I grew up in Brazil, waiting for my mom to make home made french fries, make risoles or fried shrimp, you could smell it miles away and guess what, the Mazola oil was always on top of her granite kitchen counter. She used to tell me, always use Mazola, because it is the best! So […]
Feijao – Brazilian Beans
Feijao is the most used dish or side dish in Brazilian tables! Today I woke up in this gorgeous fall day and I felt I need to have my rice and beans! Took some large steaks out to defrost and place this recipe in the crock pot, enjoy! Brazilian Beans 4 slices of bacon chopped […]
Carrot Cake
My sister makes bolo de cenoura, carrot cake every time I go there, it is super easy and tastes so good! We don’t use a white icing, we use a chocolate icing! I added the Portuguese original recipe my sister gave me, enjoy! Carrot Cake Ingredients 3 carrots, cleaned and shredded 3 eggs […]
Bolinho de Bacalhau – Cod fish balls – Brazil
I remember good Friday, sitting down to our meal with lots, I mean lots of seafood! That was how it is still done in my area in Brazil, called Bahia! This year, I made some of the time consuming dishes and saved this one for the summer, because it also reminds me of sitting at […]
Health Benefits of Coconut Water – You will be amazed!
Today I was very excited to leave Walmart with 5 fresh coconuts! Why??? Because, since I was a child, we used to exercise along the boardwalk in my hometown in Salvador- Brazil and have a yummy coconut water afterwards! We all know that it hydrates and energizes after a workout in the hot Brazilian sun! […]
Pao Cacetinho- Bread and Cheeses
Last week, my son and I had a big lunch and we were not too hungry, my husband was working late and we decided to have a light dinner, a Brazilian style dinner. Brazilians have their main meal at lunch time and dinner is usually left overs or coffee, bread and cheeses and/or cake, something […]
