Pão de Queijo

Greetings from Brasil! I arrived in February and will be spending the next year in Lavras, Minas Gerais teaching English at Universidade Federal de Lavras, and doing research on food security! Importantly, I’m researching food! And guess what, we’ve got some tasty treats from this wonderfully warm country. This pão de queijo is a naturally gluten-free…

Bacon, Brie, and Basil Breakfast Galette

Every time I come home for a trip, my mom loves it when I make my galette recipe. It’s dynamic, makes great desserts, appetizers, and here, breakfasts, and you can throw in whatever you like! This time, we just had too much fun with alliteration and decided to use bacon, brie, and basil. It was…

IPA, Mustard, and Cheese Twist Bread

Ohhhh so good. All my friends have been asking for this recipe and I’ve been quite lame and long to respond. But I am here nonetheless to post! The original idea of the recipe comes from smittenkitchen.com, I’ve adapted the recipe a bit to make for a curious twist in the bread. Easier and quicker…

Salvadorian Breakfast Cakes

…They’re so good. I’ve been oogling over this recipe for quite some time and decided to make them today for my Birthday. This is a lightly adapted recipe that I found on Food52, I just tried to make it a little more healthy. Seems to have worked out pretty well- these little cakes are still…

Spätzle with Beer-Cheese Sauce and Sauteed Onions

This is for my darling Aunt Rhoda. Hope you enjoy the recipe! Spätzle, [sh-pay-tzel] is a dish that was introduced to me when I was four or five years old from my German AuPair Tanja when she was living with us. Essentially, spätzle is a soft dough pasta, similar to the Italian gnocchi but made from…

Crunch Wrap Supreme à la Lizzy

It’s that time of the year again where things are getting busy with school, I’m starting cooking projects when I don’t have the time, but I can’t wait to eat the cooking projects either. Story of my life. My roommate had mentioned she was craving taco bell, and since I am incredibly indecisive I decided…