22 December 2011

Christmas Greetings




Christmas Greetings to all Portuguese Menu readers, visitors and foodie friends.
The image above is "Bolo Rei", the Portuguese typical Christmas fruit cake. It won´t be missing on my Christmas too.
I´m spending my "Christmas Holidays" in my hometown. I´m travelling for over a week and hope to be back home after Christmas weekend.
See you xx

9 November 2011

Portuguese Chestnuts are Back



It´s already Winter in Portugal. Our typical and very appreciated Portuguese Chestnuts are back.
Portuguese chestnuts can be found in abundance in the center and north region of the country.
Roasted with Salt, better when they´re still warm...They are sold in dozens and you can find them in some corners of downtown´s streets.
You will hear the typical "pregão": "Quentinhas e Boas!"

5 November 2011

Organizing Pots




Besides cooking and blogging I have quite a few different interests and that´s one of the main reasons why I don´t update my blogs as frequently as I wish :)
Besides my long time passion for Stained Glass Art, I enjoy home design and decor. I like Portuguese traditions and although I live in a modern city apartment, my favorite decor style is mixing old and new.
I often visit a few home design websites and sometimes I check home decor magazines not only to learn about the latest trends but also looking for organizing ideas I can use on my own home.
I noticed that in modern kitchens there´s a sort of old Portuguese tradition revival. In some Portuguese countryside villages, like in Alentejo region, the old tradition to store pots is hanging them on walls and racks.
I did a bit of research online and came across enclume pot racks, in the picture above. Some of these racks look like the old Portuguse ones and I think they can be a very good solution to organize my pots. Any enclume pot rack organizing system saves a lot of space and lends the kitchen a different look.
enclume potracks offers three basic rack solutions: Hanging pot racks, wall mounted pot racks and freestanding, plus different accessories.
I surely need to organize my pots, due to lack of space I have them all stored in a “mountain” inside a kitchen cupboard.
And you? How do you organize your pots?

17 October 2011

Blog Break

8 June 2011

What I´ve Been Cooking...

Hello guys,
It´s been a while since my last update, my offline life has been my major focus and I´ve been blogging much less these days... once in a while count me in :)
Although I cook almost every day, I haven´t tried a new recipe in such a long time.
I´ve been cooking the same recipes I already posted here in Portuguese Menu before. I´ve been doing more "Menu Planning" too. I guess we entered in what can be called a meal routine: simple things, soups, eggs, roasted meet, fish, seafood, beans, rice, pasta, some Italian dishes, salads and deserts.
Here´s some of the recipes I´ve been doing:




Lasanha




Feijoada





Seafood





Semifrio de Bolacha


See you xxx

22 April 2011

Happy Easter



I´d like to wish all Portuguese Menu readers, visitors and followers a Peaceful and Sweet Easter.
We will be traveling out of town for a few days. Hope to be back next week.
 
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