Brazilian Tropical Fruits and two recipes: Tapioca and Melon soup

Brazilian food. Quick, what popped into your head? Churrasco? Feijoada? Cassava? A simple plate of rice & beans? Bananas, coconut and pineapples? Brazil may be best known for those fruits in the popular imagination, but,…

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Brazilian cuisine: Today’s Special is Prato Feito my way with Meatbox

About Brazilian Cuisine Brazil is the largest and the only Portuguese speaking country in South America. It has diverse and traditional gastronomy.  Today I am sharing my recipe, my way of grilled turmeric chicken from…

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Learning about Spanish Persimon®, the star of Valencia

This week was time to get better acquainted with the Spanish Persimon® , the star of Valencia, this particular variety with the trademark is spelt with a single ‘m’, to distinguish it from other persimmons,…

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New Look Blog and Pays D’Oc PGI wine collection 2017 giveaway

Have you noticed something different about this site? Well, we had a revamp! The last time I refreshed it was about four years ago, and time has passed very quickly! This post contains a delicious…

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Cooking with Santa Maria

A few months ago I was asked to take part of the  Latin Kitchen Supper Club; the dinner was to showcase the new range of sauces, rice, seasonings, tortillas, toppings and sides by Santa Maria. …

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