“Bring on the Pig!” Get to the pig already!” “Quit teasing!” I think I’ve heard it all from friends and family. I’ve dragged my feet for far too long and I am eternally sorry. Please, forgive me. If I haven’t previously mentioned, October is the craziest month for our family. Two kids’ birthdays, our wedding [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Portugal: Part III – All Hail The Pig!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Coimbra, Escolha dos Sócios, Figueira da Foz, leitao assado, Mealhada, Pedro dos Leitoes, porto, portugal, roasted suckling pig on October 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Portugal – Part II: Food Exploration
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged antiga confeitaria de belem, belem, pasteis de nata, pasties de belem, portugal, presuntos, solar dos presuntos on October 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The next day, day two, the men had meetings all day so my new friend Elsie and I had agreed to meet early for breakfast and then head out for a site-seeing extravaganza. Early probably wasn’t the smartest choice for me, what with all the wine and the jet lag, but I got it together [...]
Portugal – Part I: Our First Night
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ginjinha, leitao assado, lisbon, pasties de nata, percebes, port wine, portugal on October 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I’m back safe and sound. I’ve been home about a week and a half now and I’ve been dragging my feet on posting. Not because I don’t want to share all the glorious food details with you, but because I have so much to share that I just don’t know where to begin. I took [...]

