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July 23, 2020

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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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This is not *just another banana bread recipe*, th

This is not *just another banana bread recipe*, this is my friend Hollie´s *ultimate banana bread recipe* that you didn´t even know you needed until today. It has the perfect balance of a soft banana taste and just the right amount of moisture and softness. So what do you say? Will you give it a try? 🍌

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#homemade #dessert #vegetarian #vegetariandish #foodporn #foodie #instafood #foodgram #nextbestfoodie #magic #foodblogger #foodblog #foodphotography #foodstylingandphotography #foodstyling #romanianchef #choiceofmagic #bananabread #banana #guestchefseries #homemadeMonday #american #america #cake #homebaking #yummy #yum

In early January, before the lockdown, we visited

In early January, before the lockdown, we visited the lovely town of Arraiolos, some 1.5h away from Lisbon. The streets are white, with accents of blue, yellow and green, everything smells like fresh laundry and a murmuration of starlings (what an awesome term for a collection of birds!) dances above the low roofs. Today, in my stories I´ll show you some glimpses of the town that Portuguese children visit while in school to learn how carpets are woven.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Because with the current lockdown, I myself forget

Because with the current lockdown, I myself forget I live in Portugal, I decided to bring you a seafood pasta recipe that will make you dream of exotic vacations. The esteemed Portuguese boyfriend did most of the cooking, while I sat in awe and filmed and photographed this week´s #homemadeMonday. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What do you say, curious to try the black spaghetti with shrimp, garlic and butter?

Happy Friday, everyone! I am enjoying my Friday of

Happy Friday, everyone! I am enjoying my Friday off with a great book about Africa, a magical bookmark by @createdreamsart from Romania, and a coffee from Java. 📖🪄☕️⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Let me introduce you to this week´s #homemadeMond

Let me introduce you to this week´s #homemadeMonday: an improvised curry with leftovers. I usually put the same veggies in every curry I make, but this time I had to improvise a bit with some veggies #denearuncat and this was the result. A delicious curry with cauliflower, shiitake mushrooms, zucchini, chickpeas, dehydrated figs and cashews. The recipe is super versatile and the result utterly delicious.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Portugal is still in lockdown and I lost count of

Portugal is still in lockdown and I lost count of how long it´s been since I´ve put on jeans, but here´s a picture from a happier time when I visited the beautiful white city of Estremoz and met Jack the Ripper, a dusty, lone cat wandering its cobblestone streets in search of mice and cuddles. I miss traveling but I think I miss cuddles and hugs from loved ones even more. How are you holding up?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Calling all salad lovers to check out the perfect

Calling all salad lovers to check out the perfect winter salad - a combination of baby spinach, baked cauliflower, pear, gorgonzola and walnuts, all drizzled with truffle oil. Warmly recommended on a cold winter day.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I´d like to get to know you! And what if we did i

I´d like to get to know you! And what if we did it over a video call, each of us sipping on a cup of tea (or a glass of wine), in the comfort of our own living room, talking about an awesome book? Join me in an interactive book club edition at the end of next month and let´s talk about this international bestseller, Educated. The chat will be in English and we can all agree on the date together, but I´m thinking end of February/beginning of March. Spots are limited and some people already expressed interest, so drop a comment if you´d like to join and I´ll come back with details.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I pride myself in making awesome risottos, but thi

I pride myself in making awesome risottos, but this #homemadeMonday is a #guestchefseries, and my mother in law is the star, along with her pumpkin risotto. You´ll be taken aback by the technique (the rice comes in close to the end), but i swear you´ll be even more pleasantly surprised at how delicious the taste is! And while the lighting of the picture is not up to my standards, and I lacked my usual background (but got my mother in law´s mother´s handmade tablecloth instead!), this is seriously one of the most delicious meals from this feed. Link in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Hard to imagine that one day it will be safe to tr

Hard to imagine that one day it will be safe to travel or at this stage even exit the house again, but whenever that day comes, here are some adorable places to visit an hour away from Lisbon. Find the post about our luxury weekend away on the blog, but please, only travel when it´s safe for both you and the people around you. And while we´re waiting, I have one or two more travel posts up my sleeve to share with you in the coming weeks. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This #homemadeMonday brings you a dot of colour -

This #homemadeMonday brings you a dot of colour - a spicy carrot almond soup to comfort you on these cold winter days. The recipe is up on the blog and you´ll find the link to it in bio. 🥕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Fun fact about me: my parents never listened to mu

Fun fact about me: my parents never listened to much music around the house and so I grew up with virtually 0 music culture. I´ve always felt a bit self conscious about it until my team at work bought me this wonderful book for my birthday one year - 101 Artists to Listen to Before You Die. And so, every other day I open this beautiful book randomly and listen to the artist on that page for the full day, taking it in and expanding my horizons. Are there any areas you feel you´d wanna learn more of? Share them in the comments and let´s normalise not knowing everything. Also, get yourself this book, it is gooold!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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