Category: RECIPES

Pão-de-Ló com banana (Banana Sponge Cake)

Pão-de-Ló com banana (Banana Sponge Cake)

Caramelized fruit upside down cake is a “grandmother’s cake”. It is easy to make, effective and very, very good. An alternative to bananas for the sponge cake top are pineapple slices with pitted dried prunes in the center. Ingredients For caramel banana topping:• 250 g…

Pão de mandioca (Cassava Bread)

Pão de mandioca (Cassava Bread)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Cassava bread is soft, tasty and nutritious. This delicious bread can be served at any event or at any time of the day. In this recipe cassava can be replaced with eddoe, yam or potatoes. Ingredients• 800 g peeled…

Pão de minuto (Speed Bread)

Pão de minuto (Speed Bread)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO It’s a homemade recipe very similar to the British “scone”, and tastes as good as handmade with love. This “bread” can be ready in just 30 minutes and it is great for breakfast, for afternoon teatime and as a…

Pão de queijo (Cheese Bread)

Pão de queijo (Cheese Bread)

  CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO When the Portuguese arrived in Brazil the Native Brazilian’s diet was based on manioc, a very nutritious and versatile native roof tuber. Manioc may be eaten boiled, fried, may be ground into flour or starch, and is also…

Pastel (Fried Pasties)

Pastel (Fried Pasties)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Pastéis (pl) are fried pasties that today can be found everywhere in Brazil. However once could only be found in the farmers’ produce street market – the feira livre – and were prepared by the descendants of Oriental immigrants.…

Patê de berinjela (Eggplant Pâté)

Patê de berinjela (Eggplant Pâté)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Eggplant pâté is a “tropical” version of “Baba Ganoush”, a traditional Arab dish, introduced in Brazil in the late 19th century. “Baba Ganoush” is a side dish for meat, for quibe and for tabule, and can be served as…

Patê de berinjela (Eggplant Pâté)

Patê de berinjela (Eggplant Pâté)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO Eggplant pâté is a “tropical” version of “Baba Ganoush”, a traditional Arab dish, introduced in Brazil in the late 19th century. “Baba Ganoush” is a side dish for meat, for quibe and for tabule, and can be served as…

Patê de sopa de cebola (Onion Soup Pâté)

Patê de sopa de cebola (Onion Soup Pâté)

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The onion pâté is an easy home made recipe that uses just a few ingredients. It is not quite a traditional recipe. I dare say, it is probably an improvised one , but still it is very tasty. It…