Bem-vindo a Portugual! Welcome to Portugal!
I ran away from home a few weeks ago, straight into the welcoming arms of World Market and found a plethora of international delights. These cookies kept beckoning from several different shelves. “COMPRE-ME! COMPRE-ME! (BUY ME! BUY ME!)” they chanted.
I was intrigued. Cookies. From Portugual. There was no way this was going to end badly, I was certain. Unlike the sake incident of aught nine, I knew that cookies were a relatively safe choice.
Readers of Playgroups are No Place for Children, please meet Princesa Assortment Biscuits! An assortment of cookies, indeed! Wafers, cookies shaped like hearts and pretzels covered with chocolate, cookies with chocolate centers, and buttery cookies were gobbled down by a ravenous family of four in less than a week. We had several boxes of Girl Scout Cookies lying around the house that went completely untouched while we finished the Portuguese cookies.
Hailing from Portugal, these tasty cookies are, well, tasty. EVERYONE in the family loved them. “So crunchy!” exclaimed Carson. “So crunchy!” exclaimed Ella, as she says whatever Carson says. “MaahMrrmrrrmmm!” exclaimed Tate, his mouth full of cookies.
(Dearest FTC, these cookies were a purchase I made all by myself! I’ve never even been to Portugal! Furthermore, I’ve never conversed with any companies (PR or Princesa Assortment Biscuit makers) regarding my love for these cookies. Okay? Okay!)
Lisa @ Boondockramblings
March 9, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I want them. Now. . . . Yummy!
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Stacia
March 9, 2010 at 4:51 pm
So good the Girl Scout cookies went untouched, you say? Perhaps I need to take a trip to World Market. (Or Portugal!)
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Thorneyb
March 9, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I love the top middle photo. Carson looks like he’s rocking out singing “Oh Cookies! You’re so awesome! Na- na-na! Rockin’ my giant bag of cookies!”
OHmommy
March 9, 2010 at 8:01 pm
Jennifer. Quick. Email me your snail mail address. Im going to Chicago this weekend and loading up on fun Polish foods. Will buy some extras for you to sample.
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dusty earth mother
March 9, 2010 at 8:14 pm
Girl Scout cookies untouched? Boy, those Portugese must really know how to bake.
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mep
March 9, 2010 at 8:16 pm
I can now hear these cookies calling to me from my World Market, loud enough to drown out the Samoas in my freezer even!
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Rebecca at Toothwhale
March 9, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Oh my goodness, those pictures of Carson are priceless.
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Misa
March 9, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Kids know best!!!
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March 10, 2010 at 12:36 am
I want to try those too! I can see from the eyes of the little boy that it’s yummy!
MommyNamedApril
March 10, 2010 at 2:11 pm
i absolutely LOVE your international food series
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Secret Agent {Mishi}
March 10, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I love all things international!! You did good, mama!
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designHer Momma
March 10, 2010 at 3:39 pm
I always hit up world market when I want to pretend to travel. I always come back with chocolate. and wine.
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Jennifer
March 10, 2010 at 4:57 pm
We don’t have wine in our stores. BOO. Thanks alot stupid Tennessee laws. (We do have beer, but that’s not a cool as having wine.)
~Laura
March 10, 2010 at 7:56 pm
What a cute series of photos! I’ll have to make a stop over there and check these out. Thanks for the rec!
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Cathy
March 11, 2010 at 12:05 pm
#1 – World Market is my vacation getaway! 5 kids and a business lead me to run there once a month… and while there I meander through many countries. Once my girlfriend and I sat on a couch, nibbled on wafer cookies (that we eventually paid for) and talked about all the foreigners walking past (and looking at us very very oddly… hmmmmm).
#2 – sake… UGH. Brandt took me to a very nice Japanese resteraunt in Minneapolis awhile back and while I was using the ladies room for the 4th time (I was VERY pregnant) he ordered a flight of saki. Out comes a tray with 4 or 5 different varities. After watching his face, I’ve never been so thankful for being with child! I believe he described the first one as “turpentine with rotten lime”. I had the obligatory thimbleful taste of the “best” one – and it will never be a repeat.
We should have talked prior to the saki incident. I could have saved you…
Oh – it was a very authentic japanese restaurant and our saki was served cold…
NotJustAnotherJen
March 15, 2010 at 4:28 pm
I love that you felt enough guilt to put a FCC Disclaimer. Thanks for the unpaid promo! I haven’t been to World Market in quite a while. Maybe I should make a trip. Mmm…cookies!
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