My Lasagna is in the oven, cooking through this hard time of watching the AC Boardwalk being destroyed and so many shore towns completely wiped by the storm which is not even here yet….. As I was pondering on what to make for dinner, since they say there’s a high probability of us losing […]
Chicken Casserole
I was talking with my mom and talking about chicken and other casseroles with we don’t make in Brazil! There are a lot of baking, but no baking with noodles unless you are making lasagna! So I gave my mom this recipe and she made and it was a huge hit, my dad loved it, […]
Brazilian Chicken Pot Pie – Made with Mazola® Sobrecitos™
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 […]






