Today I hung up the phone with my sister and we chatted about appetizers…I told her I wanted to make some Brazilian snacks for my son and this was one of her favorites! This is a recipe sold in markets and malls, it is one of the Brazilian’s favorite snacks! The filling can be […]
Clams Jeitinho Baiano
Yesterday I went to a supermarket that sells fresh seafood, prime price but really fresh, bought large shrimp and clams. My goal was to make them as an appetizer, as I usually do, the way they serve at the Brazilian Cabanas, barzinho de praia ou cabana de praia, so I placed the clams which came […]
Healthy Burgers – really??
Anyone that knows me, know that I have not been to fast food restaurant in 3 years and counting! My family loves hamburgers, so I have found a way to use my mother in law’s recipe and make it even healthier and saborosa! The Flax Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef 1/2 onion chopped in […]
Xcaret Stuffed Peppers
I chose this name because I had the best stuffed peppers at this Park in Cancun! This recipe is my twist on a recipe I had found on Pinterest, I hope you enjoy my Spanish kick! 2 large bell peppers 1/2 onion Adobo 1 1/2 cups of white rice (GOYA) 1 small tomato 1 beef […]
Family night – where foreign language and food meet
Every Wednesday we make it a Brazilian or Hispanic night, I cook a meal and we speak the language on the table, no English, we have so much fun and I will start documenting our summer ones to post here on the blog. I asked our guest blogger Vanessa to send us some ideas for […]
Pollo! Si Chicken Burrito, OLE!
Always looking for innovative ideas, loved this Burrito recipe by Vanessa! Do you ever think about how many great stories you remember from parts of your life. Some of my best stories revolve around food? I was lucky enough to have experienced some of the best food around the world through the eyes of my […]
