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posted on May 1st, 2010 by Manny Lopes|
There's something about making bread that's synonymous to life & living. "pão", or bread in all different forms, has been one of the constant forms of nutrition and life for the human race and caries with it spiritualism, that you can feel when going through the process.
The fact that you are working with a living organism that needs to be kept warm at precisely the same temperature as our own body temperature in order for the dough to rise, grow and flourish to make the bread.
Making bread isn't that difficult, this recipe is a simple one handed down from generation and given to me by my cousin, who in turn was handed down to him by his mother. I now pass it on to you.
The Ingredients,
4 cups of flour (you can use one type or blend in different ones to make your own, be creative)
1 1/2 cups water, heat water to 98 degrees or up to 110
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 packet (1/4 oz) of yeast (add the yeast into the warm water to activate, stir)
In a bowl, sift & add the flour, olive oil, sea salt and half of the warm water, stir with a wooden spoon... Tags: bread, Pão
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posted on January 31st, 2010 by Manny Lopes| Douradinha, is a popular fish throughout the world and very well liked in Portugal. Douradinha is the yonger version of the Dourada (Dorada) (Sea Bream)/ It is a white/flakey fish when cooked & doesn't taste very fishy. It can be prepared many ways, the most popular way in Portugal seems to be to barbecue it on a wood fired barbecue, almost every rural restaurant seems to have one outside barbeque to cook up this and other fish & meats. On this day in North America it's cold outside so we're steaming it.
Served with some fresh broccoli rabe and red potatoes. Drizzled with olive oil, vinegar and some lemon, this is a great healthy and delicious dinner.
Of course some Portuguese Pão (bread) rounds off this meal to soak up the olive oil in the plate.
Tags: Douradinha Cozida, Pão, steamed Sea Bream
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