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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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Has it ever happened to you that you cook somethin

Has it ever happened to you that you cook something where you hate some (if not most) of the main ingredients but the end result is amazing? What was it? This #homemadeMonday gives you the recipe for a pasta dish with ricotta (the embarrassment of all cheeses), spinach (the only green I hate more than it is arugula), cherry tomatoes, roasted pine nuts and truffle oil. The link´s in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is me earlier today seriously questioning my

This is me earlier today seriously questioning my morning brunch choices and deciding to never again order a smoothie that has curcuma in it, nor think that the "healthy" pancakes would be a good idea. The açaí bowl was nice, but the rest were simply poor life choices. How´s your weekend going?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This #homemadeMonday brings you a creamy coconut a

This #homemadeMonday brings you a creamy coconut and curry udon noodle soup from #guestchef @violetaprg . It’s probably one of the most exotic soups you’ll find on the blog so head to the link in bio and give it a try!

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Let´s talk daily rituals! What habits have you ad

Let´s talk daily rituals! What habits have you adopted on a regular basis that you can´t live without? For me, it´s the little things like my morning walk with the dogs, the quick exercise sessions or the daily cup of tea. This weekend I am super excited to read about all these inspiring women´s daily rituals in what seems like an amazing book that @violetaprg gifted me. Let me know all about your daily rituals in the comments!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Rainbow salad for gloomy days! This #homemadeMonda

Rainbow salad for gloomy days! This #homemadeMonday is all about the salad that helped me change my food habits for the better. Check out the super simple recipe - the link is in bio and tell me what your favourite salad is!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I don´t know about you, but after I turned 30 one

I don´t know about you, but after I turned 30 one of my favourite weekend activities has become going to the market and buying fresh produce. In my bag you can find: a bottle of sweet French wine from the Gascogne region, a fig jam, an orange and nougat jam, three tea varieties, two French cheeses from @maitrerenardfromagerie and this beautiful bouquet of flowers. What is the highlight of your weekend?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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@bookdepository launched the impossible challenge

@bookdepository launched the impossible challenge of showing the world your most #BeautifulBooks and here is one of mine. I received Atlas Obsura as a Christmas gift from my boyfriend (who logged into my bookdepository account and ordered *everything* from my wishlist - he’s pretty perfect, I know) and I think it’s such a beautiful book inside and out. Fingers crossed I win! ❤️📖
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Trick or treat? Swipe to see some of the spooky ho

Trick or treat? Swipe to see some of the spooky homemade Halloween snacks I prepared for last weekend’s party. And if you wanna see more, click on the link in bio and read the full article on the blog. 🎃 👻 👹
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I just clicked publish on October´s book club - y

I just clicked publish on October´s book club - you can find the link in bio. This month I chose to read some books by contemporary writers. You can read the article on the blog, but in a nutshell here´s what I thought: The Monk of Mokha was a big surprise - I absolutely loved it, especially since it tells a true story. Making Nice is a book that it turns out I read twice and it really got on my nerves. Normal People gave me "overcomplicated" and "overhyped" vibes and Maya´s Notebook was nice, but inferior to Allende´s other writings. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Seriously thinking about buying a castle. Yesterda

Seriously thinking about buying a castle. Yesterday I visited the Quinta de Regaleira castle in Sintra, for what was probably the tenth time since I moved to Portugal. I loved it as much as on my first visit, so don´t ask me why I look so pissed here, it´s just the face of someone who wore the mask the whole day. I´ll post some snapshots in the stories and save them in the "Lisbon" highlights. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Chestnuts - but put them in a casserole dish with

Chestnuts - but put them in a casserole dish with potatoes and chorizo. Find the recipe on my blog. @mihai.gateste was the inspiration for combining potatoes with chorizo, the rest was an improvisation out of the desperation of not finding any decent chestnuts recipes on Pinterest. Link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Today marks 101 days without fast-food! I was neve

Today marks 101 days without fast-food! I was never a huge fan of it in the first place, but a girl´s gotta have a cheeseburger every now and then. And so, I celebrated by making my very own special burger. With the help of @ancacheregi´s burger buns recipe and @moroccochris ´s special way of getting umami out of red onions instead of bacon - it came out G.R.E.A.T. Follow the link in bio to the recipe.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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