I meant to post this last night, so this is my Wednesday dinner…
Part of the reason I chose to stay in Vila Verde were the rave reviews of the dinners they served.
When I arrived and discovered Andrus’ wife, Lea was in Lisbon for the day and that I was the only guest arriving in time for dinner, I was concerned dinner might not live up to my expectations. Boy was I wrong.
First course was cream of pumpkin soup, with carrots and sweet potatoes. Andrus apologized that the sweet potatoes were store bought, but said the other vegetables were from his garden. The course was served with grilled bread – topped with olive oil – from their orchard – and Estonian rye bread.
Second course was Estonian smoked chicken (smoked, then baked, then covered with mayonnaise and paprika); fries; riced, cooked with pepper corn and other spices; and a garden salad – literally from the garden. Even the olive oil and lemon juice dressing were from the farm.
Dessert was a homemade ice cream with orange peal. A perfect top off.
After fixing my meal, Andrus excused himself to go care for the animals. The farm has sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and quail.
As I sit here watching the sunset, it’s hard to think of a more pleasant place to be: surrounded avocado, olive and citrus trees.
Just as I was heading for bed, the other two guests for the night arrived. A very pleasant couple from Israel. When I said I was from Oregon, they said “oh we love Oregon”. They spent two months in an RV traveling across the western US. For the second time today, someone mentioned Multnomah Falls after I said I was from Oregon.