La Bomba Rice
La Bomba rice is essentially risotto, greened up with broccoli rabe, sharp cheese, toasted pepitas hot sauce for spice for a complete one-pot vegetarian meal.
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Pão de Queijo
Pão de Queijo are easy, gluten-free Brazilian cheese buns, made with stretchy tapioca flour for an interesting taste and texture.
Brazilian Chorizo Tart
So here’s something so not in my wheelhouse. A tart. A savory tart. Whhaaaat? I don’t know. Meet Pastel de Acelga, a Brazilian Chorizo Tart.
Piri-Piri Roast Chicken
Piri-Piri Roast Chicken is the most flavorful bird you’ll ever eat, seasoned with spices influenced by Europe, South America and Africa, it’s a crowd pleasure
Moqueca de Camaroes
So summer was here for a day and then I think that the collective hurrah! of the city of Chicago scared it away. It’s been cold, rainy and daily hopes of me grilling anytime soon are dashed by the constant rain, hail and yuck that…
Chocolate Marble Babka
Traditional pound cake turned into a yeast-free chocolate marble babka, covered in a rich chocolate ganache.
White Chocolate Pomegranate Fool
Sweet cream whipped and swirled with white chocolate, crunchy pistachios and sweet pomegranate make this white chocolate pomegranate fool.
Deep Thoughts: The World Through a Traveler’s Eyes
Today, how about a little something different?
While the main gist of what I do on these virtual pages is cook (mostly) delicious foods, what I cook and the choices on what I cook are influenced by the other part of that gist- travel. The world’s cuisine has so much to offer, and I’ve tried, and hope I succeeded, in making it pretty clear that you don’t need to see the world to eat it.
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in actually seeing it. Quite the opposite. The world is all of our oyster and waiting and ready to be explored. I realize that travel isn’t everyone’s priority- to each his own-but at this point in my life, it surely is mine. I know that life changes and people change and maybe someday, the thought of getting on a long haul flight for an eighteen day vacation will seem like more trouble than its worth. However, until that’s the case, I’ll be siphoning all my disposable income into my travel savings account where it seems to disappear at a faster rate that it grows.
So rather than a recipe today, some Deep Thoughts. Don’t worry, this blog will still be 99.99% good eats, and I won’t bore you with all the deep thoughts that stream through my brain, but once in a while, the other 0.01%, they may relate to the aforementioned gists, and then, I believe, are worth sharing. Or, I just need to get the words out, and this is my vehicle for that. (more…)
Pecan Paçoca
Pecan Paçoca Brazilian peanut candy, with a twist, is a homemade candy made out of ground pecans, sugar and salt usually served for Easter
