Monthly Archives: October 2014
Bem casado walnut cookie
A large walnut tree stands proudly in the middle of my parent’s orchard. It took the tree years to produce its first nuts, but during the last few years it has really started to get the hang of it. This …
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Bem casado cookie from Brazil
After every proper wedding in Brazil you will be presented prettily wrapped bem casado cookies to take home. Apparently it is a challenge to smuggle home as many cookies as you can. I don’t blame the smugglers: these cookies are …
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Pastel de nata with port raisins
You will not find very many variations of the pastel de nata in Lisbon. Most pastelarias stick to the classic vanilla-cinnamon custard recipe. I am less traditional and wanted to try something new. I often drank port with
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Pastel de nata from Portugal
In Lisbon every pastelaria is judged by the quality of its pastels de nata. This crunchy pastry with its creamy custard filling was baked for the first time in the 17th century by the monks from the Jerónimos monastery in …
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