Month: December 2020

Beer & Wine, Event/Activities, Home, Seasonal

New Years Eve 2020

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Breakfast: Red velvet & Bueno croissants from Choupana Caffe @ 8:20 a.m.

Lunch: Miso soup & onigiri @ 12:25 p.m.

New Years Eve Dinner: Duck Confit, Bacalhau com Natas, Portuguese Pinot Noir @ 2:40 p.m.

I wished to have the duck baked more crispy

Dessert: Pistachio Bolo Rainha @ 3:40 p.m.

Toshikoshi-soba @ 6:20 p.m.
Grocery/Bakery, Home, Sweet & Coffee

Japanese Food & Pistachio Bolo Rainha

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We went shopping for his clothes and food for the new year weekend.

Soba & more from Goyo-ya

Pistachio Bolo Rainha & Fancy Croissants

Duck Confit for new year’s eve

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Breakfast: Omelette, broccolini, bread, coffee @ 8:40 a.m.

Quick lunch: Instant pizza @ 12:30 p.m.

Late lunch: Miso soup & Origiri @ 4:40 p.m.

Dessert & Tea @ 5:00 p.m.
Beer & Wine, Home

Carbonara with Guanciale

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Breakfast: Chocolate bar, strawberries, coffee @ 8:50 a.m.

Brunch: Leftover turkey, carrot salad etc., red wine @ 11:20 a.m.

Followed by Bolo Rei

Carbonara @ 3:00 p.m. Guanciale was very flavorful. I was afraid that it would be too salty and didn’t put salt in the water to cook pasta, but that was wrong. Next time I am sure that I would make it better.

Followed by a truffle
Beer & Wine, Event/Activities, Home, Seasonal

Ballotine de Peru on Christmas Eve

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Ballotine de Peru (Turkey in bread) 46€ from our favorite bakery picked up @ 12:25 p.m.

Looks delicious !!! I think this easily feeds 4 people.

Christmas Eve lunch: Turkey Ballotine with potato, chestnut, cabbage, burrata salad with bell peppers, red wine @ 1:00 p.m.

I am glad that I didn’t cook turkey myself. It’s juicy and stuffing with chestnut & chouriço is so tasty.

One of my favorite wines from Alentejo

Dessert: Forest Fruit Cake @ 2:00 p.m.

Snack: Gorgonzola & red wine @ 6:30 p.m.

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Breakfast: Chocolate cake, bolo rei, apple, coffee @ 7:30 a.m., Second breakfast: Curry noodle @ 9:45 a.m.
Cheese, Grocery/Bakery, Home, Seasonal, Sweet & Coffee

Another Pick-up @ Italian Grocery

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Breakfast: Bolo Rei, bolo de chocolate, coffee @ 8:30 a.m. Second breakfast: Soup, apple @ 10:40 a.m.

20 minutes walk to pick up an order at a little Italian place

They have so many good stuff

5 kinds of cake bars, two kinds of cheese, guanciale, total 25€

Lunch: Pork cheek curry rice, burrata salad @ 1:15 p.m.

Dessert: Carrot, salted caramel, pistachio @ 2:40 p.m.
Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Seasonal

1.25 KG T-Bone Steak @ Ofício

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Our holiday season tradition, a nice lunch instead of dinner

Steak lunch @ Ofício Restaurante. The steak was perfectly cooked and so tender. First we thought it would be too big but it was gone so quickly with no heartburn or anything. I loved tacos and dessert too.

Pork Leg Tacos 8.50€

1.25KG T-Bone Steak medium rare with roasted vegetables 88.75€

White Chocolate Raja & Forest Fruits 6.50€

Bolo Rei (19.95€) from Confeitaria Nacional. I wished I were able to get it in the prettier can, but it tastes delicious anyway.

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Breakfasts: Sonho (Portuguese doughnut with cinnamon), Fuji apple, coffee @ 7:45 a.m.