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Açorda à Alentejana (Portuguese Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro)

If you just want the recipe, scroll down. Otherwise, take a journey with me to Lisbon as I recollect the first time I met this soup. What’s a secret dinner? Our city team leader, Gonçalo was an amateaur cook. He really was an artist and photographer. His quiet, disheveled demeanor is intriguing in an artist. I decided to sign up for his dinner. He had … Continue reading Açorda à Alentejana (Portuguese Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro)

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Caldo Verde: Portuguese kale soup

Caldo Verde Pao com choriço Literally meaning, “green soup,” this famous homestyle soup is made with potatoes, sausage, and strung with kale like confetti. Because I found the particular Portuguese sausage “linguica” hard to find, I substituted choriço instead. (Choriço is not the same as Mexican chorizo. Portuguese choriço is dried and fully cooked like dried salami, Mexican chorizo is sold raw and needs to … Continue reading Caldo Verde: Portuguese kale soup

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Pao com Choriço

If you asked my boyfriend what his last meal would be, this would be a top contender. The first time we tried this humble meat and bread loaf we had just finished surfing together for the second time. Imagine waking up at 7am on a hot August day in Lisbon, eating a croissant with “nata” (rich cream), maybe a cappuccino or fresh orange juice and … Continue reading Pao com Choriço

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Açorda à Alentejana (Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro) Recipe: Secret dinner in Portugal

Our city team leader, Gonçalo, was an amateur cook. He was an artist and photographer. His quiet, disheveled demeanor is intriguing in an artist. I decided to sign up for his dinner. He had planned it perfectly.  He made us meet at sunset at a local’s favorite lookout point. We took pictures, met the other dinner guests and “ooed” and “awed” at the view of … Continue reading Açorda à Alentejana (Bread and Garlic Soup with Cilantro) Recipe: Secret dinner in Portugal

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