Corn Pudding (Curau de Milho)
This is a very simple dessert made with corn. In Brazil this kind of dessert is mainly served in the month of June in parties called “Festa Juninas”, which [...]
Chocolate Chips Cookies
Like most of the recipes for chocolate chips cookies this one is simple and easy. I’ve tried many recipes and after adjusting for this and that I came up with [...]
Lemon Chiffon Cake
I love everything that contains lemon…this lemon chiffon cake is very easy and simple to make. The cake is very light and can be served with cream, jam or [...]
Banana Muffins
Since my husband eats 1 banana a day and we get them at Costco, no need to tell you that we always end up with super ripe bananas…so this [...]
Lime Pudding Cake
This is an easy and simple recipe adapted from Desserts Magazine…I had lots of lime from my brother’s lime tree so I made some changes from the original recipe which [...]
Banana Spring Rolls
Somehow I do not like fresh banana, my hypothesis is that back in Brazil bananas were everywhere, therefore I have a kind of “fobia”, but I like banana in cake, [...]
Flan (Pudim de Leite)
Flan…who does not like flan? This is a very popular dessert in Brazil, there are hundreds and hundreds of version for flan, but you will not find anything so yummie [...]
Chocolate Chiffon Mini Cupcakes and…I Got an Award!
Let’s go for the cupcakes first and then the award. I made these cupcakes especially for my little nephew Nicholas, since I had prepared some vanilla cupcakes with pineapple frosting [...]
Lemon Bars
These lemon bars have the right balance of tart and sweet. They are always a hit at bake sales and fundraising events. Ingredients ½ cup of softened butter (1 stick), [...]
