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#FlavoursOfLisbon Cookery Event

amomentwithfranca · 28 April 2016 · 42 Comments

I was invited with a group of lovely bloggers to have a little taste of Portugal through an exciting Portuguese #FlavoursOfLisbon cooking event at the Atelier des Chefs cookery school in London.

#FlavoursOfLisbon Monarch Cookery Event

This is the time of the year when I start feeling bored of the same daily routine and just fancy getting away. I would love to be able to have at least a weekend away just with Nick and enjoy some quality time together. There are plenty of amazing places to visit around Europe but in particular I really would like to visit Portugal. I have never been there and I have heard lots of great things about it. In particular I have in my mind, Lisbon and now this dream of getting away to Lisbon is even easier to do with Monarch’s new flight path to Lisbon, flying from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham.

Atelier des Chefs

Flavours of Lisbon collage 1

#FlavoursOfLisbon Cookery Event

Flavours of Lisbon collage 2

It was a lovely evening that involved drinks and nibbles to start with and then we moved onto cooking and finally dining with a 2 course meal and even more drinks! Woohoo!! How great is that?

Menu

I was so keen to experience the #FlavoursOfLisbon as this was going to be my first time cooking and tasting this. I have never tried any of these dishes before. The menu for the night was Portuguese Pork and Clam Stew (Carne de Porco a Alentejana) and Portuguese Custard Tart (Pasteis de Nata).

Flavours of Lisbon collage 5

This was an interesting event for me as everybody who knows me is aware of my lack of cooking skills! I’m not very good at it and I’m better if I’m miles away from the kitchen, LOL! Thank goodness Nick likes cooking and he actually does it quite well. The girls and I enjoy his home made meals during the weekends especially when he fancies doing a roasted dinner! Yummy! 🙂

Flavours of Lisbon collage 4

I thought I was going to feel very awkward like a fish out of water but I was wrong. I had a very good time and enjoyed learning how to cook this meal. Everybody was very nice and the chef was very patient with me. She taught me some very useful tips about food preparation like, for example, how to peel and cut the garlic in a quick and easy way. I also learned how to properly peel the skin from an orange. They are probably silly things that you might do every day when cooking but for me her tips were great, LOL!!!

My group

Cooking the meal was a group effort which made the whole evening even more enjoyable. To make it a little bit different and entertaining, we were divided into 2 groups and made it into a competition. It was actually very fun and I enjoyed it a lot!

Food preparation

The instructions for the main meal weren’t difficult to follow which I was very glad about as I was worried that I would be doing something wrong and end up ruining the food for everybody, LOL!

Flavours of Lisbon collage 3

I was responsible for cooking the pork which I thought was an important task for me to be trusted with. I was crossing my fingers all the time, hoping that I wasn’t going to burn it and thank goodness I didn’t. The cooker was so hot  it felt like I was in a sauna whilst I was cooking!!! At the end, all the effort was of course worth it because it tasted amazing.

Clams

The main meal had clams as a second main ingredient. I have never tried this before and I was a little bit apprehensive because I thought it was going to taste very fishy, but I was wrong. It was actually very nice and delicious. I think my Dad would be very proud of me as he loves sea food! 😉

Flavours of Lisbon collage 6

In between cooking the main meal we also prepared the dessert. We started with preparing the custard and then we rolled the pastry. We then filled the pastry with the custard and placed it in the oven to cook. The Pasteis de Nata was also very tasty.

Group Photo

After finishing our cooking and before we were ready to move to the dining table we had a lovely group photo taken which I love as I will now remember everybody that also attended the event.

Flavours of Lisbon collage 7

Portuguese Pork and Clam Stew

Pasteis de Nata

We all moved to a long table to enjoy our main meal and the dessert. The main meal was accompanied with delicious potatoes. I was very pleased with this Portuguese meal and now I really fancy flying to Lisbon to try it directly from the masters! I love the dessert so much too that instead of having one I actually had 2, LOL! If you would like to try these recipes yourself at home you could check the recipe of the Carne de Porco a Alentejana and the recipe of the Pasteis de Nata.

It was very nice to meet new people and also to see some familiar faces from previous events. They were all very friendly and I had a really good time!

What do you think of this Portuguese meal? Have you tried it before? Would you love to try it yourself too? Have you been to Lisbon or Portugal before? If so, what other meals would you recommend to try? Please leave a message as I would love to read what your thoughts are. 

*Disclosure: I was invited to this event in exchange of a blog post however all the opinions are my own. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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  1. Donna says

    28 April 2016 at

    This sounds like such a great event and the food looks lovely! x

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  2. Carol desjardins says

    29 April 2016 at

    Looks amazing food very enjoyable event for everyone.

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  3. Carol desjardins says

    29 April 2016 at

    It all looks very tasty, great photographs.
    Chris Desjardins

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  4. Allyson Greene says

    30 April 2016 at

    I read the whole way just hoping you had the recipes, thank you so much for sharing! What an awesome opportunity and it looks like a great meal!

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  5. Sarah says

    30 April 2016 at

    This looks yummy! I’d love to try a cooking school (I do like cooking!) #KCACOLS

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  6. Bad Dadu says

    30 April 2016 at

    This is just next to where I work. I’ve always wanted to try one the lessons where you learn to cook lunch and then eat it, although admittedly I’d be better at the second bit! #KCACOLS

    Reply
  7. Baby Anon says

    30 April 2016 at

    What a lovely experience, cooking all together and then eating it together as well. What a fab way to get to know Portuguese cuisine, which sounds yummy! #KCACOLS

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  8. Julie S. @ Fab Working Mom Life says

    30 April 2016 at

    Ooh this looks like it was such a fun cooking class and you got to make a yummy meal. Events like this are fun to do and blog about!
    #KCACOLS

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  9. Carol cameleon says

    30 April 2016 at

    MM. I LOVE egg custards so may try that recipe out! It seems Masterchef may have a place for you next time round Franca 😉 thanks for hosting #kcacols

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  10. MimirosEandme says

    30 April 2016 at

    This looks great I would love to try a cooking school! #KCACOLS

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  11. Ali Duke says

    30 April 2016 at

    That looked like an amazing evening with amazing food. My hubby is the cook in our house too, he loves trying out new recipes.
    Portugal looks like a lovely place to go, hopefully I will get there one day 🙂

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    • Ali Duke says

      30 April 2016 at

      #KCACOLS I will get used to adding this (eventually lol).

      Reply
  12. Jessica Powell (Babi a Fi) says

    30 April 2016 at

    I don’t think I’ve ever tried any Portugese food – it looks really nice though! It sounds like a really fun event too 🙂 #KCACOLS

    Reply
  13. Coombe Mill says

    1 May 2016 at

    What a great opportunity and so much fun all together too. #KCACOLS

    Reply
  14. justsayingmum says

    1 May 2016 at

    Oh you lucky girl – what a gorgeous event to be invited to! I’ve never been to Portugal but love that kind of European feel so am sure we will try and visit at some point – I think it would make the perfect weekend away with the hubby! Lovely photographs too! #KCACOL

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  15. BEAUTYBABYANDME says

    1 May 2016 at

    Wow what a great opportunity! I am a useless cook but it looks like you had a great time and the food looks delicious! xx #KCACOLS

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  16. Emma says

    1 May 2016 at

    That is fantastic! I have been attending a cookery school on Jersey and I have to say that I love it! 🙂 #KCACOLS

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  17. Savannah says

    1 May 2016 at

    You take such wonderful photographs, they really make you feel like you were there. I’ve never heard of an event like this, but it sounds like so much fun. I’ve really enjoyed being creative in the kitchen lately, and would love the opportunity to learn tips from real chefs. I would love to do some traveling in Europe one day-taste all the foods of the world! #KCACOLS

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  18. Natasha Mairs says

    1 May 2016 at

    sounds like you had a great day. The custard tarts look really nice #KCACOLS.

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  19. veronica lee says

    1 May 2016 at

    Those clams are making me drool! What an awesome event to be invited to!

    #KCACOLS

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  20. Amanda says

    1 May 2016 at

    I don’t think I have tried Portuguese food before, but I’m not sure. This sounds like the kind of event that I would love, I’m a real foodie – love to cook, love to eat. Your meals sound delicious and the whole day sounds great fun.
    Amanda. #kcacols

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  21. emma says

    1 May 2016 at

    wow, what an exciting opportunity! looks like you had a lot of fun #KCACOLS

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  22. Emma says

    1 May 2016 at

    What an amazing opportunity! Lucky you! Fab photos too #KCACOLS

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  23. laura dove says

    1 May 2016 at

    Oh wow what an amazing opportunity and a fab event to be part of! The food looks delicious, fab photos too! #KCACOLS

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  24. Jane Taylor says

    1 May 2016 at

    I can practically smell all of that lovely food. It looks delicious! I love the whole idea of sharing an experience like that. It really bonds people together. I love meeting new people and learning new things. I’m glad you had a great time. #KCACOLS

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  25. rachelbustin says

    1 May 2016 at

    I love the look of the Portuguese Pork and Clam Stew. I have never tried this type of food before but would love to give it a go xx

    #KCACOLS

    Reply
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