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September 28, 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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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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A rushed snapshot after yesterday´s brunch at @th

A rushed snapshot after yesterday´s brunch at @theroyalrawness . The food was delicious and since their speciality is coffee, I got one to go and enjoyed it whilst walking the nowadays empty streets of Alfama. Can every Monday be a bank holiday? What does your ideal day off look like?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This #homemadeMonday brings you a low calorie brea

This #homemadeMonday brings you a low calorie breakfast toast recipe that will double as a delicious dessert - what more can you ask for? As for the combination of pineapple with cottage cheese and cinnamon - I swear by it now. Link´s in bio!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Every Sunday at 11 am, I religiously head over to

Every Sunday at 11 am, I religiously head over to Nonna´s house for our German lesson. Nonna´s 96 years old and I´ve been teaching her German for two years now. She lives in a gorgeous castle by the sea, full of remarkable little details like this little drink cart in her music room. She feels it´s a bit too pompous, but the music room is my favourite room of the castle. Let me know if you want to see more of it in the stories!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What´s the latest book you read? My September´s

What´s the latest book you read? My September´s book club is freshly pressed on the blog and this month´s theme is young angst. I only read two books this time - Mircea Eliade´s Romanul Adolescentului Miop and Colette´s Chéri and The Last of Chéri - but I full heartedly loved them, despite how heavy the young angst theme sounds. Check out the article on the blog (the link is in bio) for my impressions!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I always reserve the last #homemadeMonday of the m

I always reserve the last #homemadeMonday of the month for the #guestchefseries. And this time it’s a really special one. My best friend, Flavia, tweaked her grandma’s plum dumplings recipe and what came out is pure magic. I truly believe that no food, no matter how many Michelin stars on it, is as good as our grandmas’ food and so, I hope you’ll give it a chance. ❤️
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Some snapshots from the Romanian brunch I threw fo

Some snapshots from the Romanian brunch I threw for my friends this weekend. My luggage is always full of food when I leave Romania, and I always enjoy it best when I share it with friends. For drinks we had Hugo cocktails (with elderflower syrup and prosecco), for starters we had paté, zacusca (the one from @dealurileuilei has absolutely been the star of this meal), salata de icre, salata de ciuperci, dulceata de ardei iute, Sibiu salami, cabanosi, branza de burduf, oua umplute, veggies and the softest bread. And for the main course we had polenta (mamaliga cu branza si smantana). This polenta recipe is so divine that next month I’ll invite my mom to make it for the guest chef series so I can share it with you all.
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One of my favourite places to visit when in Sibiu

One of my favourite places to visit when in Sibiu is the Astra Museum - an open air museum containing mostly rural traditional houses and other constructions from the pre-industrial time. It´s a great space for connecting to nature and finding peace. Whether you want to take a boat ride, a scooter stroll or just a long walk, you can spend hours here, leaving recharged and all zen!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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What´s your favourite pasta dish? There was a per

What´s your favourite pasta dish? There was a period in my childhood when I ate so much pasta that I couldn´t have any for about two years anymore. Now, at adulthood, I have pasta about once a week and it´s my absolute favourite dish. This #homemadeMonday is not a #guestchefseries but it´s my dad who made his speciality - spaghetti with sausage, mushrooms and tomato sauce. Link in bio for the recipe!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Day five of our Romanian roadtrip started in a cam

Day five of our Romanian roadtrip started in a camping overlooking a most typical Maramures scenery. I could get used to waking up like this. How about you?
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The day before we started our camper van roadtrip

The day before we started our camper van roadtrip we dressed up nicely and celebrated my dad’s 60th birthday in style. In this picture I had my feet in the freezing river, but was so happy to be with my family after so long that I still managed to crack a smile.
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