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19 February 2015 / 5 Comments

Boquerones - Spanish-style anchovies

We've tried cooking boquerones, anchovies or sardines the Spanish way. As you may know, we love seafood, and now that we're travelling around southern Europe, we're taking the opportunity to try new fish and new recipes.

11 February 2015 / 23 Comments

Coquinas - super tasty little mussels

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When we met the blogger Annika In Seville, we were offered delicious little mussels - coquinas. We asked how to cook them, and then it wasn't long before we bought them ourselves. The mussels are highly recommended, and here is the recipe.

31 January 2015 / 14 Comments

Our favourite fish: dourada

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Our favourite fish to grill is called dourada here in Portugal. In Sweden, it is usually sold as seabream or goldsparid. It has a firm white and very tasty flesh! We usually grill it, stuffed with thyme and lemon or lime, and serve it with rice and a good cold sauce.

16 January 2015 / 18 Comments

Food, wine and prices in Portugal

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When you're abroad, it's always fun to browse the supermarkets! When the prices are good, like here in Portugal, it's even more fun. Perhaps the cheapest is at chains like Lidl, but it has been nicer to shop at the store Continente.

12 January 2015 / 12 Comments

Green wine and Portuguese fish

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Green wine, what is it? Through our new-found friends Åsa and Sverker in Portugal, with the blog Bortugal, we have become aware of "Vinho verde". Vinho verde means green wine and is a young light wine from Portugal. A new favourite for sure!

11 December 2014 / 25 Comments

Delicious oysters in Cancale, Brittany, France

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There is something special about experiencing oysters in France. In Brittany, France, Cancale has sometimes been called the mecca of oysters. Here the oyster beds are lined up, and everywhere in the small town there are small shops selling oysters and other seafood.

07 December 2014 / 23 Comments

The food in France's supermarkets

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We have not eaten in a restaurant once since we arrived in France. Mostly we shop at the Carrefour grocery store and eat in the motorhome. The general feeling is that the food is expensive, but the quality is high.

26 November 2014 / 8 Comments

Readers' top tips for holiday cooking

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The competition to share your best tips for holiday cooking is now closed. We received many fantastic and smart tips for the motorhome/caravan/boat/summer cottage, and we have compiled them in this post.

23 November 2014 / 10 Comments

White wine tasting and 5-course menu

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Yesterday we had a white wine tasting and dinner with Peter's sons Robin and Billie, and Robin's wife Alexandra, here in the houseboat. We tried six different white wines, some that I received at my dissertation and some that we bought ourselves. The dinner had a seafood theme, of course, to suit.

15 November 2014 / 12 Comments

Moule marinière - wine-cooked mussels

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You can probably say that we are really hungry for France now! Today we had Moule marinière, mussels in white wine, for lunch in the houseboat. Mussels are a luxury that is actually relatively cheap. A net cost 60 SEK, and together with bread and cheese it makes a good lunch for two.