Cuttlefish with peppers ( chocos )

Ingredients:
3 lbs of cuttlefish (clean)

2 red peppers (sliced)
2 green peppers (sliced)
6 cloves of garlic (chopped)
1 hot pepper
1 tbsp of butter
3 tbsp of olive oil
salt

Directions:
In a pot with olive oil sauté half of the garlic with the red and green peppers for about 10 minutes, then remove the peppers and set aside. Add the butter to the olive oil and put the cuttlefish, the hot pepper and the rest of the garlic, sauté for about 15 minutes and then add the peppers, add salt and cook for about 5 more minutes.

Baked ham

                                                                   So delicious!

Ingredients:
1 spiral ham 
2 cups of orange juice
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of spicy brown mustard

Directions:
Pour one cup of orange juice over the ham and bake at 375 for about 1 hour. In a bowl mix the rest of the orange juice, the mustard and the sugar and pour this mix all over the ham and bake for 20 to 30 more minutes. Enjoy!

Rice with vegetables

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of white rice
1 1/2 cups of water
1 cup of frozen peas
1/2 cup of frozen corn
1 carrot
1/2 onion (chopped)
4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
olive oil

Directions:
In a pot with olive oil saute the onion and garlic, then add the peeled carrot, saute for about 3 minutes and then add the rice and let if fry for about 3 minutes always stirring, add the hot water and salt. Pour in a pyrex covered with foil and cook in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes. After 30 minutest take out the rice from the oven and mix the peas and the corn and bake for 5 more minutes.Easy and delicious!

Cod with mashed potatoes (Bacalhau)

One of my family's favorite!

Ingredients:
4 pieces of dry salted cod (pre soaked)
8 potatoes ( peeled)
1 1/2 cups of bread crumbs
2 egg whites
1 cup of olive oil 6 cloves of garlic (chopped)
butter
milk
salt

Directions:
In a pot with water and salt cook the potatoes, then mash the potatoes with butter and milk, check for salt.The mashed potatoes need to be soft. In a small pot pour the olive oil and the garlic and cook the garlic until translucent( 3 to 4 minutes).On a baking dish pour 1/4 of the olive oil , then dip the cod in the egg whites and then in the bread crumbs and put the cod in the center of the dish. Scoop the mashed potatoes around the cod and pour the rest of the olive oil and garlic on top of the cod and some on top of the potatoes. Bake in the oven at 350 for about 45 minutes.
For this dish you need to use a very good olive oil, I use Gallo Portuguese olive oil, my favorite.