What is Farofa? Farofa is a traditional Brazilian side dish, served especially with rice and beans. It is made from Cassava flour, which is obtained by grinding the root of the Mandioca plant. Farofa can be purchased either in a coarsely powdered form or as raw ground flour. Commonly used in Asia, for making steamed sweet desserts. The name of the source of this plant is Mandioca or yuka in latin America and Asia or Tapioca in english in Asia. For this Farofa Especial recipe, we need tapioca farofa granules slightly toasted and mixed with veggies and grated coconut, this Portuguese-style…
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Bacalhau à Gomes de sá is a traditional Portuguese dish made of codfish and potatoes, which is prepared for dinner on Christmas eve. We’re making a “veganized” version that is just as good as the original for today’s dish. This recipe uses tapioca root, also known as mandioca, which provides…
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Continue ReadingBaked apples are still a healthy snack that can help you maintain your overall health. The Roxbury russet is an apple with its skin a brown color. Relatively dry and has a powdery texture. This variety of apples is a little sweet and sour, thus making it excellent for cooking. Roxbury apple has…
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Bacalhau Gomes sà is a traditional Portuguese dish made with codfish and eggs. It is a staple during Christmas eve and during the lent period when meat is forbidden among Catholics. The saltiness of cod combined with the crunchy potatoes and the softness of scrambled eggs. The Portuguese believe there…
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This Vegan Farofa Especial goes well with Feijoada, a black bean stew. Slightly buttery, quite toasty, and slightly crunchy, the Farofa adds a beautiful element to the meal as a side dish. For this recipe, the traditional method is grinding the Tapioca root into a coarse flour called Mandioca or…
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Continue ReadingA healthy almond and coconut milk mussy dessert substitution made with the traditional Portuguese condensed milk, almonds, and egg dessert. At a colleague’s wedding reception of a mutual friend, Amalina, a fellow chef invited me to photograph the food preparation for the elaborate wedding with approximately 250-300 guests. During a…
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Continue ReadingPurple Figs Green Figs Roast is a cooked dessert with glazed coconut syrup! You will love this figgy dessert. Fig trees have no external flowers as they blossom inside, having crunchy minuscule seeds that make figs a powerful cleansing agent for the guts and reproductive aid in man and woman. When…