Comments on: Simple Is Best http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/ In the kitchen with truly fresh produce Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-3426 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:09:14 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-3426 Wow, Ana, thanks so much for your lovely comments! I’m so glad you approve of my posts on your amazing country. Thank you for sharing all the information and for giving me the name of the pastry! I do realize there are a lot of different dishes and cultures between the regions of Portugal so am glad someone (you) from the north was able to identify the pastry. I did not visit your small town but do remember seeing it on the signs on the roads I was driving. It’s beautiful in the north and I hope to visit again soon! :) I’d love to try the “chouriço” and “alheira”! Email me at straightfromthefarm (at) gmail (dot) com if you really don’t mind shipping them over here. :)

]]> By: Ana http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-3420 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:17:37 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-3420 By the way, I forgot to mention, I live in the North of Portugal, Near Barcelos, in a small city called “Póvoa de Varzim”, I don’t know if you had the chance to visit… it’s by the sea, there’s a windy but beautiful beach! ;) the pastry called “Bispo” it’s that one with the coconut!! eheh it’s one of my favorite too and you can easily find it anywhere, at least here in Northern Portugal… that’s because, although Portugal is rather small we do have an extremely diversified culture and some of the things we find in the North or in Trás-os-Montes, or in Algarve aren’t so available everywhere else! :)

]]> By: Ana http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-3419 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:10:58 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-3419 Hi there!!

I’m a portuguese young lady ;) eheh and I was wondering around TasteSpotting when I saw the title “Sexy Cenouras” lolol of course I had to check your blog out!! I’m soooooo happy you have discovered our lovely country and had the opportunity to learn a little bit about our culture, history, traditions, and particularly our food! Nhamiiii nhammiii I really have to say that when I travel abroad that’s the thing I miss the most… our food!!! I’m a vegetarian too… here we have “chouriço” and “alheira” made up of soy bean and other spicies… if you are willing to try, I’d love to ship them for you! I hope you come and visit soon, and bring your friends and family!! Portugal is not that known, but portuguese people are very proud of their country!! I just hope you all come and visit and enjoy!! eheh By the way, that pastry you have a picture of, is named “Bispo”, in english “Bishop” :)

]]> By: Sexy Cenouras « Straight from the Farm http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-3390 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:20:41 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-3390 [...] If you weren’t around for my raving about Portugal, I must insist you click here and here and here to read about this amazing country and its [...]

]]> By: My First Act As Bee Keeper « Straight from the Farm http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2438 Fri, 16 May 2008 23:51:41 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2438 [...] or six combs.  And what wonderfully sweet and floral honey it is!  Some of the best I’ve had, aside from that which I got in northern Portugal this past spring.  Besides just licking it off my fingers, I’m debating what to do with it to really showcase its [...]

]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2122 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:33:24 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2122 Christine – Oh dear, I wish I had known you wanted Eat Pray Love (I figured you’d already read it) as I would have swap one of my other books at the cottage exchange and brought it back instead for you to have. Oh well. Yes, please come help make folhada! I could use your baker’s good sense. And of course we’d have kiwi cocktails. I do believe they must have just pureed the whole fruit in the blender, although, the seeds were whole, not broken up. But the juice was very thick so a puree makes sense. There was just gin and juice and it was heaven! :)

]]> By: Christine http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2114 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:17:26 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2114 I am patiently awaiting “Eat, Pray, Love” which has been on request from the library for almost a month! I’m looking forward to it quite a bit.

I would love to make some “folhado” with you but only if we can drink kiwi cocktails ;) have you tried making them at home? Do you think the kiwi was just pureed in a blender? (I’m thinking so since the seeds weren’t strained out). Anything else in there besides gin and kiwi “juice”? So many questions…

]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2087 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:42:07 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2087 Great suggestions! I wanted badly to go to Os Tibetanos but it my guidebook said it was closed on weekends so I didn’t make it there. I wish I’d known about the organic food market on Saturdays though. Very cool! :)

]]> By: SeePortugal.Org http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2085 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:36:28 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2085 Great post, and a wonderful network between bloggers.

Anyone else interested in vegetarian food in Lisbon, I would suggest Os Tibetanos,
Rua do Salitre, 117.

Also, there is a organic food market every Saturday morning in Principal Real, the best park in Lisbon in my opinion.

]]> By: Jennie http://straightfromthefarm.net/2008/03/19/cheese-and-plum-sandwich/#comment-2081 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:18:12 +0000 http://straightfromthefarm.wordpress.com/?p=506#comment-2081 Gintoino – I’m so glad I grilled the cheese too! :) I never thought to use it in soups, but that’s a very good idea…if only I had more cheese!! Maybe the link Lily posted will be useful for getting more. :)

Lily – Thanks for the link! I’ll check into it; I hope they have this cheese!

Melinda – So glad you discovered SFTF!! The fun is just beginning as we rev up for another growing season, which means more ideas for fresh food. :) Come back often!

Move to Portugal – Oh gosh, I am SO jealous of you and your family! What a dream!! Good luck making it all work so you can go live in a land I found stunningly beautiful! :) Eat some cheese and pastry for me when you get there!

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