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Hello! Was it really already Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday this past week?!  I know it’s earlier this year than usual, but it makes it feel like the year is already rushing full steam ahead!  Today I made filhós, which is a type of Portuguese doughnut, and is traditionally made during the week of Carnaval,…

Hi All! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I thought I would try out a chocolate recipe.  My Tia Lecoadia lives in Portugal, but had sent me a photo of a recipe that she had collected for “brigadeiros,” which is a Brazilian dessert.  It’s very similar to a truffle, but softer and very easy to…

Hi friends! It has been a rough few days for me!  I’ve been sick, and just not up for anything.  I’m on the mend, but hoping to get better quickly.  However, even with being under the weather, I couldn’t resist making another recipe.  This was a two-day undertaking for me.  Partly because of not feeling…

Happy Monday and Martin Luther King Jr. Day! I hope everyone has had a wonderful weekend.  I spent it at a comedy show, in good company, some baking, and yoga.  Regarding the baking, not only have I been doing some baking myself, but I’ve also been binge watching other people bake, as in The Great…

Happy New Year All! It is cold here in New York, folks.  Like really cold.  You would be surprised how many people out here on the East Coast ask me, “It must get so cold in Idaho in the winter!”  And I just look at them like they must be some special kind of crazy. …

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays and being with loved ones.  I’m spending Christmas this year here in New York with my boyfriend and some friends.  Although it’s not traditional and I’m away from family, it’s been such a wonderful Christmas so far.  We had some friends over for…

Happy First Snow Day (for New Yorkers anyway)! 🙂 Today I’m making a chocolate pudding with cookies.  This is a popular Portuguese dessert, containing sweetened condensed milk.  Really, I think nearly every Portuguese dessert contains sweetened condensed milk!  It’ something I equate with desserts growing up, and I’m not complaining!  I’ve seen this type of…

You guys.  I did it.  This recipe, honestly, has been hanging over me for some time now.  I’m squeamish with slimy things that have more than one two legs, so I was not looking forward to handling the octopus.  (To be REALLY honest, my boyfriend cut the octopus for me).  I know I’m not selling…

Hello All! I know, I know, fish fillets again?!  I do realize I just made fish fillets in the previous post, but this one is from my grandmother, Teodora, and it’s made a little differently.  Besides that, Portugal is known for its seafood so it’s safe to say many Portuguese dishes will consist of fish.…

It’s a rainy but beautiful Sunday here in New York.  I’ve been blissfully balancing between being productive and lazy.  However, it’s only Noon, and the rest of the day is wide open, so who knows where we’ll end up! I told you I would be kicking it into gear, so here is another recipe for…