Orange jam.

(In Portuguese)


I needed some orange jam to use in a cake recipe, so I decided to go for a classic take on fruit jam. Actually, the most complicated part was freeing the orange from all of the peel, the skin, the seeds...

Wohoo, anybody home?

(In Portuguese)


I know, I know.

It's today that most families unite to celebrate christmas.

But in our case, we celebrated ahead schedule, because now not everyone can be here.

So today lunch was really simple, and at night we attended a dinner party thrown by a 

family we're friends with.

Gifts.

(In Portuguese)


This year, my gift to my loved ones were cookies.

Tanned bread.

(In Portuguese)

The thing is: food belongs either over the table or inside bellies,

never in the trash can.

The other day, I baked a lot of christmas cookies. And because of a whim of mine, I have cut them again after baking, so that they would all be round and equal.

Well, what to do with 3 cups leftover cookie crumble? Bread!

Squirrel!

(In Portuguese)


To brighten up the life of a boy who's got a serious flu and can't even leave home,
I baked some squirrels.

Soup

(In Portuguese)


As in that old saying: more haste, more speed,
when there are deadlines to meet.

Special breakfast.

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Since the year is ending and everything seems like a wacky race,
at least breakfast can be cute.
Mini panetone that simply showed up at my place + tea in the teapot
that I just received as a gift. :)
(Thanks, Ric!)

Roasted dinner.

(In Portuguese)


I like many things, one of them is food with a roasted crust.

So today I roasted sweet potatoes to eat with some broccoli (apparently, the wad I bought will never end).

It's hot in here, right?

(In Portuguese)


Yeah, it's hot.
But I don't mind, I made soup anyway.

Zucchini and ricota pancakes.

(In Portuguese)


This time I was inspired by Flavia, I made pancakes for lunch.
I like them because they're easy to make and always delicious.

Banana spread.

(In Portuguese)

Banana spread. Yummm.

I still don't know what to do so that it won't acquire that pinkish/lilac tone, which I find a little strange. But it's so good on a bread as a breakfast!

Buttery bread.

(In Portuguese)


I am insisting in the bread making trials until I get the hang of it. And I consider this one to be an advance. :)

Hommus.

(In Portuguese)


This is a confort food for me, I really like it a lot. It is tasty and fulfilling.

With a little more patience I think it would have been quite alike the hommus I ate in nice restaurants, but for now it's really homemade style.

Curried eggplant

(In Portuguese)


Today's lunch: curried eggplant with a side of chickpeas.

Not made to look good...

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Yesterday I had picnic with some friends at ibirapuera park.

I baked some cookies to bring. They were pretty ugly, but tasted nice.

Next time I'll give more attention to they're appearance...

A trick.

(In Portuguese)


Obs: the previous post, as well as this one and the next are being written while I eat some junk pre-cooked noodles, purely because of hunger and tiredness due to a crazy week.

Well, the trick is something quick.

Whenever you have at a home a cake that's getting old, drying, and isn't so much of a hit anymore

(and no one wants to throw food away, because that's not something ok to be done)

it gains a whole new appeal if turned into a toast, nice and warm.

I had mine alone with coffee. But if it is the case, having it with butter/jam/honey or whatever is great too.

Dinner for one.

(In Portuguese)

Really simple.

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The foto was awful, so I'm skiping this part.
Lazy quick lunch: rice and sautee brocoli.

Super quick bread.

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Sunday is the day I'll organize my life for the coming week.

I started today laundering some clothes and making bread.

It's really similar to the one I made last sunday, but I've changed some things.

Follow-up.

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Well, I've written about the thanks shortbreads, now it'll be the cookies.

I've adapted this from a recipe by Patrícia.

Only one thing before I start: I ain't used to cook thinking about telling it to people later, to I do things such as adding "some" chocolate. But in these times, Patrícia can save us, because she explains everything nicely, counting mls and grams and ounces.

I demonstrate my gratitude offering cookies.

(In Portuguese)


To demonstrate my gratitude, the way that works best for me is to bake something sweet.

I chose this recipe because I think it's sophisticated, and as this is a big thanks, I also baked some chocolate and nut cookies that I adapted from Patrícia.

Visitors!

updating: the cake and things owned by my baby visitor who came with her parents. :)

(In Portuguese)


Today I had lunch at a small restaurant here in college, it was rice and beans with a salad that was so-so.

The thing is: my mother and a couple of friends are coming to visit town, and they're staying at my place. So I baked them a wellcome cake (that's an habit I have learned from my grandmother).

Cookies!

(In Portuguese)


When someone comes to my place, I like to have something to offer them.

Even if it's simple and we're likely to order pizza later...

Cookies are usually a good call, because they're easy and quick to make,

and so far I haven't met anyone who doesn't like them.

So here are the cookies I baked for today's meeting.

Bread with mango chutney.

(In Portuguese)


Today at lunch all I did was set the table. My boyfriend and his mom made us gnochi with chilly tomato sauce. Yum! :)

Even so... I also cooked today. Whenever possible, I make myself some snack to take to work, because I always get hungry in the middle of the afternoon.

Today I'm testing a bread recipe, it makes a loaf.

Lentils.

(In Portuguese)


Well, in my home we have always eaten lentils with rice, in the same way we eat rice and beans.

Sometimes we even make some farofa and stuff.

Today I cooked quick lentils, but I cooked plenty of it so that I'll have some lunch ready in advance for the first days of the week

Cloudy saturday.

(In Portuguese)


Now I present a lunch I made myself.

Pumpkin and pea soup

Starting with an exception.

(In Portuguese)