I had decided not to post this recipe because of its horrendous presentation – but this cake is so good that I thought I should share it with you.[...]

This is the third – and last – dessert from the Christmas series. I must confess it’s my favorite... It was a pretty chocolate-y Christmas,[...]

I printed this recipe the minute my dear friend Valentina posted it - but it took me a good 4 months to make it. I shouldn’t have waited that long[...]

It’s amazing how many people I’ve been in contact with since I discovered the delicious (yep, pun intended) foodblog world – and then[...]

My dear friend came to Brazil last month and we had lunch together – it was wonderful! We ended up ordering the same dish and just noticed that when the[...]

An important Brazilian magazine launched a special edition with chefs’ profiles and recipes – Joao bought it for me. I made a recipe from the[...]

Jenjen made them. Deb made them too. So did Anita . “There must be something about these cookies…” I thought. Something really good to cause[...]

I’ve always wanted to take part in foodblog events – 2 months after starting the English version of my blog, I decided to do so. Tami of Running[...]

Valentina is hosting an event for blogs in Portuguese called “My Favorite Dish”. We are supposed to cook and post our favorite food as kids -[...]

My mom used to bake cakes and make desserts every week. I’d always take a slice of freshly baked cake to school to eat as a snack between classes. This[...]

My dad loves pasta – I used to cook it for him twice a week, sometimes even more. My husband is even crazier about it – he asks for spaghetti all[...]

I first heard of scones when I started visiting foodblogs – we’re not familiar with them here in Brazil. That’s why I decided to bake some.[...]

I had ripe bananas in my freezer and needed to use them – so I printed Ivonne’s fantastic recipe , fixed it on my freezer door then started[...]

Pastel is a very common food here in Brazil – at least in the south-east, where I live. It is sold in open-air markets and usually eaten with a glass of[...]

We went to Joao’s nephew’s birthday party a while ago and I was responsible for baking the cake. After finishing the cake I decided I was NOT[...]