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Portuguese soup my neighbor gave me. Mmm, savory.

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Can you expand on the soup ?  We love Portuguese'caldo verde' soup made with cabbage, potatoes and chorizo - what flavours were in yours ?   Also - sounds like a great neighbour to have !

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I'll ask them.  It seemed to have cannellini beans, green beans, garlic, chorizo, potatos, spinach, celery, etc.

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Originally posted by reubenstump

Portuguese soup my neighbor gave me. Mmm, savory.

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Can you expand on the soup ?  We love Portuguese'caldo verde' soup made with cabbage, potatoes and chorizo - what flavours were in yours ?   Also - sounds like a great neighbour to have !

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They say this is the recipe.
foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachae...e-1939580

Looks like I was close but no cigar on a few guesses.

Cannellini -> garbanzo
Spinach -> kale
Chorizo -> chourico (Portuguese chorizo)
 

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Originally posted by reubenstump

Portuguese soup my neighbor gave me. Mmm, savory.

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Can you expand on the soup ?  We love Portuguese'caldo verde' soup made with cabbage, potatoes and chorizo - what flavours were in yours ?   Also - sounds like a great neighbour to have !

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They say this is the recipe.
foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachae...e-1939580

Looks like I was close but no cigar on a few guesses.

Cannellini -> garbanzo
Spinach -> kale
Chorizo -> chourico (Portuguese chorizo)
 

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That's close enough for at least a cigarillo in my book!  Sounds like a good soup- I don't know much about Portuguese cuisine, but luckily, I've just been appointed by a client to work as a consultant on a couple of projects in Portugal soon so I'm looking forward to get better acquainted with it.

No pics, but last night was Porcupine Meatballs and Polenta , salad .
Porcupine meatballs have been my comfort food since I was a kid, and when I came in from plowing yesterday, Mrs. Slammer had made me a treat!!!
Slammer!!!

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That's close enough for at least a cigarillo in my book!  Sounds like a good soup- I don't know much about Portuguese cuisine, but luckily, I've just been appointed by a client to work as a consultant on a couple of projects in Portugal soon so I'm looking forward to get better acquainted with it.

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FYI they have some handwritten notes indicating that they may have added some dark kidney beans, homemade tomato sauce, ditalini (small cylindrical pasta), and Tiger Sauce (probably just for serving, not in the pot).  Amounts unknown.

Grilled salmon and Hagerty Potatoes last night for St. Patrick's Day.

St.Patrick’s Day. Keeping it simple…A shot of Irish whisky for the toast, and a glass of Harp beer with dinner. Dinner was primarily a skillet dish of bacon, ham, onion, and cabbage. Along with bread and Irish butter, and parsley’d potatoes. A daughter brought over some cake. Nice to stay home. I am a bit Irish on my mother’s side, mixed with about all early nations on both islands. Brad

Shaved Ribeye, mushrooms, onions, and provolone on Italian bread!!!
Sweet and yellow potato fries and a tangy Citris red cabbage slaw.
WTH, I couldn’t finish it ??? It’ll go good with couple fried eggs tomorrow morning!!!
Slammer!!!

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Shaved Ribeye, mushrooms, onions, and provolone on Italian bread!!!
Sweet and yellow potato fries and a tangy Citris red cabbage slaw.
WTH, I couldn’t finish it ??? It’ll go good with couple fried eggs tomorrow morning!!!
Slammer!!!

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Light Weight.... ;0)

I know, I was disappointed in myself!!! But breakfast sure hit the mark!!!
Slammer!!!

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Shaved Ribeye, mushrooms, onions, and provolone on Italian bread!!!
Sweet and yellow potato fries and a tangy Citris red cabbage slaw.
WTH, I couldn’t finish it ??? It’ll go good with couple fried eggs tomorrow morning!!!
Slammer!!!

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Hmmm, a Michigan Cheese Steak?  ;-)  Brad

At least twice a year I make this dish and it should be more often as it’s so damn good , fresh, and relatively easy to make. Moqueca, a Brazilian fish stew made with onions, bell peppers ( NO GREEN BELL PEPPER) garlic, tomatoes , coconut milk and fish of your choice. Tonight I used a beautiful Northern Pike I caught late December and it was perfect for this dish. Firm, flaky and moist.
Slammer!!!

That looks superb Dale. How is the Pike? I thought they were protected her in the U.K. but I’ve just looked up the laws and you can take 1 x pike per day - I have genuinely never heard of anyone actually take a pike though.

Pike is one of the best firm white fresh water fish there is. Perfect for frying or other recipes like the one I made. They get a bad reputation because they are slimy (protective coating) and bony. The people who complain about the bones are the people who can’t filet fish . They have tricky Y-bones and takes practice to remove. I personally like Northern Pike better than walleye to eat.. I do only keep them when ice fishing, as they tend to be not nearly as firm in the summer.
Slammer!!!

Ziti sausages n sauce... with Thai peppers..

Oh..n garlic bread.. :0)

Last few days:

Sunday night pizza night of course!!! Simple cheese & onion pizza. Having oven problems and I think it won’t be long before it’s time for a new one. Might as well redo or start the kitchen remodel/ refresh!!!
Slammer!!!

Curry night on Sunday night . Chicken Dopiaza (lots of onions), chicken tikka and chapatis. We had a friend over so a few beers and a curry made for a great night.

Ribeye n home fries...

Found a batch of spaghetti sauce in da freezer. Easy Peasy night and it was a good batch of sauce.
Slammer!!!

Last night: steaks (on sale at Stop n Shop for $8 each) and home fries in our new fancy non-stick pan that Al bought. Tonight: stir fry of leftover steak and vegetables. Also, berry shortcake made with scones.

Yesterday we “celebrated “ our anniversary (42 years) and stayed home and had some amazing grilled thick cut pork chops and some homemade Au Gratin potatoes. Chops were huge and like a porterhouse steak with a large tenderloin, and my butcher had them on sale for $2.69 / lb. SOLD!!!
Slammer!!!

They lookgood Slammer..! :0)

Chicken pot pie with homemade crust.