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Above Lisbon

May 31, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

More than six years have passed since my first flights into and out of Lisbon. I ask for a window…

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Filed under: aviação, aviation, Benfica, Descobrimentos, flying, Lisboa, Lisbon, Parque Florestal Monsanto, pasta, Portugal, Recipes, Sporting FC, Tejo, Torre de Belém

A Very Lisbon Marathon

May 10, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 1 Comment

Twenty minutes before the start of the race, and still only a few dozen runners milled about under the limp…

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Filed under: fava beans, favas, Lisboa, Lisbon, Lisbon ECO Marathon, marathon, Parque Eduardo VII, Parque Florestal Monsanto, pulses, Recipes, road races, running

The Random Garden: Nêspera

April 26, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

The flavor of a nêspera, or loquat, reminds me of several things. First, an apricot, but it’s also tart-sweet, like…

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Filed under: Colares, fruit jam, fruit trees, jam, loquats, nêspera, Portugal, Random Garden, Recipes

Alentejo Terroir

March 29, 2019 brokenazulejos1971 2 Comments

The wide open spaces relax the eyes and imbue me with a deep sense of calm. Almost six years ago…

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Filed under: Alentejo, DOC, farinheira, herdades, Portugal, Recipes, talhas, terroir, vinhos, viticultural regions, wine

Budbreak: Colares

March 15, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

The man crouched low between the rows to reach the tendrils winding from each arm of the vine. The vinhas…

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Filed under: Adega Viúva Gomes, Colares, Colares DOC, king cake, Lisboa, Lisboa VR, Malvasia, Mare e Corvus, Portugal, Ramisco, Recipes, vinho, vinhos, wine

Café Life

February 15, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

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

New Year On The Praia

January 4, 2019 brokenazulejos1971

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

Alenquer Terroir

December 7, 2018 brokenazulejos1971

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

First Fires

November 9, 2018 brokenazulejos1971

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

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