About
The Portuguese Pantry brings proud flavors to your table any day of the week. Our Restaurant quality blends have been crafted for an easy home cooked meal.
We are America's only place to find our special blend of Portuguese seasoning mixes. We unveiled the first collection of our seasoning mixes on Etsy back in 2015. The very first seasoning mix blend was Cacoila. The ready-to-use dry blends offers everyday people a solution for creating consistent and authentic flavors inspired by some of Portugal’s popular dishes.Â
Today we have our own Ecommerce store, and have over 30 blends and mixes all created and perfected from customer requests. It's hard to believe, but the very popular "Blade Meat Mix" has only been available since 2021. Customers requested it because they couldn't find the ready to use marinade or the ready to cook pork at local markets anymore. So we got into the Portuguese test kitchen and made blade meat mix happen.
Our seasoning mixes include all the spices needed to prepare a specific Portuguese dish. We have formulated each blend to help add an “authentic spice kick” to everything from grilled meat, fish and vegetables to traditional stews, and sauces.
Alpaca Creations is to create natural, all-purpose clothing for everyday people. We’re doing this by innovating with alpaca fiber and other materials that are healthier for people and the planet, so that consumers can connect to our natural world, make more conscious choices, and support the communities where our products come from. Alpaca fiber has evolved for millions of years. Explore the world in nature’s smartest fiber.
Shearing is an ancient and essential practice to maintain the alpaca’s health and hygiene. If the fleece grows beyond one year, the animals are at risk of overheating, becoming immobilized, susceptible to predation, and developing parasitic infections around the breech. It also makes for some of the best sweaters in the world.
The fiber is collected and separated by micron count (by hand) Incredibly, each fiber is hand sorted by specially trained to differentiate the micron diameters - the thinner the fiber, the softer the fabric.Â
The fiber is washed and spun into yarn. Once sorted and washed to remove any dirt, the fibers are colored with environmentally-friendly dyes. In most cases, we don’t use any dyes and rely solely on the natural hues from the alpacas. Then the fiber goes through a carding machine and is spun into different yarns, all depending on the final product.