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Okra is typical of the region where my father grew up, where it is served often in a chicken stew. I would like to say it reminds me of my childhood but until very recently I actually never ate it. It’s the slime, you know. It tends to throw kids off. You see, okra tends [...]  Nothing like a scrumptious breakfast to start off another week of work. Fried polenta topped with kale (both were leftovers from a weekend meal) and a fried egg. To add some colour and a nice flavour, some Brazilian pimenta de bico, a very sweet chili variety. Alan is away today at a retirement party in Montreal and while walking home in the cold I kept thinking of one of my favourite dishes growing up – feijão com angu e couve. Literally, black beans with polenta (brazilian style) and collards. Alan is not the biggest fan of either polenta or black beans [...] I made some polenta for dinner the other day and purposely made more than I needed so I could have some leftover for breakfast. By the next morning the polenta was nice and firm so I cut a think slice, fried it for about 3-4 mins per side on my cast iron pan, I then [...] I love polenta. Actually, judging by the number of cornbread recipes in this blog, you probably wouldn’t be surprised to find out I love most dishes made out of corn. A simple corn mush, polenta used to be a peasant food before North American restaurants started selling it as a gourmet food. It must be [...] |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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