Category Archives: brazilian

Mocha macarons with açaí ermine filling

It has been so long so I made macarons! I was looking for inspiration and my son’s Brazilian girlfriend suggested this combination. But we don’t keep instant coffee powder in the house, so a science experiment ensued to test whether … Continue reading

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Vegetarian feijoada (Brazilian beans)

Feijoada with vinagrete, farofa, collard greens and hot sauce. Feijoada is traditionally a meat-based dish with beans, so I vegetarianised it but included veggie sausages for something resembling authenticity. I used vegetable stock for flavour and couldn’t get the traditional … Continue reading

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