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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.
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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.

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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.