Month: February 2021

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Sirloin Steak & Potato Gratin

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Breakfast: Bolo de laranja, coffee @ 8:30 a.m.

I made Arroz de Polvo (Octopus rice) with leftover canned octopus @ 9:50 a.m.

Lunch: Black Angus Vazia steak (probably sirloin), potato gratin, red wine @ 1:30 p.m.

Potato gratin was good. The steak was a little dry. I like entrecôte (ribeye) better.

Dessert: Tarte de amêndoa
Beer & Wine, Home, Sweet & Coffee

Ginger Pork & Douro Red Wine

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Breakfast: Strawberries, chocolate pastry, coffee @ 7:00 a.m.

Soup & Bread @ 9:30 a.m., we went to our favorite bakery, Terrapão to pick up a freshly-baked bread, Trigo. It tasted good as always.

Lunch: Ginger pork, pimento padrão (very similar to shishito peppers), rice @ 12:50 p.m.

Dessert: Ice cream

Casa Ferreirinha, Papa Figos, Tinto, Douro Portugal: A typical Douro red, well-balanced and smooth. Available for 6-8€ at a local supermarket. One of advantages living in Portugal is enjoying great wine daily-basis like this for less than $10!

Lanche: Bread & butter, cheese, olives, red wine @ 3:45 p.m.
Grocery/Bakery, Home

Oven Roasted Stuffed Fish

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I went to a supermarket. When I was thinking what fish to buy in front of seafood section, a store attendant greeted, “Olá bom dia!” I said, “Não sei qual eu queria comprar. (I don’t know what I want.)” Then she recommend this stuffed fish and said, “É muito bom! (It’s very good!)” First I was not sure, but why not! I could try and trust. She said something like “Add salt & pepper, then put in the oven and enjoy with wine wine.” It was all Portuguese, so I understood “mais ou menos (more or less/so so).”

It was actually a good idea to buy a ready-to-cook fish. Easy and quick! Roasted in the oven for 25 minutes.

Appetizer: Avocado salad, Spanish cheese, canned octopus, vinho verde @ 12:50 p.m. We ate and drank while enjoying the jigsaw puzzle.

Mini folhados Alheira de caça (Portuguese bread sausage puff). Again it’s easy to bake.

Shoot! I forgot to take a picture of the fish out of oven…It was beautiful…

It was very good. Since the fish itself tastes very light and bland, bacon gives a flavor with freshness of cilantro & lemon. @ 2:10 p.m.

Dessert: Tarte de Amêndoa @ 2:40 p.m.

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I slept in this morning till 7 a.m. and had a breakfast (yogurt, bolo de laranja, coffee) @ 8:00 a.m.

Finally!!! It’s a beautiful scenery of Porto. It took us 5 days.
Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

Take Away Lunch from Maxi-Serve

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Went out to buy some pastries and lunch around 12:30 p.m. Now we can’t get inside the bakery or restaurant but have to buy at the entrance. At Maxi-Serve, there was a line as usual but social distance is longer. When I received my lunch and was leaving, 4-5 cops arrived there. Automatically I had “OMG, what’s going on!? ” in mind but they just came to buy lunch and were very friendly saying “Olá boa tarde!” to people.

Mine: Bacalhau à Gomes de Sá, His: Rolo de Carne (4€ each). Unbelievable deal!

Lunch with Green wine (vinho verde) @ 1:30 p.m. We love this home made food 🙂

Dessert: Doce da Casa & Mousse de Chocolate (1.75€ for two). We had only Doce da Casa today.

We have only the sky left, the most tough part.

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Breakfast: Yogurt @ 6:35 a.m., Tarte de Amêndoa, coffee @ 7:20 a.m.

Brunch: Eggplant meat sauce cheese bread, red wine @ 10:30 a.m.

Home

Avocado Toast & Frango Frito

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“Brunch”: Avocado Toast @ 11:00 a.m.

It tastes better than it looks. Simply mashed avocado with lime juice and a poached egg in microwave on toasted bolo de caco with butter. Salt & pepper to finish.

Lunch: Frango Frito (Fried chicken), salad, rice, red wine @ 1:20 p.m.

Marinated bone-in chicken thighs with shio-koji, grated garlic & ginger for a half day. It was very juicy and seasoned perfectly.

Dessert: Tarte de Amêndoa (Almond tart), one of my favorite Portuguese sweets

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Breakfast: Pão de Deus, coffee @ 7:00 a.m., soup @ 10:50 a.m.

Progress since yesterday. We make a good team work.