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Recipe | Chicken skewers with shiitake mushrooms
Chicken skewers with shiitake mushrooms Ingredients: (for two people) 1 Chicken breast 30 g dried shiitake mushrooms O Sítio dos Cogumelos Green Pepper Salt q. b. Lemon Olive Oil q. b. Sauce: Butter or olive oil Crushed Garlic Preparation: Chopped fresh parsley Dip the mushrooms... read more
Benefits of honey
The Romanesque Route Box n. 2, brings a great honey, 100% natural, from a Penafiel's producer. Maybe you have a habit of having honey only in winter when you have a cold or a flu. But did you know that honey can be beneficial for many ailments of the .... read more
Medieval recipe – Spinach pie
SPINACH PIE – Medieval Recipe Preparation Time: 1H30 Difficulty: easy Ingredients (for 6 people) A bought Pie Base 1 kg of spinach 20 stems of parsley 20 mint leaves 10 Basil leaves 4 stems of oregano .... read more
The Romanesque Route – in the North of Portugal
Melchior Moreira President of Oporto and North of Portugal Tourism – ER The Romanesque Route in the North of Portugal is one of the most beautiful and interesting examples of how it's possible to retrieve the invaluable heritage of a territory,... read more
Legend of the "Camarinhas"
The white berries bush (Corema album) It is a small shrub that produces between the months of July and September small white edible berries, with appearance of small pearls, the "camarinhas". Often they are found in dunes along the beaches or in pine forests,... read more
I did that- Pine Air Freshener
Nothing is more traditional, in Portugal, that to carry in the rearview mirror a pine air freshener. And how about, to make your own little pine as a beautiful tribute to the King's Forest? Material Needed: Pine Air Freshener File (Download it here) Green Felt Oil. read more
Recipe – Honey Pinions
Honey Pinions Preparation Time: 20 min Dificulty: Easy Ingredients 2 tea cups of Pinions 1 tea cup of Honey Preparation: Pour the honey in a pan and let it boil until it gets dark yellow, being careful not to let too much time, so it don't get too hard and with .... read more
The Forest Guards
The King's Forest was protected for centuries by people dedicated to its preservation. At first they were mere private gamekeepers who were seeing their functions becoming increasingly comprehensive, possibly, in Forest Guards (in 1605 there were about 24), but only in 1824 that was created the career together with the General Administration of the Woods. It was in 1856 that started wearing uniforms and was replaced later in 1905.
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