Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.

But at Pegoes we entered the entirely flat, apparently limitless plains of Alemtejo, the largest province of Portugal, although the most thinly peopled. Long tracts were passed without a village ...

You don't have to speak Portuguese to appreciate the flavorful dishes presented in David Leite's beautiful new cookbook of recipes gleaned from the 11 provinces of Portugal, plus the famous ...