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The echoes of stone, sea glass, & tile that make up the soul of Portugal
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Follow the Tiles

Café Life

February 15, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

The streets in the midst of town have been quiet in Praia das Maçãs. To be honest, it’s nice to…

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Filed under: beaches, bolos, burgers, café life, cafés, cakes, coffee, lemon cookies, Portugal, praias, prais das maçãs, Recipes, wine

The Random Garden: Winter

February 1, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 3 Comments

We’re growing avocados. We have three viable plants, now holding their own in the Random Garden—the veritable highlight of our…

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Filed under: avocados, garden, guacamole, hortas, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Random Garden, Recipes

Museu Nacional do Azulejo, Lisboa

January 18, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

Museums often leave me cold—even the ones covering topics in which I have great interest. In fact, these must engage…

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Filed under: azulejos, Lisboa, Lisbon, museu, Museu Nacional do Azulejo, museums, Portugal, Tiles

New Year On The Praia

January 4, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We celebrated the New Year by eating grapes, but in the Portuguese style: twelve raisins, one for each toll of…

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Filed under: black-eyed peas, espumante, Filipa Pato, New Year, New Year's Day 2019, New Year's Eve, Portugal, praia das maçãs, Recipes

Medronhos For Natal

December 21, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

We didn’t expect the medronhos, or madrones, to last so long. Those Christmas ornaments hanging from the trees all over…

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Filed under: Christmas, Christmas markets, electricos, jam, madrones, medronhos, mercados de natal, Natal, ornaments, praias, sea glass, Sintra, trams

Alenquer Terroir

December 7, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

As we look to the northwest from the hill, as the sun sets over the ocean 30 kilometers away, the…

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Filed under: Alenquer, Alenquer DOC, Casta 85, castanhas, castelão, chestnuts, codorniz, Faustino, Lisboa, Lisboa VR, Museu do Vinho, Páteo Velho, Portugal, quail, Recipes, terroir, vinhos, viticultural regions, wine, wine tasting

Sintra Light

November 23, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

Silver light of the morning. As I drive through the valley of Galamares up towards Sintra, the light filters through…

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Filed under: beaches, carcavelos, chickpeas, dogs, estoril, light, photography, Portugal, praia das maçãs, praia pequena, praias, roasted broccoli, Sintra, sunsets

First Fires

November 9, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

Three years ago, we moved into our home on the Sintra coast, just hours after a pleasant immigration officer stamped…

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Filed under: appetizers, baked brie, dogs, fireplaces, fires, lareiras, Portugal, Recipes, Sintra, Winter

The Random Garden: Autumn

October 26, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

This morning I saw a squash blossom trumpeting its way through the tangled leaves of our Random Garden. Sigh. A…

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Filed under: caracois, dirty martinis, garden, hortas, marinated olives, martinis, olives, Portugal, Random Garden, snails, squash blossoms, tomatoes

Harvest

October 12, 2018 brokenazulejos1971 Leave a comment

As I turned the corner on one of my usual running circuits, I hit the sandy track that takes me…

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Filed under: Alvarinho, Barcelos, Carregal do Sal, colheita, Dão, Douro, fires, grapes, harvest, Melgaço, Minho, Monção, Paredes de Coura, Portugal, vindima, vineyards, Vinho Verde, vintage, wine

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