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At Algarve Shopping centre in Guia, you will find a huge selection of stores including international brands like H&M, Zara, Aldo, Claire's, Levi's, Massimo Duti, Pandora, Sephora, Sketchers, The Body Shop, to name a few.
Aglarve Shopping also has a cinema, pharmacy, optical shops, and multiple grocery stores.
Cineplace Cinema at Algarve Shopping
Cost of movies in Portugal: Tickets start at 6.70€ with add on charges for 3D, etc.
A Well Designed Shopping Center in Portugal
The indoor/outdoor design of algarve shopping makes it such a pleasant place to spend the day with your family or friends.
Chocolates & Confections at Hussel in Algarve Shopping
If you're looking for a candy shop, check out Hussel on the lower level.
See the deal we scored at Hussel via too good to go here. 
Fish Spa and Massage in Portugal Algarve Shopping Center
Seeing a Fish Spa in Portugal totally brought us back to our time in Thailand. Maybe next time we should try the fish spa/massage combo, just so we can report back if it really is the best massage in the world? lol
Eating At Algarve Shopping Mall Albufeira
When you work up an appetite, you'll want to visit the food court at this shopping center in algarve.
You'll find American fast food giants Pizza Hut, Burger King, KFC, McDonald's and Taco Bell. You'll also have options for traditional Portuguese food, Middle Eastern, Asian, Hamburgers, Salads, Pastries, and more! 
While you may want to stay inside with the AC, you should know that the outside seating at algarve shopping is ample and beautifully designed!
If you're wondering if it is expensive to eat at algarve mall or affordable, here are some prices:
Alentejo - Portuguese Food Algarve Shopping
Plates at Alentejo were around 7-10 euros. Dishes with steak like Picanha were grilled on the spot!
Olá Gelataria - Ice Cream at Algarve Shopping
Ice cream treats from Olá were around 3-5 euros including waffle cones, cups, and actual waffles.
Check out some of the ice cream flavors below. The algodão doce (cotton candy) ice cream was popular and nearly sold out! 
Le Croissant - Algarve Shopping
Most pastries at Le Croissant were around 2 euros.
Pizza Hut - Algarve Shopping Portugal
There is nothing quite like the crust of a Pizza Hut Pan Pizza :)
Where to Park at Algarve Shopping
Algarve Shopping has a large underground parking garage, in addition to an above ground parking lot. The garage is divided in colored sections, then Alphanumeric sections to help you find your vehicle more easily. No matter where you park, look for the lit up areas that resemble traditional Portuguese houses to find elevators, escalators, etc to access the shopping mall. Super cute!
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TooGoodToGo is a free app designed to prevent food waste by enabling customers to buy a restaurant's left overs at a discount. You reserve a slot and pay in advance. Then, at a designated time you go to the business and show the app to pick up your order. You never know exactly what you will get since it depends on what sold that particular day. TooGoodToGo can be a fun way to prevent food waste, discover new places and save money in Portugal, whether you're here as a tourist or live here. But remember each days offerings are unique and without guarantee, so set your expectations as such that some boxes will be amazing and others just okay. In the end I think it evens out! And you have an opportunity to rate and give feedback regarding the contents of your mystery boxes. Curious what your box may include? Here are some of our personal real life examples: Hussel - Too Good To Go Chocolates & SweetsAugust 2022 Pickup 12:00-10:00pm €4.99 Hussel is a German confectionary shop with a location in Portugal at Algarve Shopping in Guia. Our toogoodtogo hussel bag contained a package of 8 truffles, a package of 6 milk chocolate fish, and 250 grams of Baiser-Eier Bunte Schaumzucker-Eier. They are sort of like a large jelly bean, but inside is a not quite marshmallow, foamy sugar center. Tip: Hussel PT Too Good To Go pick up window is one of the most flexible. If you're at Algarve Shopping in Guia, near Albufeira, go ahead and grab a treat! Pão do Povo - Too Good To Go Pastry BoxJune 2022 Pickup 7:00-9:00pm €3.99 Pão de Povo is a cash-only restaurant and bakery on the Main Street in Quarteira. The surprise box was loaded with a variety of beautiful pastries definitely past prime. Tip: If your pastries are past prime, try sticking them in the oven for a bit. It's surprising, but depending on the pastry type, it can make a huge difference! Vila Galé Marina - Too Good To Go Breakfast BoxJune 2022 Pickup 11:30am -12:30pm €2.99 The pequeno-almoço (breakfast) box from the Vila Galé Marina Hotel was a cake sized box filled with scrambled eggs, bacon, mini hotdogs, assorted rolls, cheese, ham, and a couple of sweet pastries. It was so much food we ate a breakfast meal from it, later took sandwiches to the beach with the rolls/ham/cheese, and still had more bacon left which we sliced finely and fried as toppings for soups salads and other meals the following days! Tip: There are two Vila Galé Hotels in very close proximity. Be aware that the Vila Galé at the walkway to the beach is not the Marina location. Also, when you do go to the Marina location, we went to the desks where you typically check in to the hotel and they knew right away about the box "Caixa" (ky-shuh). Rei do Churrasco - Too Good To Go - Grilled Lunch For 2Rei do Churrasco (meaning barbecue/grill king) is a local restaurant in Quarteira serving delicious grilled meals and Madeiran specialties. May 2022 Pickup 12:00-1:00pm €4.99 Grelhados para Dois - Almoço included 2 containers essentially amounting to an entire grilled chicken and a lot of French fries Tip: Definitely bring a bag to carry your order in. We walked from Vilamoura the foil containers were hot to carry since we forgot our bag! Mourapão - Too Good To Go Pastry BoxMay 2022 Pickup 9:00-9:30pm €2.99 Box included: 4 pasteis de nata, loaf cake, snicker doodle, S cookie, rolls with dried fruit inside. Mourapão is a great restaurant and bakery located in Vilamoura near the marina. Absolutely worth a visit at full price and if you're around when a toogoodtogo box is available, don't hesitate! ---> See our dedicated & ongoing Mourapão Review here! Vilamoura Restaurant Reviews:
To start off with some irony, after you have sold all of your precious and well chosen belongings in order to move abroad, one of the first things you will likely need to do upon arrival to your new country is... buy some of those things again.
Yes. It's kind of annoying. Yes. It sort of feels like a waste of time and money. It's just a reality and part of the process for the vast majority of expats and immigrants. So now that we have that out of the way..
It's even more helpful when that same place has a restaurant on site so you can refuel after the exhaustion that will more likely ensue. Let's check out Ikea's restaurant at Mar Shopping in Loulé Portugal!
Ikea Loulé Portugal Algarve Restaurant
As you can see, the restaurant seating area is stylish and truly massive and it also extends outside.
Some of the soft drinks available at the self serve beverage area at Ikea restaurant in Loulé Algarve Portugal.
Prices at Ikea's restaurant remain quite affordable from vegetable soup for 0,50€ and full meals for €3-9. Beer and wine are also available as are a variety of desserts, and side salads, fruits etc.
Pernil de Porco (Smoked Pork Knuckle)
Almost every Portuguese person in front of us in line ordered the Pernil de Porco and a wise friend told us before we left to always do what the locals do ;)
I've had a lot of pork in my life and must admit this ranks at the top of the list. Incredibly tender, juicy, and flavorful. Even though we were eating outside, sweltering under the blazing sun in an effort to stay a distance from the crowd... it was worth it. We chose broccoli and mashed potatoes as sides for the meal which was the most expensive at €9 but fed both of us!
Cheesecake
Not even a cheesecake person, but the berry cheesecake at Ikea was super yummy.
How To Get A Free Pastel de Nata At Ikea:
At the end of the restaurant line you can buy a pastel de nata and a cafe for 0,50€.
Or you can buy a cafe for ...0,50€. So why not snag both for the same price?! You're welcome.
As you finish the meal with a cafe and a nata, take a moment to enjoy where you at. Look at the view from the terrace of the Ikea restaurant in Loulé Portugal. A beautiful location, hard to capture in a hasty pano.
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Mourapão will always hold a special place in our hearts as it's the first place we ate after arriving in Portugal on the D7 visa. After those hectic final weeks waiting for the visa to arrive, selling belongings, hoping nothing important was forgotten, visiting with family, traveling and moving internationally for the first time (& during a pandemic!), handling canceled flights etc.... to finally arrive in Vilamoura was surreal. Nothing felt more simultaneously comforting and rewarding than the prospect of a pizza and a pastel de nata at the same time.
Enter Mourapão. 
Um café e uma tigelada em Mourapão
Located in Vilamoura near the Marina, Mourapão is a short walk from the secret apartment.
With indoor and outdoor seating available as well as an extensive menu, mourapão can cater to just about any guest. Bonus, it's open until at least 10pm! Here's what we have tried: Tigelada
Tigelada is a traditional Portuguese dessert made with eggs, milk, and sugar. Typically baked in a wood fired oven inside a Portuguese ceramic bowl, this sweet dessert is all about the texture as shown in the photo above.
Pastel de Nata
Pastel de Nata is easily the most popular pastry you must try in Portugal with its flakey crust, pudding like custard filling and optional cinnamon topping. Remember when we made Pasteis de nata at home?
Margherita Pizza
For an optimal experience, be sure to dine in at Mourapao and enjoy classic pizza made with fresh ingredients.
(Although you can get take out or pizza delivery in Vilamoura through apps like Glovo fyi) Take a look at that pizza slice - the cheese pull, the browning, the sheen... If this pizza is for you, you will know it. ;) Discover more Pizza in Portugal here
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What are Fire Crackers?
Fire Crackers are a super simple recipe that make an addictive snack or appetizer and are a fun way to spice up (literally) some plain saltines! Follow along as I show step by step how to make this recipe, which I quartered.
How to Make Fire Crackers:
1. Measure out a quarter cup of oil. I use olive oil. I had this evoo on hand.
2. Add 1/4 ounce of Ranch Dressing Mix. I had a Tuscan Valley Ranch Mix from Aldi via Instacart.
3. Next add 1/2 Tablespoon of crushed red pepper flakes and 1/8 teaspoon of garlic powder.
4. Whisk it up with your baby whisk!
5. Next take a sleeve of saltines and stand them up in an airtight container. I had a leftover Thai Takeout container. Then drizzle the olive oil spice mix over all the crackers.
6. Put the lid on securely and turn the container upside down. Gently shake it side to side and flip it back and forth every 5 minutes or so over 20 minutes, just to try to get the crackers evenly coated.
7. One commenter suggested baking the crackers in an oven at 250 degrees F for 10-20 minutes (flipping once) to seal in flavor and help them last longer. So I gave that a go!
Here is the delicious end result:
Baked Fire Cracker
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Having a good kitchen knife that is well cared for can make the difference between an enjoyable cooking experience and literally a dangerous one. Did you know that a dull knife can actually be more dangerous than a sharp one? You see, when a knife is dull you tend to push harder to force it through whatever you’re cutting and you are far more likely to lose control and cause injury that way. On the other hand, a quality and appropriately sharp knife will glide through efficiently and safely. Now you know!
A good knife can literally last a lifetime where as a cheap one will not perform well to begin with and will need replaced more often. Bearing that in mind.... here are some top knife choices available on Amazon. Knives We Own & Love:Victorinox Swiss Army Fibrox Pro 8” Chef’s Knife
What is a Chef’s knife used for?
A chef’s knife is a go-to tool for all sorts of food preparation from slicing and disjoint ingredients large cuts of meat to chopping and dicing veggies, fruits, and more!
Victorinox Swiss Army 12” Granton Slicing Knife
What is a slicing knife used for?
Slicing knives are thinner than carving knives making them more flexible and able to cut thinner slices of meat! 
Victorinox Swiss Army 3.25” Spear Point Paring Knife
  Victorinox Swiss Army Fibrox Pro 10.25” Curved Bread Knife with Serrated Edge
 
So those are our absolute must-have kitchen knives. Our most used knives by far!
What are your favorite knives? Leave a comment to share your must-have kitchen knives! :-)
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This is an unrecipe - no measurements, just ideas you can adapt!
Homemade chicken stock from leftover bones from Butcherbox coupon here
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Taste Test: The Essential Baking Company Artisan Thin Pizza Crust Review - Misfits Market Review10/15/2021
This thin pizza crust has a slight sourdough essence and makes for a quick meal or post-meeting snack! Shown here topped with Mutti Simply Sugo Basil Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Fresh Parmesan, and Boar's Head Pepperoni. Side of Spinach-Arugula-Sunflower Sprout Salad (via misfits) with yellow peppers and pear tossed in a light balsamic vinaigrette!
Ranking: 4/4 - love it!
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Last week we decided to try a new-to-us restaurant - Lemoona House. Currently opened 11am-9pm everyday except Tuesday, you can order take out or dine to enjoy "homestyle mediterranean" at Lemoona House. You can also have delivery via door dash ($30 off) or Uber Eats ($15 0ff). Hopefully grubhub will be an option sometime too. Thanks to our favorite credit card, we have free dash pass membership and an annual credit on door dash orders, yay! So we went the Door Dash route. Here's what we tried:
Greek Pizza - $9.75
Feta and mozzarella cheese, sumac marinated onions, gyro or chicken (we chose gyro), fresh tomato and tzaziki on the side.
The Greek Pizza was basically room temp by the time we got it (delivery woes), but was a promising thin crusted pizza.
Dolma - $3.99
Tender grapevine leaves stuffed with rice, onions, herbs, and Turkish spices. Rolled tightly and gently cooked with olive oil and lemon juice. (5 per order)
The dolmas were a good value and tasted good, but I actually prefer the herbs in these ones from a recent misfits or imperfect box, can't remember which at the moment.
Profitorole - $1.99
Cream puffs drenched in a dark chocolate sauce and sprinkled with sweet coconut flakes
These were exactly what I expected them to be and a really affordable price for a sharable, light dessert!
Baklawa - $1.50
Baklawa (aka baklava). Unfortunately these did not show up in our order, which was a bummer. And FYI, you only have 24 hours to report any issue with a door dash order, so don't procrastinate! :)
Lemoona Mix Platter - $15.99
Gyro meat, kibbeh, kofta kebab, chicken shawarma with rice, hummus, taziki sauce and Mediterranean salad, served with pita.
We opted for the Lemoona Mix Platter so we could try a variety from the restaurant at one time. The Gyro meat is excellent in flavor and may just be the way to go! I don't think there was any kibbeh on the platter, the chicken was a bit on the dry side and the mediterranean salad was very simple with a light dressing that was good, but nothing to write home about. Pita and taziki were good and the hummus was excellent.
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I'd repeat eat at Lemoona House. This delivery order was definitely not perfect, but I feel pretty confident that an in-person experience would be significantly better. As far as their to-go orders are concerned, I'd love to see a switch away from styrofoam containers...
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Garden of Eatin’ Yellow Corn Taco Kit, 9.4 oz $2.99 via misfits market
Shown topped with sunflower sprouts and sliced avocado on the side (also via misfits).
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