Category Archives: Food and Drink
My A to Z Wholeness Blogging Challenge!
oappleThis month I will be doing a A to Z Wholeness Blogging Challenge! I really enjoyed doing the Poem A Day Challenge this summer and I think doing another challenge would be a great way to get back to posting on a regular basis. The title of this blog is Wholeness4Love because I wanted to focus on all aspects of wholeness: physical health, spiritual well-being, emotional healing, social justice and creative expression. For my blogging challenge my main focus will be wholeness in the area of health.
F is for Food
Sniadania is breakfast in Polish. One of my greatest surprises was drugie sniadania- second breakfast! Healthy appetites, indeed. Having eaten a continental style breakfast, with lots of choices of bread … Continue reading
O is for Olives
…Last autumn it was a very different story; we were so impressed by the amount of olives weighing down the branches of our own olive tree that we actually picked and processed … Continue reading
S is for Sumol
Probably anyone who ever even just passed through Portugal saw or tried Sumol or/and Compal. Sumol + Compal (http://www.sumolcompal.pt/) is a merge between two Portuguese companies. In the crisis they wanted to shut … Continue reading
Z is for Zapote and Zacarias
The last in my A-Z of the Dominican Republic, and I am feeling sad it has come to an end because I have really enjoyed writing it and also learned … Continue reading
W is for Whales and Wasakaka
The Dominican Republic is fortunate to have one of the largest and best humpback breeding sanctuaries in the world and the Dominican government enforces strict whale protection laws and guidelines … Continue reading
I is for Ice Cream!
The sun is back and ice cream season has officially been declared open. By me. One of the happiest discoveries I’ve made in Portugal is an ice cream parlour in … Continue reading
C is for Casal Garcia
Casal Garcia – the wine, was firts launched in 1939. The French winemaker Eugene Helisse saw a beautiful vineyard on his way to Oporto and decided to meet the owner … Continue reading
N is for Nata, Pastel de Nata
How could my Personal A to Z of Portugal not include the nation’s most famous cake, pastel de nata? A light, slightly flaky, crispy pastry cup holds a sweet, smooth creamy custard filling … Continue reading
G is for Getaway
I’ve been married most of my life. To the same person. 29 years and one month. An oddly surprising realization, that. I’ve been a parent for most of my life. … Continue reading
P is for platano
The plantain is not a tree, as it does not have a trunk, instead a water filled leafy stalk which grows from an underground stem called a rhizome. It is … Continue reading
Ñ is for Ñame
Ñame is a staple Dominican vegetable and the English translation is yam, but it is not a sweet potato as I think yams are. The word is also used to … Continue reading
F is for fusion
The letter F has taken me a while to get in the mood for – maybe it’s the negative connotation from school days. I was an “A” student – “F” … Continue reading
M is for Mamajuana, Mangu and Morir Soñando
Mamajuana is what my husband calls in his interesting English, ‘Rum with esticks’. It is basically rum, red wine and honey poured into a bottle which is full of bits … Continue reading
J is for Jarabacoa and Jalao
Jarabacoa is a very special place in the middle of the Dominican Republic, in that it is not at all what you would expect to find on a Caribbean island. … Continue reading
K is for Kiwi Fruit
I’m going to make myself unpopular with my fellow Personal A to Z of Portugal bloggers by doing two posts using the letter K, which isn’t the easiest letter to find a … Continue reading
H is for Hambre and Habichuelas con Dulce
Hambre means hunger, and when I used to think of people being hungry, I thought of Africa and deserts, millions of people with no food or water anywhere, not a … Continue reading
My A to Z of Food meme
If you’re hungry for a food-related A to Z meme, try this one. All you have to do is: copy the questions into a new post, either on your own … Continue reading
A is for apple
No, this is not the beginning of a new educational picture book – it’s my first entry in an “A to Z” challenge that is evidently moving through the blogging … Continue reading
The Hand Family Personal A-Z of Portugal. B is for Baking
B is for Baking. You’ll notice that my personal A-Z subjects don’t seem very “Portuguese”, however, for me/us, they are a reflection of how living in Portugal has changed and is changing … Continue reading
