Inspirational weekend in Shaftesbury, Dorset

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury Shaftesbury is a small idyllic town in Dorset, United Kingdon. It’s  just  under two hours away by train from London Waterloo to the nearest town of Gillingham, you then take a bus…

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Quindim recipe, Brazilian egg and coconut dessert for Easter

At the beginning of my blogging life I published a recipe for Quindim. It’s an egg, sugar and coconut mixture with added vanilla and baked in the oven. It can be baked in a big pie dish,…

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Roast Chicken Sous Vide way

  It’s been quite exciting times experimenting with cooking sous vide. I like a roast chicken diner  for  two reasons. Firstly, it’s such a warming homely dish and secondly, the use of leftovers for another…

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Sorvetão – vanilla ice cream cake topped with chocolate sauce

Ice cream is at the top of my favourite foods list. This is a Brazilian celebration ice cream cake treat called Sorvetao (translate into big ice cream) . It’s a very old recipe given to…

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Brazil Pop Up Diner in London

little bites and pimenta de bico (chilli) Brazil, the largest and the only Portuguese speaking country in South America, has a wonderful variety of traditional foods. Brazilian cuisine is a result of a combination of…

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