Tag: Food & Drinks
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Bringing Japan to Holland
This was not my first time in Holland, nor will it be my last. The main attraction of this visit was to meet up with my friend and her partner who’ve recently moved there. Making Cranes Did I mention that said friend is getting married soon? No? Well, the happy couple are planning lots of…
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Pasta Delight (AKA Egg Poisoning)
Making pasta should be a fairly innocent activity, right? Well, if you’re like me and don’t do too well with large quantities of eggs maybe think about whether or not you should be making vegan pasta instead. The pasta tasted delicious, my stomach just didn’t agree with my mouth. For those of you who don’t…
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Sailing with Sails
Day 1 We met early to come up with a shopping list and wow was it a list… Between the 7 of us we bought 430EUR worth of groceries for the week.We then went onboard our yacht, La Flaca, and unpacked our purchases along with the leftovers from the previous crew.After a safety briefing, we…
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Spain
They say that time flies when you’re having fun. I don’t know about flying but I definitely feel like I’ve sped through the past week at high velocity.The country of Spain is noticeably more yellow-orange than the blue-black-white combo of Portugal. The Lion León is a perfect example of this, the buildings making use of…
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The Douro Valley
On the 24th of January 2024, I broke my 12 o’clock rule and drank before midday. I thought going to the most famous wine region in Portugal was a good enough excuse. Then again, apparently Portugal is made up of 18 regions and 14 of them produce wine but hey, who’s counting?Douro Valley is a…
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Pastel de Nata
What on earth is that weird sounding phrase you ask? Well, for anyone who has ever frequented Costa you will already know. Pastel de Nata is a Portuguese custard tart and, yesterday, I learnt how to make them. The School of Portuguese Food I went on a course with Homecooking Lisbon. There are several thoughts…
