A beautiful Valentine’s Day Dessert Board is a sure way to make your loved ones feel special this Valentine’s Day! It is just like a cheese or charcuterie board, but filled with treats and desserts instead. Whether you’re feeding a crowd or just treating a special someone, this tutorial will help you put together a fun and romantic board to impress! I confess I wasn’t feeling too inspired for Valentine’s Day this year… Until I assembled this board!...

If you wanna learn how to cook rice, always ask a Brazilian. Rice is the first thing we learn how to make in the kitchen. It usually goes like this: girl gets married, comes back from the honeymoon and realizes she has to start cooking or both she and her husband will starve to death (down there, men rarely know how to cook!), then calls her mom to ask how to make rice and how to fry an egg....

Take a sip. Now close your eyes. Imagine you’re on a beach in Bali, sipping your avocado milkshake while you feel the warm, salty wind caressing your skin. I wish every morning could start like that. But hey… I might not have the Bali beach or the salty warm wind, but I do have this creamy and delicious Indonesian Avocado Milkshake to brighten up my mornings! slurp Spring is officially on in NY – finally!...

Cold weather calls for comfort food, like this hearty and cozy Italian Pot Roast. It is made Tuscan style, simmering for hours in a delicious tomato sauce to ensure deep rich flavors while filling your home with the most amazing smells! This post is sponsored by Bertolli®. There’s no denying it. Nobody does comfort food like the Italians! As soon as the weather starts getting a little chilly, I’m suddenly craving all the pasta and delicious braised dishes, like a rich Italian Pot Roast or Chicken Cacciatore....

Earlier this month I got to experience some of the best food in NYC. I attended the Grand Gourmet 2015 – The Flavor of Midtown, which is an annual neighborhood restaurant showcase that happens in Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall. Still pinching myself! Olivia’s Cuisine covering one of the biggest food extravaganzas in the food capital of the world? Can you believe it? Oh my, what a feast that was!...

In Brazil, Roast Pork Shoulder is often served with farofa, but it would also pair great with Moroccan Couscous Pilaf, Jeweled Rice or Feijão Tropeiro! A Christmas classic pork recipe! You know it’s Christmas Eve when you smell pernil roasting in the oven. Down in Brazil, my family’s holiday feast usually includes a big turkey, glazed ham, a fish dish and a beautiful piece of roasted pork shoulder! Plus sides, appetizers and desserts....

These Plant-Based Burger Bowls will make burger night better for you! Served with a special sauce, they are a very satisfying meal. Who needs the bun when you can have all that yumminess in a bowl? And if you’re looking for more vegan recipes, make sure to also check out my Veggie Pub Sliders, Vegan Croquettes and Chipotle Veggie Burger Wrap Sandwich. What are you giving up for Lent this year?...

I searched a lot for a good Pumpkin Spice Waffles recipe and I finally found one at this blog called Pumpkin Waffles Blog. And then, with some slight changes, I think this is the recipe I’ll probably be using my whole life because it’s absolutely amazing! And, with only 1/4 cup of brown sugar, it is healthy too. It’s not everyday that you can find a recipe that is both insanely delicious AND healthy AND the personification of Fall itself!...

3 days til my trip to Brazil! ??? I can’t help but feel a million butterflies on my stomach. Sure, there’s the good butterflies of excitement of going home for the first time in two years. But most of the butterflies are EVIL butterflies that keep reminding me that I have so much to do, like packing (which I haven’t even begun) and buying my Secret Santa gifts. And it doesn’t end there....

Italian food is always a hit with my family and friends. This lasagna is one of the dishes I make when I want to impress! Other crowd-pleasing ones in my repertoire are my Braised Beef Ragu, Spaghetti alla Carbonara and my Zuppa Toscana. This lasagna recipe has a special place in my heart! It is the lasagna my aunt used to make for Christmas every year. I remember looking forward to that day all year long!...

(This post is sponsored by Jennie-O!) Let me start this post by saying that I am completely overwhelmed with the fact that we are in April and Easter is next week. But, at the same time that my perception of time is completely off and I sometimes think that Christmas was just yesterday, my pregnancy has been moving along with the speed of an elderly turtle who suffers from severe arthritis....

Hallo! (That’s hello in German, in case you didn’t know!) Today I’m taking you on a tour through Germany, or Deutschland as my husband likes to say. He looooooves Germany and the German language. If he hears someone speaking German on the subway, you can see his ears prick like a puppy’s and suddenly he’s this happy boy. I am 1/4 German through my dad’s side. I’ve never learned the language or even visited the country, but I would love to....

While everyone else is already knee deep into pumpkin-land, I’m having a hard time letting go of summer. I’m still trying to enjoy every bit of those beautiful warm nights, lit up by fireflies and serenaded by a symphony of cicadas. Thankfully, my local grocery store still has berries in abundance, so I’m enjoying them while scrolling past this Fall in August nonsense. There is a time and place for a pumpkin spiced latte and, for me, that is September 1st!...

Welcome to Olivia’s Cuisine. This is not my first food blog but this is the first time I decide to do it for real. If you don’t know me, my name is Olivia and I live in New York City. In January of this year (2014) I got married to the love of my life! (Dramatic pause for the romantic sighs…) :-) Even though I’ve had a passion for cooking ever since I was little (more on that to come), getting married made me more inspired to cook and try new recipes....

I don’t know why it took me this long to share a recipe for Brazilian Pastel here on the blog! I’m crazy about them and can eat the whole batch by myself. (Well, maybe that’s why…) If you’ve ever been to Brazil, you know we adore our pastel. You will find it at the feira (our farmer’s market), the pastelaria (shops that sell only pastel), beach kiosks and at bars....

Ground beef recipes are a super easy way to put dinner on the table when you are busy. Other popular easy dishes you should check out here on the site are my Mexican Beef and Rice Casserole, Sloppy Joes and Korean Beef Bowls. I’ve been testing and tweaking this picadillo recipe for over a year now. And I finally declare it perfect! Or, at least, perfect for me. My husband still claims my Cuban neighbor Carmen makes the best beef picadillo, but, upon closer inspection, I discovered that the only difference is that she doesn’t add currants or raisins....

Here I am again with one more post of the Disney Gourmet Series! Today features Dumbo’s Peanut Butter Popcorn. :) Seriously… Who doesn’t love peanut butter? Actually, me! I am definitely not crazy for peanut butter. I still remember when I was little and my dad brought peanut butter from the supermarket and he showed it to me and my brother and we were like: meh! And he was like: “But it’s AMERICAN!...

Love American classics? I also recommend you check out my Juicy Lucy Burger, All-American Potato Salad and Crispy Fried Chicken. An American Classic Sandwich! With 4th of July around the corner, I’m feeling inspired to cook all the American classics. And since I posted the most amazing Brioche Burger Buns not too long ago, I thought it was time this recipe for Homemade Sloppy Joes joined them here on the blog!...

Steak recipes are always a hit! From our Pan Seared New York Strip Steak to our tutorial on How to Cook Sous Vide Steak, they all produce incredible steak dinners, worthy of a steakhouse! An easy steak dinner at home! Love steak? You will be all over these garlicky steak bites. And if you’re low-carbing, this steak dinner won’t push you off the wagon. With only 1g carbs per serving, you can eat as much as you’d like without feeling guilty!...

I participated in Mom Blog Tour Winter Fancy Food Show (#MomBlogTourFF) on behalf of Wendy’s Bloggers. I received Brazi products to facilitate my review, but my opinions and the recipe are my own. “‘Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.” This quote, although written by Shakespeare, is not from Romeo and Juliet. But it really applies to my relationship with these fun Romeo and Juliet Bites. Why?...