With a bit of delay this week but I am here. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are not overwhelmed yet by all the party plans, shopping, Christmas decoration and recipe search for what kind of cookie to bake next (which I am). If you are, well, here is an easy recipe to make [...]

I have a habit that sometimes saves my life. I collect food magazines. Not sure if it is a good or a bad one yet because pretty soon I will have to move back to Brazil and it is going to be a challenge either to leave or take them with me. For now they [...]

If you didn’t get the chance to make the simply delightful olive oil-based pain de mie from last week, here goes another reason for giving it a try: this sandwich. Ok, you don’t have to have homemade bread on hand to start, just use whatever bread – read “good bread” – you like but please, [...]

Oh boy, November is here and daylight saving time is gone. That means all my beautiful natural light will be vanished around 4:30 from now on and, if I don’t want to unpack all my lighting gear, I better hurry to get the photos I want. I took my extra hour as a comfort tough. [...]

Finally, here is my pumpkin soup. With two days of delay but it is here. And I know, you don’t need another recipe for pumpkin soup but still I thought I should give it a try. Believe me, the result is quite interesting. Base is simple, roasted pumpkin with a touch of nutmeg and sage, [...]