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August 16, 2021

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I am Cristina - a Lisbon based Romanian writer in love with Victorian novels, comfort food and foreign lands.

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A new blog post following January´s trip to Barce

A new blog post following January´s trip to Barcelona is up on the blog. Check out the #foodIlovedinBarcelona for some of my favourite restaurant recommendations. From breakfast and brunch spots, to iconic lunch and dinner restaurants, to fabulous tapas bars and cocktail and dancing joints, it’s all up there. And with a new Barcelona trip planned for June (because I cannot keep away from that fantastic city), expect the list of recommendations to grow soon.
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#barcelona #foodIloveinBarcelona #Barcelonafoodie #spanishfood #tapas #tapasinBarcelona #Barcelonarestaurants #spain #espana #visitspain #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #romanian #streetstyle #travelblog #travelblogger #colour #sunny #exotic #tropical #magictravels #choiceofmagictravels #visitbarcelona

Moments from two weeks ago, when we stayed at @qui

Moments from two weeks ago, when we stayed at @quintadacomporta and recharged during a weekend of fantastic food, rides to the beach, reading in front of a fireplace, watching Tin Tin, getting the best massage I’ve ever gotten, and swimming our worries away. If you haven’t been to Comporta yet, make sure it’s top of list because they don’t call it “Europe´s Bali” for nothing.

#comporta #visitcomporta #quintadacomporta #portugal #visitportugal #troia #beach #troiabeach #beautifuldestinations #smallluxuryhotels #comportarestaurants #visitalentejo #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #romanian #streetstyle #travelblog #travelblogger #colour #sunny #exotic #tropical #magictravels #choiceofmagictravels #ootd #portuguese #romanian

Throwback to last year, marvelling at the Mediterr

Throwback to last year, marvelling at the Mediterranean meeting the Taurus mountains in beautiful Turkey, which is going through such tragedy right now. I hope you can find it in your heart to join me in donating as much as you can to help the Turkish and Syrian people overcome such challenging times. I chose to donate to @oxfaminternational who is providing protection, water and sanitation, shelter and food support to the nearly 2 million people affected by the earthquake. I added a fundraiser button to @oxfamintermon (it’s the only Oxfam verified fundraiser I could find here), in case you want to help too. 🌍 🚑
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#turkey #antalya #mediterranean #taurusmountains #taurus #sosturkey #helpturkey #syria #helpsyria #fundraiserforturkey #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #travelblog #magictravels #visitturkey #choiceofmagictravels

This is not a Valentine´s Day post. Well not exac

This is not a Valentine´s Day post. Well not exactly. It is not because I don´t care much for Valentine´s Day (if anything, I prefer its Romanian equivalent of Dragobete). And yet it is, because by now you surely know how much I love books. And I kind of half intentionally chose today to launch "the book diaries". Which is a monthly recap of the books I read in the previous month, something I used to call up until last year "the monthly book club". But since I actually want to relaunch the old book club conversations too, I thought I´d rebrand my monthly reviews. So there you have it - The Book Diary of January 2023 is now online and I´d really love it if you checked it out and got inspired by the books I read last month. Or if you just dropped me a comment telling me what you´ve read and loved in 2023 so far.
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🍰 With Valentine´s Day a week away, why not ru

🍰 With Valentine´s Day a week away, why not run to the store and buy the few ingredients necessary for my sister´s delicious cheesecake with pecan nuts and caramel topping? Whether you´re baking it for or with someone you love, or just making it for yourself, I am sure you´ll love it as much as I loved seeing her do it for me! 💕💕💕
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*note: you can also find a Romanian version of this recipe on @povestiaromate ´s page, in the Deserturi highlight. It´s originally theirs and is only featuring here as part of the #guestchefseries.
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Ingredients
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For the base:
180g shredded digestive cookies
75g brown sugar
90g butter
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For the cream:
800g cream cheese
200g sugar
150g cooking cream
one and a half tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
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For the sauce:
100g pecan nuts
100g brown sugar
half a tsp cinnamon
60g cream
80g butter
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(Instructions following in the comments)
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#homemade #foodporn #foodie #instafood #foodgram #nextbestfoodie #foodblogger #foodblog #foodphotography #foodstylingandphotography #foodstyling #choiceofmagic #cheesecake #caramel #caramelcheesecake #cake #cakerecipe #valentinesday #romanticdinner #dessert #sobremesa #festivedessert

I can buy myself flowers, but I’d much rather ju

I can buy myself flowers, but I’d much rather just fly myself to Barcelona and go for a stroll amongst the lavender at Park Güell. And even though I went there looking for Gaudi´s beautiful mosaics, I was so so impressed by the landscaping of the park. From the lavender to the palm trees, and the way they embedded with Gaudi´s masterminded architecture, Park Güell was one of my favourite parts of Barcelona.

Have you been? What did you think of it?

#barcelona #parcguell #parcgüell #gaudi #spain #espana #visitspain #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #romanian #streetstyle #travelblog #travelblogger #colour #sunny #exotic #tropical #magictravels #choiceofmagictravels #ootd #portuguese #romanian #visitbarcelona #antonigaudi #architecture

Don´t be fooled by my big smile, I was actually j

Don´t be fooled by my big smile, I was actually just clenching my teeth at the many pigeons in Parc Güell, because birds absolutely terrify me. The top of the Sagrada Familia in the background, Gaudi´s beautiful tile mosaics, the blue sky, and being with my family in such a beautiful place really made up for it, though. 🐦

Now tell me - what´s your next destination? ✈️ 🚂 🚙

#barcelona #parcguell #parcgüell #gaudi #spain #espana #visitspain #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #romanian #streetstyle #travelblog #travelblogger #colour #sunny #exotic #tropical #magictravels #choiceofmagictravels #ootd #portuguese #romanian #visitbarcelona #antonigaudi #architecture

One of my happiest and euphoric moments of 2022 wa

One of my happiest and euphoric moments of 2022 was on the 6th of July at around 6pm, when I stepped upstairs in the Shakespeare & Company book store in Paris. Watching all those people cuddled up in the various armchairs of the reading area, and finding an armchair for myself, where I sat and went through some of the books in this pic (all except for Purple Hibiscus were bought at Shakespeare & Co), filled my heart with a sense of pure happiness which we only experience every now and then in life, and desperately want to cling on to. By now I have read all of these books, but since I never published this picture, and really treasured that moment, I thought it was time to share it.

Tell me about a moment you experienced this euphoric happiness lately! ✨

#bookstoread #whattoreadnext #bookrec #personallibrary #bookfriends #bookdesires #bookphotography #bookaesthetic #bibliophile #booklover #bookpeople #bookish #BeautifulBooks #booksaremagic #bookworm #fortheloveofbooks #booksofinstagram #readersofinstagram #bookstagram #fiction #shakespeareandco #paris #parisianbookstore #elifshafak #gertrudestein #janeausten #francoisesagan #chimamandangozi

🍊Salmon, avo and orange salad 🍊 to kick off

🍊Salmon, avo and orange salad 🍊 to kick off a year of yum recipes. Took me quite a few iterations, but the recipe is now up on the blog!

Ingredients:

two small avocados two small oranges 400g salmon parmesan cheese mint leaves a tbsp balsamic vinegar a tbsp olive oil salt Ras el Hanout

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1. Rub the salmon in a thin layer of Ras el Hanout and bake for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees. Depending on your oven, you might want to get it out sooner, just make sure it’s ever slightly crunchy on the outside. Once done, let cool for one minute and then shred it with the help of a fork and a knife. 2. Peel the orange and either cut it in slices (more aesthetic) or cubes (more practical). Chop the avocado in bite sized cubes as well and grate the parmesan in thin but wide slices. 3. Start assembling. First, the avocado, then the shredded salmon, then the orange and finally the parmesan cheese and finely chopped mint leaves. Note: I leave at your discretion how many mint leaves and parmesan to use as it’s a matter of taste. 4. Season with salt and add the olive oil and balsamic vinegar before mixing it all together and serving.

#homemade #foodporn #foodie #instafood #foodgram #nextbestfoodie #foodblogger #foodblog #foodphotography #foodstylingandphotography #foodstyling #choiceofmagic #mealprep #salad #wintersalad #orange #sweetandsalty #healthyfood #healthymeal

Throwback to summer days in Paris, during one of m

Throwback to summer days in Paris, during one of my favourite trips of 2022. ✨
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I never really liked our hallway setup. So one 122

I never really liked our hallway setup. So one 122€ Ikea trip later (price including shelves and baskets), what feels like a million screws in a very thick wall, and more cups of wine than you can see in the video - voilà the result. It already looks like a new space, but it’s still missing a painting which we brought back from Brazil earlier this year, and still need to frame. What do you think?

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#bookworm #library #bookporn #books #book #bookshelfporn #literature #decoration #housemakeover #library #libraryupgrade #booknerd #fiction #romanian #lisbon #lisboa #portugal

Throwback to Paris in July, when I was living off

Throwback to Paris in July, when I was living off macarons and white wine, buying more books than I could carry and was mistaken for a grave cleaner by a Jewish lady in Père Lachaise. And while I am now back to my Mediterranean diet, I am working on a post about food I love in Paris, which I hope to have out for you soon.

Until then, care to share your favourite spot in Paris with me? ✨

#paris #france #visitparis #visitfrance #laduree #macaron #macarons #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelgram #romanian #streetstyle #travelblog #travelblogger #summer #colour #sunny #magictravels #choiceofmagictravels #ootd #portuguese #romanian

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