Suddenly, pralinés*.

(In Portuguese)

Sometimes I have a sudden craving for something sweet.

And I can't think of anything else, until I eat the darn sweet. Even if it's a lame toffee candy.

It was already 10pm, and I looked around to find out what ingredients I had with the potential to

transform themselves into an express dessert.

The peanut jar didn't leave no doubts: pralinés*.

*Well, actually these are not pralinés. They are a traditional Brazilian sweet named "pé de moleque".

But I find them pretty similar to pralinés, and I'm calling them that so that non-Brazilian people can get the picture. :)

Italian-ish: pumpkin and carrot soup.

(In Portuguese)

In a cold night, there is nothing like a good soup. Which is an indication that many soups will appear in the next posts...

This one, seasoned with cinnamon and rosemary, won my heart in no time. I found the recipe here.

Pasta with snow peas and radishes.

(In Portuguese)


Food for the eyes.

Cornmeal lemon snaps.

(In Portuguese)

Continuing the enormously titled post, the recipe for the snaps,

adapted from here.

Lavender cookies.

(In Portuguese)

Second part of the trilogy: lavender cookies.

Recipe adapted from here.

A thank you shaped as a bunch of cookies: cornmeal lemon snaps, lavender cookies, and dried fruit squares.

(In Portuguese)

Well yes, I even could have made up a longer a title for the post, but I thought this one was ok. :)

I baked three kinds of cookies at once to send to a friend in Florianopolis, who I have much to thank to.
Before someone frowns up: I swear you can make these squares with another filling.
The recipe came from here.

Flaxseed bread.

(In Portuguese)

This bread came out really really soft and tasty, good to serve as a snack.

I think it would work perfectly for sandwiches as well, if baked in a loaf pan.

Adapted from here.