A storm of Brazilian foods has rained upon my kitchen this week! From coxinha and kibe to carequinha and beiju, I have enjoyed learning several new recipes from my mother-in-law. Today, she made us this Lemon Mousse with some small lemons (I think that’s what they are–they’re the size of key limes but yellow rather than green) we found at the Mexican … Continue reading Five-Minute, Three-Ingredient Lemon Mousse
For Father’s Day I made Josue his favorite dish, moqueca, a Brazilian seafood stew. He grew up on the coastline of northeastern Brazil in the state of Bahia, where seafood is always on the menu. Even though I grew up on the coastline of Lake Michigan, we didn’t eat that much fish growing up. I’ve acquired more of … Continue reading Moqueca (Brazilian Seafood Stew)
A couple springs ago, I decided to plant a garden. I bought seed packets and sprouted the seeds inside. One warm day, I left the seedlings outside to get some sun. When I came home, they were gone. The culprit: How could I be mad at something so cute? This year I decided I would … Continue reading Container gardening
This weekend Vovo (Josue’s grandma) and I cooked two staple Brazilian dishes. Rice… and beans. When we first got married, I cooked a meal with potatoes for the starch and Josue asked, “Where’s the rice?” He grew up eating rice and beans every day. On the other hand, we didn’t eat a lot of rice … Continue reading Arroz e Feijão
A picture is worth more than any words I can use to describe these delicious Brazilian chocolates…you have to try them to understand. They good news is they’re very easy to make. Brigadeiros 1 can sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon margarine 3 tablespoons Nesquik Chocolate sprinkles Grease a platter. On another platter, place 40-45 small … Continue reading Brigadeiros = Delicious Brazilian Chocolates
I found someone who likes to cook as much as I do — Vovo Maura (Josue’s grandma Maura). She lives in Brazil but is here in Oklahoma for a couple months and is staying with us all weekend. Here she is with Natalie, who didn’t want to smile for the picture. Vovo is going to … Continue reading Cooking with Vovo
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