Month: February 2021

Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

Indian Curry Lunch

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He requested Indian curry for lunch, but the restaurant I usually get curry lunch was closed, which is unusual so I hope they would be ok. Anyway I went to another place.

Indian lunch: chicken curry, rice, bread, salad (7.50€/person) @ 12:50 p.m. Curry is spicier than the usual one.

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Breakfast: Scone with butter & cherry sauce, bolo de laranja, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., Canja de galinha @ 11:40 a.m.
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All I Want to Eat

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Today was a kinda day I ate all I wanted.

Breakfast: Chocolate Croissant, coffee @ 7:55 a.m.

More coffee with cream

Bolo de caco sandwich with smoked salmon & cream cheese @ 10:20 a.m.

Lunch: Steak, cress, onion, tomato, red wine @ 1:00 p.m.

Carbonara with Guanciale followed

Dessert: Palmier
Beer & Wine, Home

Coincidently Panqueca on Pancake Day

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Breakfast: Vegan panqueca (pancake) with pistachio cream, orange, coffee @ 6:50 a.m.

It was not intentional but totally coincident that I prepared “pancake” for breakfast on Pancake Day.

I really wanted warm Soba (with egg and cress) @ 11:10 a.m.

Somehow I was hungry all the time today.

Lunch: Easy pizza with Alentejano wine @ 1:30 p.m.

We took a little walk and had a soda (Portuguese version of fanta) afterwards @ 5:30 p.m.
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Pasteis de Bacalhau com Arroz de Tomate

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Lunch: Pasteis de Bacalhau com Arroz de Tomate, requested by him @ 1:30 p.m.

This time I desalted bacalhau perfectly but the final pastel was a bit too soft and flaky. Initially I made a huge mistake such as I forgot to add one of the most important ingredients, eggs!!! Therefore, the potato and bacalhau were falling apart in the oil…I messed up a half of it but saved other half.

We had a part of failure too.

Dessert

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Breakfast: Bolo Lêvedo with Pistachio cream @ 7:20 a.m., Soup pasta @ 10:20 a.m., Earl grey & chocolate @ 11:20 a.m.
Beer & Wine, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Seasonal

Delivery 3-Course-Meal by A Taberna da Rua das Flores

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We ordered 3-course-Valentine’s Day Meal for two (65€) by A Taberna da Rua das Flores, which I believe is one of trusted and respected restaurants in Lisbon. Of course it’s one of our favorites. Lunch time @1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

They had two kinds of drinks, Cocktail Sacaninha or Sparkling wine (Espumante in Portuguese). I choose the bottle (15€). It’s been a while and it’s nice to open a sparkling once in a while but I prefer non-bubble wine. Vinho Verde is exception because it’s really mildly bubbled. This was nice and good with the food anyway.

This is not a typical delivery food. I have to finish up putting in the oven and plating together.

Entrada (1st course): “Royale” de Foie, Gelatina de Moscatel e Bolacha Americana

Prato (2nd course): Empadão de Sapateira (Portuguese potato gratin with crab)

Mashed potato and saucy crab are layered

Sobremesa (Dessert): “Queques de Lava Escaldante” com Compota de Ginja e Poejo

Food was delicious and process of order to delivery was so smooth but we realize how much we miss dining out. Experience would never be the same and presentations are very important.

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Breakfast: Folhado de Maçã (apple pie), coffee @ 8:10 a.m., soup & bread @ 9:30 a.m., tasting chocolate @ 11:30 a.m.
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My O-Bento & Another Viewpoint

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Breakfast: Scone & Bolo Lêvedo with Pistachio cream, melon, coffee @ 8:10 a.m.

Lunch: O-Bento @ 11:10 a.m., I just put everything in the “bento” box. Two flavored pork, ginger & shio-koji, half boiled egg, sautéed cress & cherry tomato on rice. Cherry tomatoes are so sweet and very delicious!

It’s fun to eat in a different form sometime.

We took a walk up a hill in the afternoon. It’s clearer than yesterday.

Wanted to visit another viewpoint but it was closed because it’s prohibited to hang out in the park during the “lockdown.” However, people enjoy the weather in open parks and squares.

“Ramen” @ 3:30 p.m.

Still snacking: Chocolate, chips, red wine @ 5:15 p.m.
Grocery/Bakery, Home

A Walk to the Viewpoint on A Beautiful Day

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We live close enough to walk here and have been this park so many times but it was the first time to climb all the way up here on the viewpoint this afternoon.

It was a perfect day to take a walk and get relaxed a bit. It’s prohibited to hang out in the park but walking through is enough to breathe fresh air and get refreshed inside out.

Purchased bread, chocolate and cherry tomatoes at the grocery store near-by.

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Breakfast: Bolo de caco with pistachio cream, melon, coffee @ 7:10 a.m.

I go to Lavandaria (self-service) to use a dryer especially for sheets and towels. In Lisbon it’s very humid and rainy in winter. Not common to have a dryer at home either.

First time to buy breads from a bakery on the way to grocery shopping. It’s a tiny place and there are always 3-4 people waiting outside, so I was interested. It’s very cheep like 0.78€ for 4 good-size bread but I am not a big fan of it. I enjoyed it with Sardine pate and wine anyway…@ 10:45 a.m.

Lunch: Shio-koji sauteed pork, cabbage, rice, wine @ 1:00 p.m.

Followed by Italian snack

After the walking I finished pate with Bola de mistura (brown bread) and wine @ 4:30 p.m. I like this bread much better than one (carcaças) I had in the morning.
Beer & Wine, Home

Carbonara with Guanciale & Azores Cheese

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Lunch: Carbonara with guanciale, spinach, Azores cheese, wine @ 1:15 p.m. Parmigiano got mold in the fridge, so I used milder cheese from Azores, which was not bad 🙂

Florbela Dão Branco 2019

Snack: Cookie, chips, wine @ 3:50 p.m.

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Breakfast: Leftover Italian sweets @ 7:45 a.m., Creamy carrot soup & bread @ 10:50 a.m., Two kinds of cookies are included in the delivery package from an Italian cafe and a wine company.
Grocery/Bakery, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

Tamboril (Monkfish) & Coelho (Rabbit)

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We have been here for lunch several times and I find something I am interested to try on the facebook page today.

Takeaway lunch: Coelho à Caçador (Hunter style rabbit), Arroz de Tamboril (Monkfish rice), Sopa de cenoura cremosa (Creamy carrot soup) 15.40€ @ 12:50 p.m.

I like Monkfish rice but am not a fan of rabbit. It tastes a little bit gamey for me. The meat (front in picture) is liver.

Late afternoon some grocery & dessert I ordered a couple days ago was delivered (Remi, Italian Cafe)

Cannoli classic (3.50€) & Paris Brest Pistachio (4€)

Dessert @ 5:30 p.m.: Cannoli is crunchy and nice, but the filling is a bit too sweet for me. I really liked Paris Brest, cheese filling with raspberry, white chocolate and pistachio.

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Breakfast: French toast with Nutella cream, coffee @ 7:40 a.m., Soup, chips, wine @ 10:50 a.m.
Beer & Wine, Home

Arroz de Pato (Portuguese Duck Rice)

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One of my favorite Portuguese dishes is Arroz de Pato (Duck Rice). This kit, duck meat & broth with simple recipes is very convenient to make it at home instead of working on a whole duck and making it from scratch.

I haven’t bought a lot of stuff in the kitchen but used limited tools that come with the apartment. Arroz de Pato is supposed to serve in shallower oven dish but this pot is only something oven safe we have now.

Lunch: Arroz de Pato, salad, wine @ 1:40 p.m.

Today opened a bottle of Alvarinho.

Dessert

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Breakfast: Queque, coffee @ 7:10 a.m., bolo de caco cheese sandwich & soup @ 10:50 a.m.