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Some say serralha is a weed. I don’t agree. To me it’s another yummy bitter green that I love. It’s similar to dandelion in flavor and shape. I haven’t seen it for sale at food stalls and supermarkets in San Francisco for some reason, though it grows wild here. Lately it’s been raining quite a [...]
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I got the idea for this dish from this wonderful arroz de bacalhau we had in the company of our dear friends, Luiz and Sávio, at a beach kiosk in Vitória while we were visiting back in early February. There the dish was served in those stunning and very authentic dark clay pots from Paneleiras [...]
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Guava is a very popular fruit in Brazil, particularly in my home state of Minas Gerais, where it’s grown all over. As a kid I remember climbing guava trees in the woods behind my house and gorging myself on those delicious, flavorful fruits. Mmmmm!
Guava can be pinkish-red or white. They have a “tropical [...]
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This is a simple to make dish that’s both nutritious and elegant. It makes a wonderful side dish. I served it with sautéd red snapper fillets in garlicky clam and mussel sauce. It’s as easy to make as rice. The color of the red quinoa is stunning and I think stimulates the appetite. [...]
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I saw a 4-pack tray of sweet corn on the cob at our branch of TJ’s last week which made me long for summer. Aah! Summer sweet corn is the absolute best! It’s been so cold lately. Plus produce, aside from root vegetables, the cabbage family and of course citrus, all starts to look and [...]
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Winter is the time for citrus fruits. Just look at this stunning blood orange that we got at the Alemany Farmers’ Market the other day. It tastes better than it looks, if you can even believe it! Yum!
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My father was a great fresh water fisherman. I remember when I was a kid seeing him escaping into the solitude of the forest early in the morning or late in the afternoon for his fishing/hunting trips. He did that for a hobby and the family got to eat those delicious fresh fish from [...]
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The guy selling me this lovely bitter fruit at the UN Plaza Farmers’ Market swears that it’s called Thai eggplant. I don’t know. It reminds me of a bitter vegetable that’s very popular in Minas Gerais, my home state in Brazil. There it’s called giló or jiló, which sounds like “jell-o” [...]
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We had this dish for the New Year’s Eve. I went to my local fish market for the whole red snapper. They cleaned and filleted it for me on the spot. I kept the bones to fry as an exciting treat. The fish flesh itself became this wonderful dish.
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Steven and I both got hit with bad colds last weekend. We felt like crap with body aches, coughing, difficulty breathing… you get the picture. Ugh! While suffering miserably, by chance, I picked up the latest edition of Vegetarian Times. They’ve a recipe for a soup that sounded exactly [...]
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