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Basboosa – Semolina Cake 27 Jun 2010 | 11:21 am
I received an email with an invitation more than delicious: it asked if I would like to visit the kitchen, bakery and pastry chef of one of the tastiest restaurants in Sao Paulo – the Arabia. Don’t kn...
Cala a Boca Galvão!* – Vanilla/Kiwi Kanten Jelly 15 Jun 2010 | 07:41 am
And four years later, here it comes again, the FIFA World Cup – good times when everybody can leave their jobs early to watch football… And the day care will be closed, and you can lie down on the str...
Strawberry Brigadeiros 9 Jun 2010 | 05:59 am
A while ago, I was reading one of my fave blogs, Smitten Kitchen, and for my complete surprise Deb had made the most popular Brazilian candy of all times: brigadeiros. I was even more surprised with t...
Waffles and easy microwave strawberry syrup 30 May 2010 | 12:01 pm
In my ideal world, there would be no wars, everyone would have free cable and all meals would be a 5 star hotel breakfast. I love breakfast, although almost never I get more than ten minutes to sit d...
How to use up those egg yolks – coconut cookies with passion fruit curd filling 24 May 2010 | 12:01 pm
This is a blog where you’ll find a lot of recipes with egg yolks – I have left overs all the time in my fridge. Today was a happy day – besides the yolks, I had a package of shredded coconut and a ha...
How to melt a Grandma heart – easy chocolate pistachio fudge 20 May 2010 | 04:05 am
It was my mother in law’s birthday, so we decided to give her something totally handmade, from candy to packaging. But it had to be something super easy, so my 2 year old could make most part of it. ...
Gifts from the Kitchen – Vanilla butter caramels with fleur de sel 1 May 2010 | 01:13 pm
After a 48 hour period without internet connection, I’ll try to be fast and write the recipe for this wonderfully delicious caramels, before something happens again. The most important thing I have t...
Irrelevant Facts – Fresh Fruit Cake 25 Apr 2010 | 12:10 pm
Nobody asked, but here are some totally irrelevant, although real, facts: Just the other day I’ve opened a fortune cookie from the Chinese restaurant with no fortune inside. That made me a little dis...
Playing with Food – Easter eggs and rolled fondant 19 Mar 2010 | 02:52 am
I wasn’t even thinking of Easter yet, but Xandoca (my chocolatier husband) started with some chocolate egg testing, while I was making some rolled fondant decorations for a cake. I couldn’t help myse...
Smitten Kitchen’s Cheese Straws (with a rosemary twist) 26 Feb 2010 | 12:14 pm
Long time, no see… Things are pretty slow around here, because, unfortunately, I had to be put on a diet. The sad reality is I found out the hard way I’m not a kid anymore, and there are things like...
