Buttery bread.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. :)

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Now I present a lunch I made myself.

Pumpkin and pea soup

Starting with an exception.

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