Category Archives: food

The best remedy for me to shoo away any blues is to cook. There’s something comforting about mixing ingredients, using your instincts to what tastes best and share what you’ve made with others. This week has been hard as you can see from my previous post, but I am ready to get back on track […]

Summer is my favorite season, probably because in Brazil it is the only season there is. So I always get a little sad when September begins and I start seeing the first cold days of fall. Nothing against fall, but summery foods just keep my energy up. Today I am sharing with you an easy, […]

We are at the height of summer, which means a lot of tomatoes in every stand at the farmer’s market. You know what’s more delicious than tomatoes in a salad? Baked tomatoes. They become lightly sweet and juicy, with a crisp tart, it’s impossible not to eat the whole thing. The challenge is not to […]

Today I’m sharing a recipe for pão de queijo, that in Portuguese translates into cheesebread. The cheese is incorporated into the dough, which makes them light and fluffly. In Brazil, I would eat these every day, breakfast, lunch or afternoon snacks, anytime!   Ingredients Servings: 10-15 units 1 1/4 cup of tapioca starch 1 egg […]

Izzy and I are back in the kitchen. Madison is getting hot and all of these summer fruits are back on our table again – peachers, plums, nectarines – but we laid our eyes on their cousin – the pluots. Our task was to make something with them. After we thought about it for awhile […]

I love cooking, especially if it’s in the company of awesome foodies like Izzy Darby of Veganizzm. I had heard of veganism before, but it wasn’t until I started hanging out with Izzy that I understood what it was. It was so great to cook with another blogger because Izzy understood exactly why I needed […]