• φράουλα (Strawberry) Season

    Strawberry season is here and I couldn’t be more excited! What’s your favorite strawberry recipe? Mine is strawberry lemon tart. And I’ll probably make it this week and post the recipe here very soon.

  • Plat du Jour: Salmon Curry

    Curry is a go-to comfort food in our house. Indian, Thai, Japanese, Indonesian curry… I could cook them every day and never get tired of it. For this salmon curry, I pretty much eyeballed all the spices, but I used garam masala, coriander powder, ginger, cumin, turmeric, cardamon, fennel seeds, cinnamon, peeled tomatoes, fresh garlic, and dash of chili powder in this delightful dish. Hope you’re spicing up your week too. If you need some more inspiration, check out this new YouTube Channel I recently came across and absolutely love: Get Curried

  • Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Lemon Tahini Sauce

    Middle Eastern cuisine is one my favorites. Being so close to Israel and all their delicious foods is one the many things I’ll miss living in this amazing side of the world. Israelis undeniably really know how to cook vegetable dishes. The flavor, the colors, the spices and their effortless food presentation are always inspirational. I had a variations of this dish in several restaurants around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and it’s always mind blowing what heights the humble cauliflower can rise to. I hope you enjoy as much as we do in our house. Ingredients: 1 medium head cauliflower  1/3 extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup tahini 1/2 cup warm water 2 roasted cloves of garlic crushed…

  • Weekends are for Grazing

    Winter is citrus season here on the island and we can get the most delicious blood oranges, pomelos, lemons and my beloved persimmon. I grow up eating this in Brasil and every time I find them in the supermarkets around the world it brings me back to afternoons with my dad eating those fresh and perfectly sweet and delicious fruit. What does one do with a bag of oranges and persimmon? Spread it out on a few boards and graze away, open a bottle of delicious Greek chardonnay and voilà; the perfect winter afternoon in our backyard.