Easter is celebrated differently around the world. In Brazil, the largest Catholic country in the world, meat is definitely a no in 99% of the households. I still taste the flavor of Vatapá and Xixim de Galinha with rice, the smell of dende and cashews cooking while my father stirs frentically to avoid burning….hours of preparation, [...]

Dear Members, I hope you enjoyed the rabanada recipes. In this posting, I’m adding a recipe of one of my favorite recipes for a special “stuffing”, that we call farofa. A friend from Brazil gave me this recipe, when I told her I was going to cook our Christmas dinner for the first time and [...]

Ever since I first found out that I was pregnant with my son, I could hardly wait to start sharing my Christmas traditions with him – to tell him about having Christmas in the summer, going to the beach and then celebrating Christmas!! Every year we sing songs, especially the ones which have the same [...]