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This recipe is adapted from Lucas Hollweg’s Spaghetti with Mushrooms and Fennel Seeds, which I made a couple days ago. I didn’t have fennel seeds, so I used anise seeds instead and the result exceeded my expectations. Tonight I tried it on risotto. Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup short grain brown rice, boiled for about 12 [...]  A moqueca is a Brazilian fish stew typical of the state of Bahia. This past weekend I made Salmon and Shrimp Moqueca to try out the capixaba clay pan my mother brought me from Brazil. I pureed a head of garlic, an onion, lime juice, salt, and cilantro and marinated six salmon steaks and a pound [...] The beauty of shopping at 4 Life is that produce change from week to week. This week the store was bursting with colourfull fall produce but the first thing to catch my eyes was the small box of fresh wild chanterelles sitting by the cash. I quickly snatched a few and began dreaming of what [...] I got some fresh shelling peas in my CSA share this past week and when I came a Venetian-style risotto in Mario Batali’s book Molto Italiano, I couldn’t resist. I adapted somewhat to the ingredients I had at hand – pancetta instead of prosciutto, onions instead of shallots, and a cup of cava in place [...] I was feeling overwhelmed by work this evening and not at all inspired to cook. Since I haven’t made rice for a while, my immediate thought was to make a simple risotto. Alas, I had neither butter nor parmesan cheese but I decided to go ahead with it anyway. I did find some gruyère cheese [...] Unless you openly describe yourself as a ‘foodie’ you probably don’t really indulge in a fancy, rich meal for no reason. You may do it for guests but not for yourself unless it is a special occasion. My problem is that I’m too impatient. I can’t wait until a special occasion presents itself to make [...] |
 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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