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January 2018

Food

Pastéis de Nata

When I saw the third weeks’ theme of 52weeksofcooking, I immediately knew what I wanted to make. The theme is Portuguese, and what better way to celebrate the Portuguese kitchen than to make classic pastéis de nata? I first got introduced to these delicious custard tarts when I visited Lisbon with friends. We went to the famous pastéis de nata shop in Belem and bought a box full of these little pastries. Then we sat down in a nearby park. The sun was shining, the pastries were still warm: heaven!

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Food

Mapo Tofu

The second week’s theme of my 52weeksofcooking challenge is ‘Spicy’. For some people that might be a bit unfortunate, but not for me! If there’s one thing I really enjoy, it is spicy foods. Of course, it took me some time to get used too – the first time my BF and I went to an authentic Chinese restaurant I cried and sniffed almost all evening. For the record, the evening was very enjoyable, that wasn’t the reason ;). The food was totally worth all the sniffing and teary eyes!  Continue Reading…

Food

Simple soda bread

Dear readers, I wish you all a very happy new year! The last couple of months I found it very difficult to keep blogging. I didn’t have much time, and I also didn’t know what to write about, or what dishes to make. Then I saw an awesome film, and a new idea began to take form. Continue Reading…