DAY 97 TILL 100 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

Three months later 100 sketchings and paintings done!
I'll miss this project!
It was really interesting to remember the food I grow up with and the food I'm eating now as a Vegan.
Can't wait for next year!
Maybe I'll continue the food illustration!

Day 97: Sweddish meatballs with cranberries, peas and mashed potatoes
Day 98: Sausages, sweetcorn, mushy peas and mashed potatoes with onion sauce
Day 99: Tortilla
Day 100: Puree made with potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, caramelised onions, bell peppers (green, yellow and red) and sweetcorn.





The materials used were:  Winsor and Newton Watercolour
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One




To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

ANOTHER 16 DAYS COMPLETED OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

... Amazing!!!

To learn more about this project check the following link:  https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 93 TILL 96 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

96 sketches done only for to go!!!!
another four delicious Vegan Food

Day 93: Scones with sultanas
Day 94: Peanut butter and cinnamon cookies
Day 95: Lentil Burger
Day 96: Crescent Rolls




The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One





To lern more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 89 TILL DAY 92 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

More vegan food!
Can't believe is only 8 days to the finish line!
I'm really enjoying myself!

Day 89: Rice with mushy peas, french fries with cocktail sauce (made with mayo, ketchup, vinegar and salt).
Day 90: Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Day 91: Bucellatum/Hardtack. A Roman army biscuit made from flour, water, salt. The  recipe I follow has a tiny bit of butter. I do this biscuits for my son. He loves it!
Day 92: Cinnamon and sultana bagel.





The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One



To learn more about the project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 85 TILL DAY 88 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

still vegan food.

Day 85: Salad simple with tomatoes, onions, cucumber and lettuce
Day 86: Chocolate Croissant
Day 87: Sweet Potatoes, carrots, zucchinis, rice and chickpeas with vinegar and onions
Day 88: Mashed potatoes, red cabbage and sweet corn.






The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One




To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 81 TILL DAY 84 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

Back to my Vegan food!
A bit more boring dishes since I tend to cook the same few dishes all the time!

Day 81: Vegan Toffee Apple Upside-down cake
Day 82: Sushi
Day 83: Penne, mushy peas and "tuna" mayo spread
Day 84: Roasted potatoes with caramelized onions, carrots and red cabbage





The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One





To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

... MORE 16 DAYS COMPLETED OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

80 days completed.

To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 77 TILL DAY 80 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

The last four sketches of the Madeiran/Portuguese Food.
Next time will be my Vgean Food!

Day 77: Feijoada com arroz. Bean Stew with rice.
Day 78: Tremocos. Lupin bean. Eaten as a snack like peanuts. Great with beer!
Day 79: Jardineira. It's a stew with meat and legumes.
Day 80: Favas verdes de escabeche. A kind of bean. Side dish or snack.




The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolour
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One



To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 73 TILL DAY 76 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

Almost finishing with the Madeiran/Portuguese food.
Another four and I'm back with my vegan food!

Day 73: Chourico assado. We put the chorizo in a terracota roaster, special made for this, filled with alcohol and we then burn the alcohol.
Day 74: Broas de Mel. Sugarcane Honey (Molasses) biscuits. They are hard but delicious.
Day 75: Tronco de Natal. Yule Log. A cake made for Christmas. Swiss roll covered in chocolate. I veganized this cake last Christmas and was so delicious!!!
Day 76: Camarao frito. Fried prawns in garlic butter. Some people add chili peppers.




The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One




To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 69 TILL DAY 72 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

more Madeiran/Portuguese food

Day 69: Sopa de trigo. Wheat soup. My mum love this soup.
Day 70: Cozido a Madeirense. It's a kind of stew with cabbage, pork, chorizo, sweet potatoes, potatoes, turnip, courgette and herbs. I really dislike this. This dish is something my mother ordered in a restaurant. My husband loves it!
Day 71: Croquetes de bacalhau. Cod Croquettes. Made with mashed potatoes, onions, herbs and cod. Delicious in a meal or as a snack.
Day 72: Lulas grelhadas. Grilled squid in a garlic butter sauce.




The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One



To learn more about this project check the following link:  https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 65 TILL DAY 68 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

still Madeiran/Portuguese food..

Day 65: Pao de Lo. It's a sponge Cake . I veganized this cake and it's delicious!!!!
Day 66: Palitos de cerveja. Beer Sticks. It's a biscuit made with beer and civered with sugar. Delicious! No alcohol in it just a soft taste of beer.
Day 67: Febras de porco com arroz, batata cozida, cenouras e ervilhas.  Pork steak with rice, boiled potatoes, boiled carrots and peas.
Day 68: Espada de escabeche na carcaca. Sandwich of Swordfish with pickled onions.




The materials used were:  Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One




To learn more about this project check the  following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

...AND ANOTHER 16 DAYS COMPLETED OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

64 days completed... only 36 till the end!

To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 61 TILL DAY 64 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

More Madeiran/Portuguese food

Day 61: Picadinho. Small cubes of beef fried in butter and seasoned bay leaves, garlic, salt and pepper. Served in a long oval plate with french fries, olives and tomatoes (optional).
Day 62: This is my favourite cake when I was a kid. Can't remember the name. Extremely sweet. Made with yolk and sugar (lots of it) with a crystallized cherry.
Day 63: Tarte de requeijao. It's a cottage cheese pie. Delicious!!!
Day 64: Palmier gigante. Made with puff pastry and  they're are as big as your hands. Is easy to make this one vegan and delicious with cinnamon!



The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One



To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 57 TILL DAY 60 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

Madeiran/Portuguese Food.

Day 57: Bolo Rei. King's Cake. This is a cake eaten around the time of Epiphany. When I was growing up they had each one a charm and a fava bean. The person who got the fava bean had to get the next year's cake. But laws change and a charm inside a cake was dangerous for kids so they remove it... and the cake lost his magic.
Day 58: Bolo de leite misto. Milk cake with ham and cheese. Milk cake is a sweet bread. Some of them have extra sugar on their top.
Day 59: Chicharro assados. Roasted Horse-mackerel in a barbecue/open fire
Day 60. Frango assado. Roasted chicken in  a barbecue/open fire





The materials used were: Winsor and Newton watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One




To learn more about this porject check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 53 TILL DAY 56 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

...more Madeiran/Portuguese food!

Day 53: Carne de vinho e alho. It's almost like a pickled meat. The traditional way is to marinate the meat in a terracota vase sealed with a cloth. We put the pork meat cut in cubes inside the vase with bay leaves, white wine, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper. Leave it for two days for better results and strong taste. We boil it and fry it after. It always gives me heartburn. But for someone who doesn't like the taste of pork this is a good way of eating it.
Day 54: Bolo Noiva. Btride's cake. It's a sweet bread made with fennel seeds. It has different names as "Bolo da Serra" (Mountain cake) and "Bolo doce" (Sweet Cake"). I've veganized this bread. It's so delicious!!!
Day 55: Torroes de acucar (baunilha, chocolate, caramelo e morango).  Sugar cubes. Have different flavours like vanilla, chocolate, caramel, strawberry... You can do them with nuts and rolled them with coconut...
Day 56: Bacalhau cozido/Bacalhau consoada. Cod cooked/ Christmas Eve Cod. Traditional Christmas dinner food. Boiled potatoes, eggs, boiled cabbage and everything drizzled with olive oil.




The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One



To learn more about this project check the following link:  https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 49 TILL DAY 52 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

More Madeiran/Portuguese foods!
And I crossed the middle of this challenge!

Day 49: Açorda. It's a kind of bread soup made from stale bread, egg, lots of garlic, fresh cut parsley and olive oil. I really dislike this one!
Day 50: Bife de atum com cebolada. Tuna steak with caramelized onions. 
Day 51: Pastel de Natas. So good! Egg custard Tart. So delicious! I prefer to eat with cinnamon (I love cinnamon but not on the Pastel de Natas)
Day 52: Caldeirada. Fish stew. Another I dislike. We put the heads of the fishes cooking in the stew for better taste (not my own opinion!).





The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                          Canson Art Book One





To learn more info about this project check the following link https://www.the100dayproject.org/

MORE 16 DAYS COMPLETED OF THE 100 DAYS PROJECT

48 days completed!

To learn more about this project check the following link https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 45 TILL DAY 48 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

Madeiran/Portuguese foods... still have another 20 plus dishes/foods to go back to my vegan food.

Day 45: Tartelete de morango. Strawberry tartlet with whipped cream inside...hummm!

Day 46: Bacalhau a Gomes de Sa. Bacalhau means Cod fish. This is a dish that I normally ate at Christmas Eve or birthday dinner parties with family.

Day 47: Milho cozido. Cook polenta. This dish can be eating like this and is also the base for the fried polenta. We cook the polenta pour it in a soup plate. Let it cool down. Put it in a fridge for a day or two. Then take it out. Cut it in to squares then fry the polenta. When I was a kid my grandmother (from my mother side) used to pour milk with sugar on top of the freshly cooked polenta. Never enjoyed it. No amount of sugar would change my mind. I only enjoyed when fried and in restaurants.

Day 48: Croissant misto. It's a croissant cut in the middle like bread with butter and a slice of cheese and a slice of ham. Yummy! (except the ham...never enjoyed the taste of it....)

The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours

                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005

                                          Canson Art Book One

To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 41 TILL DAY 44 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

and guess... more Madeiran/Portuguese food.

Day 41: Sopa de Tomate. Tomato Soup with onions and egg.
Day 42: Rebucados de Funcho. Hard sweet made with fennel. Growing up there was only one taste, fennel but now you can choose from banana, passion fruit and berries.
Day 43: Cornucopia com chantilly. Cornucopia/horn made with puff pastry filled with whipped cream and topped with icing sugar.... delicious. One of my favourites. The pastry is not that sweet so it's well balanced with the sugary whipped cream and icing
Day 44: Gaiado. Gaiado is a species of Tuna. That we eat dry. There's lots of combinations that we can achieve with this dry fish. For me personally it's not a fish we ate everyday maybe my mum bought it twice a year.



The materials used were: Winsor and Newton Watercolours
                                         Sakura Pigma Micron 005
                                         Canson Art Book One


To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/

DAY 37 TILL DAY 40 OF THE 100 DAY PROJECT

and more Madeiran/Portuguese food.
I'm trying to show case my favourite foods from Madeira ( I can't eating them no more since I'm so far away which it's good because I eat a plant based diet.

Day 37: Espada Frita com banana frita, arroz e broculos. Fired Swordfish in batter with fried banana, rice and broccoli. Lots of variations with this dish, you can make it with fried polenta or boiled potatoes. I only eat this dish sometimes in restaurants not at home. I think this is a dish more for the foreigners who visit our island than for the locals. Still is a good dish.

Day 38: Hamburguer do Castelo dos Hamburguers. Burger from Burger Castle, they are freshly made and so delicious... Inside the bread there the burger, lettuce, tomatoes and cocktail sauce. Can't remember if they put onions in it! I didn't grew up with a Macdonalds... This burgers are so much better! And we used to have it with a peach  milkshake or avocado milkshake... Delicious!

Day 39: Pizza de Camarao com ananas. Prawn pizza with pineapple.... cocktail sauce... I miss this.

Day 40: Pizza de Camarao com banana. Prawn pizza with banana... prepared the same way as the praz pizza with pineapple... My favourite pizza... 

The materials used were: Winsor and Newton watercolour

                                          Sakura Pigma Micron 005

                                          Canson Art Book One

To learn more about this project check the following link: https://www.the100dayproject.org/