Tag: bread
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Buffalo Steakhouse at Scheldestraat
For our first lunch in 2019 we went to the Buffalo Steakhouse. The hospitality of this place is par excellence. Our warm host (who strode in wearing a cowboy hat that looked more genuine than kitsch) made sure we were comfortable and well looked after. They boast of using fresh and finest ingredients, this was […]
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Lisbon day 5: Let’s Go to Alfama
Apoorva said the streets of Alfama reminded him of Ajmer back in the day. I could see this, the curling narrow roads akin to gullies, windows that face each other making room for glances or chats, blinking cats that seemed to be in a languid trance, and Tram 28 meandering through like a boa who […]
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Lisbon day 3: Oceanario, Mercado, and Urban trekking
On the third day in Lisbon my true love said to me, Wear walking shoes, eat good breakfast, and take pictures plentifully…. For children and grown-up children like me the Oceanario de Lisboa is a wondrous place. Aquariums are such a joy, their darkness cocoons you, you feel isolated from the world, above and beyond, […]
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Lisbon day 1 and 2: the food and Sintra
I have left my heart in Lisbon. I truly have. Every corner there was sheer poetry. When we left for Portugal my heart was broken, shattered to many tiny jagged bits, and I felt disappointed, with life, and with myself for having put my body and soul through the wringer again. Lisbon stitched the frayed […]
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Thumbs up for Consenza toast bags
These toaster bags have our vote. What a wonderful idea for the tiny kitchens we have today; a simple bag that you slide your tosti or sandwich into and slip into the toaster and boom, there you go, a crisp, crunchy yummy snack! There is no need to have that bulky unsightly grill or a […]
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Saturday Market in Den Bosch
‘s-Hertogenbosch or Den Bosch is a quaint city in the south of Holland. We were there to meet friends and chanced upon the Saturday market in Market Square. It was colorful and delightful. I wish I lived close by to buy everything from there. Sigh!