A crazy weekend ended

Well, let me start by thanking all that came to the Day of Portugal party. Much as last year it lasted for 12 hours and was much enjoyed by everyone. I must say though that Saturday morning was very hectic especially as I was about to deep fry some appetizers and my deep fryer kicked the bucket! Instantly what would have taken me 1.5 hours to do became over 2 hours of work while frying just 4 to 5 appetizers at the time in a pot over the stone. It all worked out in the end and the food was eaten and enjoyed.

A GREAT thank you to my teen who not only helped me taking care of her little sister, but also was unstoppable with helping organize everything as well as setting up the food and doing a beautiful job decorating the plates. Also another great thank you to three of her friends who also helped us between Friday and Saturday, especially Miss Smiley who was fantastic and non-stop on Saturday.

Here was the final menu we ended up having:

Rissois de camarão Shrimp turnovers	Ovos verdes Green eggs
Croquetes de carne Meat croquets	Salada de feijão verde Green beans salad
Asas picantes Spicy wings	Chouriço e morcela grelhada Grilled chouriço and blood sausage
Photo taken by Benny Sieu from the Milwaukee Sentinel	photo coming soon
Polvinhos assados com batatinhas Baby octopus broiled with potatoes	Arroz de marisco Rice with seafood
	Photo taken by Benny Sieu from the Milwaukee Sentinel
Leitão estilo Bairrada Suckling pig Bairrada style	Montinhos de côco Macaroons
Bolo gelado de chocolate e bolachas Maria Maria cookies and chocolate ice cream cake	Torta de laranja Orange torte
Salame de chocolate Chocolate Salami