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 […]
Embarrassing Beauty Disasters Solved
This post is sponsored by Dove® ClearTone™ Deodorant – designed to visibly reduce underarm dark marks and even skin tone. Continuing with summer‘s most embarassing beauty disasters, I wanted to share a summer‘s list of most common problems I have and looked for help and would like to share some tips on how to […]
