Wimbledon season: Strawberries and Cream Pavé, Brazilian recipe

Wimbledon tennis is a world class event that brings together some of the top talents in the tennis. However, this event is not just about tennis as it involves some interesting food traditions that separate…

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Breakfast, cornbread with orange butter recipe

cornbread with orange butter When I lived in Brazil I seldom ate cornbread, we call it broa de milho, mainly at friends houses and every time it was a different experience. Every household has its…

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Infusing fruit, sous vide way part 2

HOW TO SOUSVIDE : FIRM FRUITS (APPLES AND PEARS) After I learned to preserve fruits is by poaching sous vide, next natural step was to learn to infuse using the sous vide method, which is…

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Poaching fruits, sous vide way part 1

Fragrant poached whole dessert apples, sous vide   As you might have guessed I am a sous vide fan!  I have tried, tested some recipes here on the blog sous vide .  One way to…

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Honeycomb story

Honeycomb Honeycomb is believed to be invented in 1940’s, but its history is quite vague as well as the original recipe. This sugary toffee, a light, rigid, sponge-like texture is known by a variety of …

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