Air Fried Yuca
These air fried yuca are like French fries…great as a side dish…crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside. I grew up eating “mandioca frita”, which translates into [...]
Guava Swiss Roll
This soft and delicate chiffon base cake rolled with a layer of guava jam is super delicious, an exotic fusion between Latin and Asian…all in one bite. - Why [...]
Frozen Pão de Queijo, Brazilian Cheese Bread
This is a simplify version of the Brazilian “pão de queijo”, it is cheesy and gluten free. It makes a great appetizer and can be made way ahead. I [...]
Esfiha – Baked Meat Pie
This is a very popular snack found in Brazil, it is mainly another version of our "hamburger" the ground meat baked wrapped in a bread dough. Sorry for being away…this [...]
White Bean Stew
This is a Brazilian inspired recipe for white bean stew. Bean and rice are present in every meal in Brazil, okay, except breakfast. In this recipe instead of the traditional [...]
Brazilian Egg Yolk Custard with Coconut
This is a recipe for a Brazilian inspired recipe for egg yolk custard with coconut. This is so creamy and rich, a traditional dessert from Brazil. Quindim is a popular [...]
Waffle Iron Pão de Queijo
This is a simplified Brazilian inspired recipe for pão de queijo, instead of fussing around with the dough you can enjoy these treats just by adding a pancake like batter [...]
Chicken and Cheese Pockets
This is a Brazilian inspired recipe, where creamy cheese and shredded chicken are wrapped inside a puff pastry dough like little pocket pie. My family Thanksgiving dinner is not very [...]
Veggie Pie
This is a very simple and easy recipe for veggie pie inspired by a very popular recipe in Brazil, and of course if you prefer you can always add shredded [...]
Salt Brined Cod Fish
In Brazil, where I grew up it is very common to find “bacalhau”, which is a salted dried cod fish. So in order to mimic the saltiness of bacalhau, which [...]
