Month: March 2021

Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery

A Complete Lunch for 5.75€ (It’s delicious!)

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There is one of our favorite take out places, which is officially named “Maxi-Serve” but we call it “Obento-ya san（お弁当屋さん）” because it reminds me of a store selling affordable bento boxes with main, sides, rice and so on, but a Portuguese version. It’s so popular and there is always a line during lunch time. Today I arrived around 12:30 p.m. then the line was even longer than usual.

Prato principal including main & sides of your choice (4€), combo with soup & dessert (5.75€). By the day of week, there are 6-7 different main dishes available. Today he had Chicken Strogonof and I had Fish Flitter with rice, salad & fries. We usually share one potion of soup (today Portuguese chicken soup) and dessert because it’s a lot!

Lunch with Douro white @ 1:10 p.m., Fish flitter comes with pilaf, a nice surprise.

Dessert: Doce da casa @ 2:30 p.m., we save other one, pudding for tomorrow. We were stuffed!

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Bolo de limão & coffee @ 7:00 a.m., Caldo verde @ 11:40 a.m.

Beer & Wine, Home

Citrusy Douro White

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Breakfast: Bolo de limão, apple, coffee @ 7:00 a.m.

Caldo verde & croissant @ 10:00 a.m.

Open a bottle of Douro white @ 12:00 p.m., Crisp like lemon.

Lunch: Spaghetti meat sauce with egg, salad, wine @ 1:30 p.m.

Dessert: Cookie from vinhus.pt

Beer & Wine, Home, Restaurant/Take Away/Delivery, Sweet & Coffee

My Favorite BBQ Chicken & Beef

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Take out lunch: Family chicken combo 10€, costeleta 6.50€ @ 12:30 p.m.

This red wine is like a nice California pinot noir. I wanted ‘Picanha’ but they didn’t have it today. Costeleta (probably ribeye) was so good too.

Dessert @ 2:00 p.m.

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Breakfast: Queijada, Pão de Deus, strawberries, coffee @ 7:30 a.m.

Had a little talk with a restaurant employee and other customers plus this little puppy 🙂

Home

Walking through Alvalade

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Only activity we are allowed now is walking to exercise. So we take a walk once or twice a week and enjoy street art. Today explored Alvalade neighborhood.

I fed him leftover first since he was starving after the walk @ 12:30 p.m.

I enjoyed appetizer and wine

Adding to leftover karaage & “shishito” pepper, I quickly made shrimp head miso soup & cod egg rice


Dessert: Queijada & chocolate

I made Tarako Spaghetti @ 4:00 p.m.

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Breakfast: Nutella & Hazelnut croissants, coffee @ 7:30 a.m.

Beer & Wine, Cheese, Grocery/Bakery

Grocery Shopping @ Mercado & Mercearia

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I went to Mercado 31 de Janeiro, a traditional market in Lisbon.

A good place to buy fresh fruits and seafood. Of course Portuguese cheese and wine too.

Today I didn’t go to a supermarket but shopped all grocery @ mercado and mercearia (little grocery store).

Cod egg & shrimp from mercado

Lunch: Queijo fresco (fresh cheese), olive, bread, strawberries, leitão (roasted pork), wine @ 12:10 p.m., This Dão white wine has a clean taste. Everything else tasted so good.

I was taught at a fish market that Portugueses either boiled or grill cod eggs, so I grilled. It tasted good without any seasoning but better with a little bit salt or soy sauce.

Portuguese shrimp pasta seasoned with garlic, butter & lemon

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Breakfast: Vegan pancakes with pistachio cream, coffee @ 6:45 a.m.

Home

Easy Apple Pie & O-Bento

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A friend shared an easy recipe of “Apple Pie” using a packaged pastry sheet. 1. Lay sugar evenly under sheet, 2. Cut apple and lay on the sheet, 3. put tiny pieces of butter on apple evenly, 4. bake in 200C oven for 15 minutes, 5. Sprinkle sugar on apple and bake another 15 minutes

Breakfast: Easy apple pie & coffee @ 7:00 a.m. I had more of it @ 11:50 a.m.

In the morning the holes in the bathroom were filled…

Lunch: O-Bento of chicken karaage, “shishito” pepper, rice @ 12:20 p.m., Since I was not sure how long people work in our bathroom and I am not comfortable to cook while someone in the house, I prepared lunch last night.

Event/Activities, Home

Spending a day in a hotel…

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Breakfast: Bola de Berlim, apple, coffee @ 6:40 a.m., Instant noodle with egg @ 8:30 a.m.

Since a contractor/plumbers work in our bathroom all day, the landlord reserves a hotel room for us. He chose to stay home and I took the offer. It was perfect to get relaxed alone.

I went back to home to feed him and myself @ 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Spent the afternoon in the hotel. Yay, it has a tub!

I went back home and enjoyed beer & chips. It was such a guilty pleasure @ 6:10 p.m.