Lamb Burgers with Pomegranate Seeds / Hambúrgueres de Borrego com bagos de Romã.

"New York Christmas - Recipes & Stories" by Lisa Nieschlag and Lars Wentrup, is a book that will transport you to the magic and beautiful streets of New York and its iconic white Christmas.

Full of mouthwatering recipes, this book covers all your Christmas holidays food needs. From Christmas baking, winter brunch, holidays classics, Christmas dinner and New Year's Eve, you'll find everything you need to satisfy and indulge your family and friends around the festive season.

Not to talk about the absolutely fabulous stories and photos that are like entering an enchanted fairy tale or one of the New York Christmas movies that makes us dream about The Perfect Christmas!

A book that I'm totally in love with and that is on my kitchen table since the day I got it. I'll be cooking a lot from it during this season and, of course, in between food steps and processes, I'll keep on reading the stories and dreaming over the gorgeous photos of New York.

A big thank you to the publisher Murdoch Books UK that sent me this gem of a book that I totally recommend!

These burgers were the first recipe I tried as, I marked down so many to try that, of course, I couldn't wait until Christmas to try them all right?

The meat is slow cooked with some Christmassy spices and after 3 hours, it just falls off the bone and melts in your mouth. A recipe to try over and over again and that was loved an joyfully enjoyed by adults and kids.

As this month Marta asked us to make recipes featuring pomegranate for her October "ingredient of the month", I invite Marta to try and enjoy these delicious burgers.

Grilled Lamb Chops with Red Pepper Relish / Costeletas de Borrego grelhadas com Relish de Pimento Vermelho.

Peppers are the ingredient that Marta chose for August and therefore, this week it will be all about the peppers here on the blog.

As you all know, I love Marta's "Ingredient of the month" challenge. Last month I couldn't participate because of the holidays but this month I can't miss it!

Actually, I love peppers so, it's a real pleasure to cook with this amazing ingredient.

I served this relish with a leafy salad and fabulous grilled lamb chops but you can serve it with other side dishes or other kind of meat or even fish.

My (PGI) roasted Leg of Lamb with butter beans, kale and salsa verde / Perna de Cabrito (IGP) assada, com feijão manteiga, kale e molho verde.

I recently received an invitation from the Scotch Kitchen to create a recipe featuring PGI Scotch beef or lamb.

As soon as I read the e-mail, one of my most vivid childhood memories instantly came into my mind - my grandmother’s roast leg of lamb. Therefore, I decided to go with the lamb.

This recipe, although deeply inspired by my dear grandmother, has a totally modern twist, adapted from my new lifestyle. Nonetheless, when I tasted it, it took me right back in time, to that little village in Northern Portugal where I spent my childhood and teenage holidays; a place that has always been my "Happy Place". My grandparents home.

This dish was created in homage to my grandparents, especially my grandmother, the most fabulous cook ever!!

As Easter is almost here, if you want to give it a try and give a twist to your Easter roast, you can find the recipe in the Spring issue of the Scotch Kitchen online magazine.