This guide documents and organizes traditional recipes from Portugal's Alentejo region, such as slow-cooked açordas and honey-drenched queijadas, detailing their historical Moorish and medieval origins and providing curated information on cooking techniques and the cultural significance of shared meals.

Organize and rotate your meals with the seasons using this planner, ensuring a diverse and balanced diet. It helps you manage your cooking schedule, preserve traditional family dishes, and discover new ones, bridging everyday meals with special occasion feasts for practical and culturally meaningful eating.

Master the technique of searing to create perfectly caramelized, flavorful crusts on meats and vegetables; this guide provides precise temperature control methods from global traditions like teppanyaki and asado, essential tools like cast iron use, and recipes for finishing sauces like chimichurri.

This guide details a method for ensuring marinades deeply flavor and tenderize ingredients, covering balance of acidity and sweetness and application techniques for quick or long-term marinating.