Skip to content
About Contact Us Subscribe

the cook & the writer

Two Avid Eaters Exploring the World

  • Home
  • Blog
  • The Rabbit Hole
  • Travel Guides
    • Our Favorite Travel Tips
    • Our Favorite Lisbon Restaurants

the cook & the writer

  • Home
  • Blog
  • The Rabbit Hole
  • Travel Guides
    • Our Favorite Travel Tips
    • Our Favorite Lisbon Restaurants

Portugal

Caldo Verde

2023-05-142021-10-01 by Mary
Caldo Verde and Broa de Milho

Centuries of tradition in a simple bowl of soup.

Categories Food, Portugal, Recipes Tags Porto 16 Comments

The Art Beneath Our Feet

2022-12-142021-09-24 by Mike
Pedestrians walk on a cobblestone design in Porto.

It’s there and we don’t always notice it.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Lisbon, Porto 20 Comments

The Farmacia of the Future

2023-05-142021-09-18 by Mary

Mary had big dreams about the future. At least one came true.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 13 Comments

Touring the Feira Semanal de Espinho

2024-01-262021-09-10 by Mike
Vendor stalls at the Feira Semanal de Espinho - the weekly market fair in Espinho, Portugal.

We visit one of the largest outdoor markets in Portugal.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 12 Comments

8 Things That Make Us Say “Huh?!”

2023-05-142021-09-04 by Mike
A man looking confused

Sometimes we don’t see what’s right in front of our faces.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 20 Comments

The North Wind Blew

2024-08-072021-08-27 by Mike
Rua de Santa Catarina in Porto, Portugal

This is the story of how our Portugal adventure began.

Categories Portugal, Travel 16 Comments

Our New Sunday Routine

2023-05-142021-08-21 by Mike
Baked Eggs with Creme Fraiche and Salmon

We make the New York Times…sort of.

Categories American recipes, Memorable Meals, Portugal, Recipes Tags Porto 20 Comments

Even A Blue Bird Can Understand Celsius

2023-05-142021-08-13 by Mary
A thermometer calibrated in Celsius

The math ain’t that hard! Mary explains it.

Categories Portugal Tags Porto 28 Comments

Where Did The Buses Go?

2022-10-292021-08-06 by Mike
A Porto, Portugal bus

They were there. Then they weren’t.

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 10 Comments

Another Day at the Beach

2022-10-292021-07-29 by Mike
The Castelo do Queijo - Castle of Cheese - in Porto, Portugal

Playing Tourist in Porto – Part 3

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Porto 12 Comments
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page6 Page7 Page8 Next →

Recent Posts

  • Wild neighbors: Discovering Lewiston’s unexpected wildlife 2025-05-23
  • The story behind the lamp 2025-04-30
  • A different kind of light 2025-04-18
  • Once a Southerner, always a Southerner 2025-03-21
  • Time to get off the fence 2025-03-07
Subscribe to The Cook and The Writer
New in The Rabbit Hole

Offline.kids – things to do without a screen

2025-05-23

Back in the streets

2025-05-02

Taking it to the streets

2025-04-11

Preparing for April 5th

2025-04-04

Getting off the fence, part 2

2025-03-28

Blog Archive

Categories

Tags

Asheville Athens Atlanta Barcelona Casablanca Cascais Chefchaouen Coimbra Estoril Europe France Greece Hawaii Hydra Italy Lewiston Lisbon Ljubljana London Lowndesboro Lucca Madrid Marrakech Meknes Mobile Moulay Idriss Nazare Nazaré Obidos Paço de Arcos Pisa Porto Rome Sicily Stockholm Trieste USA Valencia Vietnam

logo - the cook & the writer

Two Avid Eaters Exploring the World

About
Contact Us
Subscribe
Blog
The Rabbit Hole
Travel Guides
Subscribe to The Cook
and The Writer

We subscribe to the W3C's Ethical Web Principles

Copyright (c) 2025 The Cook and The Writer