Monday, 7. December 2009, 01:23:41
Apple, Pillsbury, strwusel, Pie
After a cold and dark winter in my recent blogging life, I’m finally back to writing. And this time, I make a promise here: write at least 5 posts until Xmas!
Last week was a real rush to me, with some pending issues from my trip to Africa, apart from usual home issues, such as housekeeping and dishwashing... Hehehe
But after lots of work during the week, the weekend was great fun. And the reason for this: a home party for close friends, to celebrate xmas and make a Secret Santa. And continuing our tradition, we had dinner first, then did the Secret Santa (In fact, a Stealing Santa), and finally the dessert!
A quick flash through the menu: Doritto's (excellent snack to entertain) with dips of aioli and cream cheese with herbs. For the “main dish”, if I may call it that way, Hot Dogs: French roll and usual hot dog bread, weenies (beef & pork and chicken), caramelized onions, toasted cashew nuts, mashed potatoes, ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard. Read more...
Tuesday, 25. August 2009, 02:26:36
Easy, Brazilian, Meringue, Pie
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Last week, a friend in the office had a dream. Actually, a wish, a really strong wish: Lime Pie. She even had a couple of different pies, available in some restaurants and cafés, around the office, but they didn’t work. Something had to be done... And I was afraid no one there was available for such a task. I had to save the day! *Pulls out the shirt and reveals his super-apron!* (That was really weird...)
Lime Pies are a very common staple dessert in restaurants, here in Brazil, along with Milk Pudding, Papaya Crème and Passion Fruit Mousse. It’s different from the American Lemon Pie, or the French Citron Tarte. It’s just too Brazilian for them.
First, it’s made from limes, instead of lemons. We barely have lemons, here. They’re usually more expensive, and in a just average quality. They’re not our first sour citrus option. The second, and most decisive "Brazilism" is the presence of our so important Sweetened Condensed Milk. Brazilian Doçaria (which stands for French Patisserie or American Pastry) is an intense Sweetened Condensed Milk user. And whenever you see someone using that, the odds are, there would be a Brazilian behind the plot.Read more...
Tuesday, 7. July 2009, 02:29:47
Pie, winter, Streusel, banana
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Last weekend, I went to my country house with a couple of friends. And we had three main goals, there, all food related:
1 – Visit a friend’s restaurant, which is in a city nearby my house;
2 – Enjoy a delicious homemade cheese fondue, in the cold winter that we’re going through, here in Southeast Brazil;
3 – Bake my favorite pie, with a special twist.
Unfortunately, we were in such awe that we actually had almost no pictures during the trip! (*hangs head in shame*). So, this won’t be a really great pictures posting, unfortunately.
(This was the only leftover that I could bring home for an extra picture... Poor me...)
Our first and main goal was greatly achieved, as the last thing we did in our little trip. We went to Julio’s family restaurant. He’s a friend of my friend, and, besides being a good cook in the restaurant, he’s also the author of the blog Do Jeito que eu gosto! (The way I Like!), and, if you are a Portuguese speaker / reader, I do recommend visiting and checking up his updates!Read more...
Thursday, 5. March 2009, 01:58:05
Peanut, Pie, Meringue, Tart
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Some time ago, a friend of mine asked me to do something with grapes.
Grape is quite a tricky fruit to turn into desserts. It is juicy, flavorful, sweet and sour, gelatinous in the middle, has a relatively hard / thick skin, and, sometimes, has a couple of terribly bitter seeds. But it is such a delicious fruit that I just have to make an effort to do something.
(By the way, we had decided raisins wouldn't do for grapes)
At first, I thought of making a Huge Grape (something like a Huge OJ, but then I gave up.
I had bought some seedless grapes (what already fixes up the bitter seeds problem). And after thinking and procrastinating for some days, I felt those grapes had to turn into something quickly, before they started to darken and deteriorate!
And what could be better than starting by turning the grapes into a preserve?
Well, ok, I had the preserve. That should give me some more days, but I couldn't hold much longer. Now, think, Renato, think... You can come up with something good, new and that uses grapes preserve.
And then I got to a pie. Actually, a tart. tarts are a specific kind of pie, when there's no top pastry, and, most of the times, contains fruit fillings. But details apart, I "continued" my recipe by baking my crusts, then.Read more...
Tuesday, 13. January 2009, 23:49:00
Pie, Cinnamon, Apple Pie, Apple
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Hi, guys!
Once again, this will be a post half in Portuguese, half in English. And this is because it's time, once again, of the Chá da Tarde challenge! This time, our theme recipes are for pies and filled cakes! So, I decided to use my favorite apple pie recipe, but with a more traditional look!
Oi, pessoal! Esse é o meu post dedicado ao Desafio Chá da Tarde de final / começo de ano! Lembrando que ele é desenvolvido pela Leila, do Delishville, e pela Cris, do From Our Home to Yours. Novamente agradeço por estarem se empenhando no desafio! E parabéns, pois realmente, tem muita gente que acompanha vocês nisso!
Pois bem, dessa vez, a minha opção foi pelo clássico: uma Torta de Maçã.Read more...
Monday, 17. November 2008, 01:55:54
Pie, Easy, banana, Tartelette
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This weekend, I have gone to my family's countryhouse. Everytime we go there, we go through a weight gaining experience, as I sometimes call it. And this time, it couldn't be much different. Besides having lots of white steamed rice with Japanese chicken and roots stew (Most of you guys don't know, but my mother-side of the family is Japanese), my aunt has made some delicious and easy Cheesebreads.
Well, about me, I decided to do my Apple Streusel Pie, which has become a family favorite.
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