehis… Read More »
Potato-Crusted Portuguese Quiche
My youngest son Alex has to work during lunch today and so a substantial breakfast was in order. My sons Nate and Alex and Nate’s girlfriend made breakfast… Read More »
Baked Cod with Ritz Cracker Crumb Topping
I’m feeling nostalgic this evening. I love the holidays but sometimes I miss my family. I thought Baked Cod with Ritz Cracker Crumb Topping would bring us right… Read More »
Our Time in Fall River and Portuguese Pork and Clams
My hometown of Fall River, Massachusetts was naturally my very first stop on my national book tour for YOU NEVER COOK ALONE. Hard to believe that what started… Read More »
Portuguese Kale Soup
Growing up in a Portuguese family in Fall River, Massachusetts, I enjoyed my Grandmother Isabel’s Portuguese Kale Soup, also known as “Caldo Verde” immensely. Portuguese Kale Soup is… Read More »
Little Kitchen Big Memories
Living upstairs from my grandmother, I had the opportunity to spend hours with her in the little basement kitchen below our family’s three-tenement apartment house in Fall River,… Read More »
Lizzy Borden Bed and Breakfast (Johnny Cake Recipe)
Our recent visit to my hometown of Fall River, Massachusetts, took us to the Lizzie Borden Bed and breakfast, and no, we did not stay there! Erected in… Read More »
A Hometown Tradition: Fall River Style Chow Mein
Whooweee! I’m creating this post with a belly as full as can be. I should be out walking, but that will come later. First I must tell you… Read More »
Spicy Portuguese Hash
Growing up in a Portuguese family in New England, I had the pleasure of enjoying chourico in various ways. Portuguese chouriço is made with pork, fat, wine, paprika… Read More »
Hello, I’m Elise Johnson and I’m so glad you found your way here! From my own experience, cooking and eating together as a family nurtures and strengthens family relationships quicker and stronger than any other way. Join me as I continue my grandmother’s legacy of
inter-generational cooking by inspiring families and friends to make memories in the kitchen. 