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 […]
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 […]
Xinxim de Galinha – Not your mom’s chicken
This recipe was one of those recipes I grew up with, but never thought about sharing on the blog and talking with my mom, this morning, I decided, to share! This dish is original from Northeast of Brazil, my home state Bahia and it was brought by African Slaves who came to work in our […]
Pastelzinho
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 […]
