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Here are 3 of my favorite Pao de Queijo recipes. The pao de queijo mineiro is my “to go” recipe. It is easy to make and it tastes delicious! Singapura is my second most favorite. I love the cream cheese or catupiry taste on it. The one with potatoes is very good as well, just requires a little bit [...]
Craftsy spring sale! Starting April 5th through April 8th, a different set of Craftsy classes will be on sale each day, up to 75% off their normal price. There are a lot of classes to choose from. It begins tomorrow! Enjoy If you want to see some of my craftsy projects, check out this post: [...]
This is really good as an appetizer, or side dish. It is simple and it taste delicious. 2-3 T oil 1 T minced garlic 1 T ginger (fresh)- either cut very fine or use a grinder 1/2 cabbage (diced) 1 T sugar salt and pepper to taste I like to also add a little bit red pepper flakes [...]
You may have noticed that I started a little business bringing Brazilian items to Utah. We are still in the baby steps of starting it, but I thought I would share some of the items we have available. I made this dessert for a dinner party we had and everyone enjoyed it. I love having [...]
Craftsy is having an AMAZING sale. Check it out! Craftsy is a community of crafters from around the world. They offer online classes on everything from quilting & knitting to gardening & cake decorating. I have taken many classes from them and I always learn something new. I also enjoy the networking. I can ask [...]
Salpicão, the brasilian “chicken salad”. This is another recipe where you will find many variations. Basically you can substitute or add ingredients accordingly to your family’s taste. Here is the basic recipe: 2 chicken breasts (boil and shredded) I usually boil them in water with a generous amount of chicken boilon (you can use this water latter [...]
Craftsy is a community of crafters from around the world. They offer online classes on everything from quilting & knitting to gardening & cake decorating. I have taken many classes from them and I always learn something new. I also enjoy the networking. I can ask questions to the teacher, post pictures of my finished [...]
This is a must at our house during Thanksgiving Dinner. Hope you like it as well! Recipe addapted from America’s Test Kitchen: Pumpkin-Bourbon Cheesecake with Graham Pecan Crust. I really enjoy this recipe. I don’t use bourbon as the original recipe asks. I do add a little more vanilla and sometimes mapple syrup instead of [...]
These past couple of days have been way fun for me. My dear husband gave me the gift of taking a couple of cake classes from Carrie’s Cakes. It was a great time away and an amazing experience. Carrie is an amazing instructor. Willing to share her knowledge, experience and expertise. The classes were fun [...]
I love to spend time with the kids in the kitchen. It is fascinating to see their faces light up when they make a dish or help cook. This recipe was Andrew’s first cake. (made by himself). It is a basic chocolate cake very common in Brazil. I remember making this cake with my mom… [...]
Happy Halloween everyone… Saw this picture and had to share, what a cute idea!
It is getting cold…. I love to see the pumpkin and all sorts of winter vegetables out. I usually make this recipe a couple of times, and it is a fun one to make for Halloween, because it cooks inside the pumpkin . If you can, go to a pumpkin patch and try to find [...]
Patri of the blog, Asi Son Los Cosas, was our September 2012 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she decided to tempt us with one of her family’s favorite recipes for Empanadas! We were given two dough recipes to choose from and encouraged to fill our Empanadas as creatively as we wished! 5-1/3 cups bread flour 2 cups [...]
For the creamy chicken recipe, you will first need to make my basic shredded chicken recipe. Here it is: Basic Shredded chicken: 3 big boneless chicken thigh water to cover 2 T chicken boiullon Boil until chicken is cooked and tender. Check and adjust for salt and seasonings while boiling it. Shred and reserve. *you can [...]
This weekend, Craftsy is running its Endless Summer Sale and all classes are being offered at $19.99 or less! I enjoy craftsy classes. Their program is amazing. They offer classes such as cake decorating, crocheting, quilting and many other crafts. It is easy to watch when you have a couple minutes to spare. You can [...]
Kat of The Bobwhites was our August 2012 Daring Baker hostess who inspired us to have fun in creating pate a choux shapes, filled with crème patisserie or Chantilly cream. We were encouraged to create swans or any shape we wanted and to go crazy with filling flavors allowing our creativity to go wild! [...]
Brazilian potato salad is usually a side dish you will find in many variations at parties and BBQs. This one I make is simple and easy. It can be a basic recipe where you can then add other toppings accordingly with your family’s taste. My husband likes it this way, so it is usually what I do. [...]
Brigadeiros, a delicious Brasilian chocolate truffles. Created in the 1940s and still popular today. This candy is found in many brasilian parties such as birthdays, weddings, and get togethers. I love brigadeiros, because it is easy to make and also the basic recipe can be used to create many other flavors. Check out this video from Marcela, the [...]
Our July 2012 Daring Bakers’ Host was Dana McFarland and she challenged us to make homemade crackers! Dana showed us some techniques for making crackers and encouraged to use our creativity to make each cracker our own by using ingredients we love. Pepper Jack and Oregano Crackers Servings: Approximately 80 crackers Ingredients 1? cups all-purpose flour [...]
This is a light breaded coating. Usually people use beer to make the batter. I wanted to try it with soda. You may choose a ginger ale, sprite or seven up! Enjoy For the batter: 2 egg yolks 1/2 c soda (ginger ale, sprite or seven up) 1/2 c flour 1/2 t salt 1/2 t [...]
Simple Cake with Passion Fruit Ganache For the Cake: 3 c flour 6 T corn starch 3 eggs (separated) 3 c sugar 3 T butter 1 c milk 1 T baking powder splash of vanilla In a bowl add flour, corn starch, and baking powder -set aside. In a cup add the milk and vanilla. [...]
Pastel is a deep fried pastry dough. Some of the most common are filled with chicken, meat, ham and cheese, catupiry, and other mixtures. You can also make it sweet with chocolate, goiabada, doce de leite and others. It is easy to find pastel in Brasil. It is common to find it in the street corners and street markets. [...]
This is such a fun activity to do with the kids. My little one loves to help measure the ingredients and watch the dough come together. It is a fun time from beginning to end. The best part is to see their imagination while they make all sorts of things with the playdough. Enjoy! [...]
2/3 c tapioca pearls 2 c grape juice 1/4 c sugar (taste) Cook pearls in water, until transparent. Rinse the pearls in water until it isn’t as gooey. In a medium sauce pan bring the sugar and the grape juice to slow boil. Add the tapioca pearls. Let it cook for a little bit until it [...]
Since it is June, I thought I would post a traditional food from the Brasilian celebration of Festa Junina. During this party you will find many flavorful brasilian dishes made of corn, coconuts, peanuts, cassava and many others. It is a celebration that once experienced will never be forgotten. The music, dances and costumes are definitely something to remember. [...]
May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over, and tips from “A Taste of Challah,” by Tamar Ansh, she encouraged us to bake beautifully braided breads. Challah (Honey White) (from Tammy’s Recipes) Servings: 2 loaves Ingredients 1 ½ cups [...]
I have been practicing my cheese bread recipes and I came along 3 new recipes online from ki dilicia blog and Mais Voce Receitas. They are very different from each other, but I do enjoy them. The Singapura is easy, quick and it tastes very good. It has a gooey middle after being cooked. It is [...]
Here is a special deal going on for the Salt Lake and Deseret News paper: You can get up to 4 copies of the Salt Lake Tribune or Deseret news for only $0.75 a copy per week! That’s hundreds of dollars of coupons per week for only $0.75!!!! The Salt Lake Trib/Deseret News (This is [...]
If you know me, you know that I love to bake and decorate cakes. Because of this hobby I usually am left with odd pieces of cakes. Most of the time I end up making cake balls with these pieces, but this time I wanted to try something different. Since my mom doesn’t understand English, I [...]
Cake for dinner? I wish, but not today. A classic April Fool’s Day, meatloaf cake. For the meat loaf recipe click here: Brazilian Meat Loaf For the cake. I used an 8 inch cake pan. Arranged 2 pieces of bacon around it. Lining the bottom and sides of pan. Then pressed some of the ground [...]
Sara and Erica of Baking JDs were our March 2012 Daring Baker hostesses! Sara & Erica challenged us to make Dutch Crunch bread, a delicious sandwich bread with a unique, crunchy topping. Sara and Erica also challenged us to create a one of a kind sandwich with our bread! I used the bread recipe posted [...]
I had a need to bake today. So I decided to bake some bread for dinner. This recipe is very easy and really good for burger buns, hot dog buns or hoagie rolls. Hope you enjoy it. 1 cup milk 1/2 cup water 4 T butter 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (plus a little more to dust the [...]
This is a Brasilian classic dish. You will always see a version of this pie during parties or get togethers. It is simple and easy to make. I also like it because you can pretty much use wherever you want as a filling. For this one I used ham and cheese. For the dough: 2 eggs 1/2 [...]
The Daring Bakers’ February 2012 host was – Lis! Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call our own. She supplied us with a base recipe and shared some recipes she loves from various websites and encouraged us to build upon them and create new flavor profiles. [...]
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I got this cool donut maker machine for Christmas from a friend of mine. My son and I had some fun today trying it out. It is super easy to use and the recipe that came with the donut machine was really yummy. This treat would be great for a kids birthday party, or just [...]
Just in time for Valentines…Amazon has the Candy Cookbook eDownload available for FREE! This recipe book from the Gooseberry Patch Collection contains over 20 candy recipes. I am excited to try the recipe for gum drops and lollipops! How Fun.. **Keep in mind, this is a Kindle download but you do not need to own [...]
Audax Artifex was our January 2012 Daring Bakers’ host. Aud worked tirelessly to master light and fluffy scones (a.k.a. biscuits) to help us create delicious and perfect batches in our own kitchens! Scones in North American are nearly always triangular in shape have a slightly crisp crust usually covered in sugar and have a soft [...]
1/2 c oil 3 eggs 1 t vanilla 5-6 rippen bananas (mashed) 1 1/2 c flour 1 1/2 c sugar 1 t baking soda 1/4 t salt 1 t cinnamon 1/4 t baking powder 1/4 c milk In a bowl add flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and baking powder- set aside In your mixer [...]
This rice takes me back to my childhood. To this day, it is one of the dishes my mom makes for me when we go visit. I love the aroma of the needles when they are toasting and the combinations with the rice is really good. Hope you like it. 1/2 cup of angel hair [...]
This fruit pie is very common in brasil. I remember making this with passion fruit, strawberries, chocolate and lemon cream. The dough is basic and can be used for anything your imagination can create. It is a thick, almost like a short bread cookie dough. The fillings are creamy and delicious. For this strawberry pie I used [...]
This is a lemony loaf cake that would be great to serve for breakfast or dessert paired with fresh fruits and whipped cream. Yum 1/3 c sour cream ¼ c cream 2 T lemon juice * 1 ½ c flour 1 t baking powder ½ t salt 4 eggs Zest of 1 lemon (big or [...]
Our Daring Bakers Host for December 2011 was Jessica of My Recipe Project and she showed us how fun it is to create Sour Dough bread in our own kitchens! She provided us with Sour Dough recipes from Bread Matters by AndrewWhitley as well as delicious recipes to use our Sour Dough bread in from [...]
For the Croutons: 4 slices of French bread (recipe to come) 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil 1 t oregano 1 t dried basil 2 Garlic powder pinch red hot pepper flakes For the Salad: 1 1/2 teaspoon mashed garlic (about 6 clothes) 3/4 c mayo 3 anchovies (if using from paste, about 1 1/2 t or so depending [...]
The Daring Bakers go retro this month! Thanks to one of our very talented non-blogging members, Sarah, the Daring Bakers were challenged to make Croissants using a recipe from the Queen of French Cooking, none other than Julia Child! Ingredients 1¼ teaspoon of dry-active yeast (about ½ sachet) 3 tablespoons warm water 1 teaspoon sugar [...]
The August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drive and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?!. These two sugar mavens challenged us to make sinfully delicious candies! This was a special challenge for the Daring Bakers because the good folks at http://www.chocoley.com offered an amazing prize for the [...]
It has been a bit crazy around the house lately. I am loving the new addition to the family, my little baby boy! He is a lot of fun. My parents were visiting from Brasil, so you can just imagine all the cooking that went on. Here is one of the recipes we made recently. Hope you enjoy it! Esfihas 1 [...]
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenges us to make Fresh Frasiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in the beautiful cookbook Tartine. Basic Chiffon Cake: 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon [...]
Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. Erica challenged us to be truly DARING by making homemade phyllo dough and then to use that homemade dough to make Baklava I decided to make phyllo dough and use it to make a Brasilian treat (canudinhos) filled with doce de leite. It [...]
