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A couple weeks ago, a friend and I got together to bottle some peaches. We also made peach honey and we loved it. I had a variety of plums at my house and we just weren’t eating them. So, I figure I would try to make some plum honey and see if it worked out. [...]
If you receive the Sunday paper, yesterday you most likely got a $1/3 coupon for Libby’s vegetables . This means that you can get 3 cans of vegetables for FREE at Maceys!!! Since I signed up for 5 copies of the Sunday paper, that means I get 15 cans of vegetables for FREE! Isn’t that sweet? Thanks Savvyshopperdeals.com! Check them [...]
Brazilian Beans 2 cups beans (black, red or pinto beans) 4 cups water (or more) 1 medium size chopped onion 4-5 cloves of garlic 3 tablespoon olive oil Salt and pepper Green onions (optional) Optional: cut bacon (or Canadian bacon) or 1 sliced Portuguese sausage How to make it: Cover beans with water in a [...]
I have been talking about rainbows with my son, telling him stories, etc. I thought it would be fun to make a rainbow cake with him. He is always cooking with me in the kitchen. This was a fun, messy project. Just as any project with a 2 year old would be. I saw this [...]
I love pesto sauce. I usually plant Basil, however this year I was not very lucky. I planted my beautiful basil and they were going great, until a little dog of mine decided to eat it all! And I never got to go plant more… busy summer! However a dear friend of mine gave me [...]
I will always remember my first bite of cheesecake. I was having a difficult day and my American Mom/friend (what a wonderful woman) told me that it was time she introduced me to cheesecake. I translated the word in my head, cheese= queijo, cake= bolo, “bolo de queijo”. Huh?!? No thanks! But she insisted and [...]
Yes that is right, besides Nutella Day and Ice Cream Day, Cheesecake Day is one of my favorites!!! If you are lucky to have a Cheesecake Factory close by, today is the day to go visit it. They are offering 1/2 of on any slice of cheesecake! Which is an amazing deal! Now if you [...]
The July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with hot fudge. Her recipe is based on an ice cream cake recipe from Taste of Home. This was a fun [...]
This is one of our family’s favorite dishes. You can’t go wrong with butter right? I am always afraid to use a lot of butter in my dishes, but I will make an exception for this one. The burned butter for this recipe is just so delicious! Maybe next time I make it, I will [...]
My friend Heather, from Savvy Sister Shops, asked me to do a guest spot on her fabulous site. I am honored that she thought of me, so I wanted something seriously delicious and economic for her readers. I love this recipe because many of the ingredients I used are products that you can get for an amazing price (even [...]
I had a lot of fun at the Studio 4, Good Things Utah show today. They are so nice and they make you feel right at home. We made the Brazilian style meat loaf on the show. It is one of the dishes I love because it is so easy to make and you can [...]
Hello everyone! Just wanted to share some exciting news with you. I will be on Good Things Utah (ABC 4) this Friday July 9th at 10:00 am. It will be a fun show! I will be doing a delicious Brasilian meatloaf. YUM I hope you are able to watch it. I am super excited! Ale
Bok Choy, also known as Chinese Cabbage is a great vegetable to use for soup, stir-fry and other side dishes. Here is how I like to make it as a side dish. 1 T olive Oil 2 cloves of Garlic 2 Baby Bok Choy or 1 Bok Choy (for this recipe I used baby bok choy) Slice the [...]
There are so many amazing ideas out there for a 4th of July treat. I decided to make one of the most cleaver cake ideas I have seen. It came from the blog 17 and baking. Elissa is inspiring! I hope you enjoy this idea as much as I did. As for the recipe I [...]
The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The challenge recipe is based on a recipe from the book Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard Pavlova is meringue based dessert usually filled with cream and fresh fruits. [...]
Hi everyone, what a fun giveaway! Thanks for sharing your ideas and participating on this giveaway. I hope you enjoy your heart healthy hotcakes! Here are the winners: Marie G3 Karen Erin Marilyn Pearce Amy To claim your prize,please send me an e-mail with your mailing address. I can’t wait to hear what you think about the hotcakes! Thanks again. Ale
My son loves pancakes for breakfast! I try to make it once a week deal, but he likes it so much that sometimes it is the only thing he asks for and he is very persistent. I was very excited when I was contacted by Lehi Roller Mills to try their hotcakes. When I read [...]
I love this dish. It is a nice meal in which the kids help out in the kitchen (…if you are brave. Just kidding). I think allowing kids to help out in the kitchen lets them feel like they are part of decisions and it also helps them to not be afraid to experiment with food [...]
Quinoa is very healthy and I love the nutty like taste. It is nice to have Quinoa as a salad because you can use your imagination. This makes it easy to reuse leftovers or wherever is in the fridge to make it taste good For this particular one I had some tomatoes, red pepper and [...]
Here is a great online FREE download. It is a free eCookbook for Healthy Muffins! There are 25 amazing Healthy Muffins Recipes. Hope you like it
I love Artichoke and I wanted to experiment with different ways of cooking artichoke. I tried 5 ways. I liked them all, but I have to say my favorite was baking the artichoke. Here is a summery of my adventures with artichoke: Basics: Before you start, make sure you trim the artichoke. Cut just a little bit of the top [...]
If you go on the right side of this page you will see a place where you can print coupons (FREE). They have a great coupon for Muir Glen right now. $1.00 of any product. I hear some Walmart have the tomato paste for $1.00, with the coupon it would be free!!! There is much you [...]
Ridley’s in Orem is having a DOUBLE COUPON DAY : Tuesday 06/01/2010 They will double coupons up to $1.00 .25 off=.50 off .35 off=.70 off .50 off= $1 off .75 off= $1 off! FUN
The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a Piece Montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri. I joined the Daring Kitchen last month and have been anxiously waiting to hear what the challenge of April [...]
1 lb Ground Beef 1 T Olive Oil 1/2 Onion diced 2 clothes Garlic (minced) Salt and Pepper 1 cup cooked Rice (I used brown rice) 1/2 cup cooked Corn 1/4 c Shredded Parmesan Cheese (optional) 1 can diced Tomatoes 2 T Green Onions (cut) Parmesan Cheese Shavings 4-6 Green Pepper (depends on the size) Cut Peppers length wise, remove the seeds found on the inside. Wash [...]
Brazilians eat rice pretty much every day. I can say that rice is the most staple food of Brazil. It is usually one of the things people ask me how I make rice. I also love it because a basic recipe like the one I will post here can be turned into so many dishes. [...]
I thought I should take a picture of a shopping trip for this week! I will try to remember to take more pictures of my shopping trips. I am so used to coming home and putting everything away and I only remember about pictures when I have the last item on my hand to be [...]
I have never tasted anything like this treat here in the US. It is like a cookie crust filled with this delicious coconut candy. It is very easy to make. You can make it using the small size muffin tins for finger food size or the big size for a full dessert size. Here is [...]
This recipe is my weakness. I really have to watch myself when I make this one. It’s just that good! I still remember the first time I had this at my aunts house in Brasil. (yep it is one of those for me, so good you never forget it). I used to go eat lunch [...]
1 (6 oz) log of President brie (click here for $3 off coupon) 1/2 c shredded cheese (cheddar, or parmesan) 1 t Italian Seasoning 8 thin slices of london broil (you can also use chicken) 4 slices of Prosciutto Salt and Pepper Oil to brown the beef Microwave brie for about 1- 1 1/2 minutes. You just want to soften it a little bit. Add shredded [...]
I thought I would post my recipe for homemade tortillas in celebration of cinco de Mayo tomorrow! I really like these tortillas. It is a bit of work to roll them out, but they taste so good!!! Also as you’ll see in the pictures, we decided to make them square (easier to cut) and it [...]
This is one of my favorite “easy-to-make-in-a-pinch” recipes. It tastes good fresh and even better the day after! It also freezes very well (up to a month) without the glaze. Enjoy! Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen 2 sticks of unsalted butter 1 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup granulated [...]
4 cloves of Garlic (sliced very thin) 1/2 Onion (diced) 1 T Olive Oil 1 T Sun Dried Tomato paste 4 Fillets of Cod Salt and Pepper 1/4 cup Chardonnay (you can substitute chicken broth) 1 T Lemon Juice 1 (14.5 oz) can of diced Tomatoes Basil (fresh or dried) In a sauce pan, sautee onions and garlic in olive oil. Add sun dried tomato paste. Add wine and [...]
This is a favorite at our house. It is so easy to make and it looks like you spent hours making it. 1.5 lb sliced ham (ask them to slice it thin) 1 lb sliced cheese (I like Swiss, but any cheese will work) 1 box angel hair pasta (cooked al dente) 1 T olive oil salt and [...]
This is a traditional bread we make in Brazil. We use Polvilho to make it. Polvilho is basically tapioca flour/starch. I was so happy when a friend of mine told me I could purchase tapioca flour at the health food store in bulk. You can also find small bags at the grocery store in the health food aisle. Since then [...]
I love leftovers. One of the main reasons why I love them so much is because I can go back and recreate! This recipe is an example of that. I had a little bit of puff pastry left and what do you do with that? Definitely not throw it away… so here it is! Twisted [...]
Last Tuesday, the Tast of Home Cooking School came to Provo. It was a fun show! I got to help out in the back with the kitchen preparations! Wow, I never knew how much work it takes to get it all set up! There were 10 recipes we had to prep for the show. We had [...]
I thought this would be a fun treat for Easter. Just in case there are some of you that don’t eat chocolate… This is what you will need: 1 can of Pineapple (you can use it fresh, however if you use coupons like me you should have a storage of canned pineapple that you got for very [...]
We are always getting coupons for $1 off 1 Danonino yogurt! My son is almost addicted to them. He first tried them on our last trip to Brazil and I was worried that when we got home he would be sad because I didn’t know we had Danonino here. You can imagine my excitement to [...]
1 lb ribeye steaks (sliced thin) ¼ c soy sauce 2 t sugar 1 t sesame oil 1 t vinegar 2 garlic clothes (minced) 1 t minced ginger 2 t red pepper flakes (if you don’t like spicy food only use 1 t) Mix all ingredients. Slice meat thin, and marinate on the sauce for about 30 minutes. In a HOT frying pan with a [...]
1 medium size Cabbage (take out the hard part in the middle) In a big sauce pan, boil some water and then put the whole cabbage inside. This will help the cabbage to start opening. As it starts to cook, take the leaves off. You can do this in one of two ways: 1. Take leaves off [...]
