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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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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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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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This weekend we went on a fish eating binge. On Friday we dined at Sanraku before seeing the new movie, “Precious.” The movie was excellent in a very disturbing way. And as per usual, the meal was divine! We had a beautiful sushi a la carte comprised of taco (octopus), albacore tuna, yellow [...]
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For our recent Thai-themed night, I made this fabulous tom yum soup to go with my almost vegetarian pad Thai. This soup has wonderfully fresh, spicy, sour, herbal and earthy flavors; and it’s incredibly easy to make. I learned the recipe in the 1990’s while living in UK. There I worked for a [...]
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Growing up in the hinterlands of Brazil did not help me much with my knowledge of seafood. There used to be a salesman that showed up in the village perhaps two or three times a month driving his dilapidated truck on those dusty roads announcing very loudly over speakerphone that sardines had swum all the [...]
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I miss New York when it comes to sea food. I think that they have the best fish and shellfish! I’d like to visit Tokyo’s famed fish market, Tsujiki, sometime. They boast the freshest and finest fish from anywhere in the world. The Tsujiki fish market is on my list as one [...]
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I wanted to impress my husband, as usual; and also cook up something tasty and healthy. WC crew members are constantly surprising me and wooing me with cooking inspirations. Because I’m sort of a newbie home chef and kinda wobbly when with complex recipes, simple preparations are very appealing! All the hype about [...]
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Steven gave me this cookbook long ago called “Miami Spice” by Steven Raichlen (cute TV sort of name, I know!) I think that was back when we lived in Astoria. I never really paid much attention to it because most of the recipes call for the use of fruits: lots of fruits! [...]
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I was inspired to make Champagne Chicken after reading “French Women Don’t Get Fat,” because it sounds so celebratory and scrumptious and low-fat of course! This very Frenchy book has even more yummy recipes and ideas on living French. Some of the weirdcombos crew…. how shall I say this ….had issues with the [...]
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