I love how this dish is done in less than 20 minutes! As much as I like cooking, I like eating more! And sometimes waiting for a dish that takes 2-3 hours to make (as my bolognese sauce, for example) is impossible! The amount of time that takes to boil the water and cook the pasta is more than enough to get the sauce ready. Isn’t that dreamy? Easy/quick dinner and time to go on a walk with my dog, catch up with some TV shows and finish writing a blog post?...

Looking for a good mashed potatoes recipe for Thanksgiving? Look no further! Today I’m sharing my grandmother’s recipe with you guys!! She makes the creamiest, most flavorful mashed potatoes in the world. Just in time for the big day, huh? :) What makes this recipe so special when there are so many variations out there? The onion! Seriously… I think adding the grated onion is what gives this dish an extra kick....

You haven’t lived a happy foodie life until you’ve tried a corn dessert. It is called “sweet corn” for a reason! And since corn is a staple in Brazilian cuisine, you will find lots of desserts that use it as a main ingredient. We have curau, canjica, pamonha, flan, corn cake, corn ice cream and even corn juice! Well, it is the beginning of fresh corn season here in the States, and I just snatched quite a few ears at a sale at Whole Foods, so this Curau recipe was meant to be....

Seriously, is there anything better than passion fruit? If you know me, you know I’m obsessed! I recommend you make my Passion Fruit Mousse, Passion Fruit Ice Cream, Passion Fruit Cocktail and Pan Fried Salmon with Passion Fruit Sauce. An irresistible tropical fruit curd! Another day, another passion fruit recipe. I could be happy just posting passion fruit recipes for the rest of my life! Maybe I should start a passion fruit blog… But I digress!...

We all need our share of junk food. Let me rephrase: We all crave our share of junk food. If you don’t, congratulations! You’re lucky, and I envy you! But the rest of us mortals need some not-so-healthy treats every now and then. Whether it’s ice cream, chocolate, onion rings or fried chicken, it’s harmless when eaten in moderation! :) My weaknesses were always potato fries/chips. I would trade all the chocolate in the world for some salted plain fries!...

Seriously, who doesn’t love finger food? From fried cheese curds to oxtail croquettes, I could eat them all day long! They are perfect for Game Day or for any type of entertaining. This post is sponsored by the New York Beef Council. All opinions are my own! Sorry, Idaho, I can’t keep this secret any longer! You see, my friends at the New York Beef Council invited me to a fun event where, along with the Idaho Beef Council, I and a few other bloggers got to learn how to make finger steaks....

Can you believe it’s been 100 posts? I feel like I started this blog just yesterday! It has been such an amazing journey, with lots of delicious food, amazing blogger friends and a little sweat and tears. Most people have no idea how much hard work goes into a food blog. We food bloggers are food writers, photographers, recipe developers, social media managers, marketing executives, and the list goes on and on....

Does that freak you out a little? ‘Cause it’s definitely freaking ME out! Where is the year going? Didn’t we just pop open bottles of champagne to celebrate New Year’s Eve? Now the big football day is getting closer, friends will start arriving (and inevitably making you wonder WHY OH WHY did you decide to host the party this year?) and you have nothing prepared. SO MUCH STRESS! Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!! ?...

Over time, this rich stew evolved from a peasant dish to a staple in haute cuisine and was made famous around the world, thanks to French chef and restaurateur Auguste Escoffier who first mentioned Boeuf Bourguignon in a cookbook in 1903.

Holy creaminess, Batman! Did you sigh at the sight of all that creaminess/cheesiness? ‘Cause I totally did, and I just had this for dinner last night. ??? Can you tell I am a huge rice lover? ❤️ How could I not, I am Brazilian! There are a few things Brazilians claim to be experts of: beaches, bossa nova, caipirinhas and rice. Okay, there’s also churrasco, brigadeiro, feijoada, moqueca, passion fruit mousse, pão de queijo and sooo many others....

To be 100% honest, I used to loathe cauliflower! I never understood people who said they loved the boring, tasteless veggie, until I had an epiphany! Cauliflower is only tedious if you make it bland. Of course I hated it. My whole life it was served to me boiled to an unexciting mush, plain and smelling like… well, fart! (I could say something a little classier, like “sulfurous”, but I did start this post saying I was going to be honest....

Dips and spreads are the easiest way to feed a crowd at all sorts of gatherings. From guacamole to baba ghanoush, you will find a great variety of dip recipes in our appetizer collection! A delicious party dip for any occasion! It’s that time of the year again! That time when I host friends to eat all sorts of indulgent food and watch the big game. Only I almost never know who’s playing!...

Brazilian classics are my favorite recipes to cook at home! If you love it like I do, make sure to also check out my Feijoada, Camarão na Moranga, Moqueca Baiana and Feijão Tropeiro. I have yet to meet someone that can resist a plate of galinhada right out of the stove. It is truly a soul warming dish! Similar to Arroz con Pollo or a seafood-less paella, this Brazilian version is even better!...

Today is your lucky day! Santa decided to answer your prayers and sent these Guilt-Free Christmas Morning Muffins to make your holidays a little bit healthier without compromising any flavor. Luckily, finding out that Santa wasn’t “real” didn’t ruin Christmas for me. It just made me realize that Santa exists in a different way, by being alive inside each one of us! He was real and alive inside my poor parents, having to tip toe to the living room in the middle of the night, just to make their kids happy....

What’s better than a warm bowl of soup on a cold day? From Chicken and Rice Soup to Tom Kha, I have a collection of delicious recipes that are nourishing and exciting! A Zuppa Toscana recipe that is better than Olive Garden! This is possibly my favorite soup of all times. It is on rotation and always gets my family excited about dinner time! I mean… What’s not to love?...

It’s so close I can taste it! Christmas Eve supper (or Christmas day lunch/dinner for whoever celebrates it on the 25th)! Family at the table, waiting to devour all of these amazing, delicious dishes. And then, at midnight, we gather around the tree to open the gifts! Isn’t that the best day ever?!? Yes it is! Yes it is! So what are you cooking for the big day? I’m still working on my menu but I know I’m making my traditional Christmas turkey (I hope my in-laws are not sick of turkey because of Thanksgiving!...

It’s no secret I like easy recipes. Don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy the occasional cathartic 5 hours in the kitchen, but usually anything under an hour has my heart! Tim and I really take pride into trying our hands (mostly my hand, but he does help with the dishes!) at different cuisines at home. Sometimes it will be a journey, like our Thai Massaman Chicken Curry attempt that included visits to 5 different grocery stores just to (try to) find the massaman curry....

We survived Snowzilla 2016! ⛄️ It’s not like it was hard, since I didn’t step a foot out of my apartment. My husband, on the other hand, had to walk our dog 3 times, go to the pharmacy (to buy milk so we could make hot chocolate) and then go outside with a thermal of hot chocolate for the two poor guys who were working non-stop in our building’s courtyard....

Happy New Year, friends! I think I told you this before, but Lebanese cuisine is really popular down in Brazil. So Kibbeh (or Quibe/Kibe in Portuguese) always makes the menu in our homes. I know it always did in mine! (My mom was even eating a slice of kibbeh when she was pregnant with me and her water broke and she had to run to the hospital. I know that because they always tell the story about how she dropped her arm with the kibbeh and our dog Apple started eating it!...

Lately, I’ve been wanting this blog to be more than just a place I share my recipes and food stories. I want to also share tidbits of my life with you guys! Talk about books I’ve read, what’s happening in the world, my dog, my married life, New York City and everything above and beyond the kitchen. If you’re here solely for recipes, you can browse through my other posts and you will probably find lots of delicious things to cook....