Photos & Food

Easy Sea Bream on the Grill (sargo)

March 17, 2019 By Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

Delicious and rustic Today I'm sharing one of my favourite Portuguese fish dishes--Sea Bream. It's called Sargo in Portuguese. I'm not sure if this is exactly the same fish I used to eat while living in the Azores, but it looks and tastes a lot like it, so I'm going with it. It's definitely from the same family. Until this week, I had never cooked sea bream or sargo. I ate plenty of it when I was younger. My mom cooked it beautifully. I didn't just eat it at home. I'd even order it ...

Lentil, spinach and chouriço soup

March 9, 2019 By Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

March break. After a very busy and productive week, it felt extra special leaving work on Friday to start my long weekend and kick-off the start of March Break. This coming week is March Break for elementary and high school students. It's a week when many families get away--either to someplace hot or deeper into snow country to get their fill of winter activities. We won't be indulging in either type of get-away, but we plan to enjoy a day trip or two, and do some fun activities locally ...

Quick and easy roast chicken

March 3, 2019 By Nelson Cardoso Leave a Comment

A fun week! Hey friends, Nelson at the keyboard today. You've often heard us complain about how busy we are. Maybe we whine too much, but let's be honest here... between fighting traffic after work, kids' activities, dinner prep, and errands, weekday evenings can be pretty chaotic. I know we're not the first family to feel this way. This week however, although busy, there was some variety in our routines. It made the week more interesting and it really flew by quickly. The end of an ...