Sweet Treats

Quinoa and chocolate brittle, what an idea! I had never thinked about a quinoa and chocolate brittle. I eat quinoa regularly, but I had never thought about combining it with sweet ingredients. When I saw this recipe on halfbakedharvest.com, I couldn’t ignore it. As I’ve […]

I first met granola in Brazil. Then in USA. In Italy it is not known yet, and I don’t understand why. We can’t find it here at common supermarkets. To be sincere, I’ve never seen granola here. So, the solution is to prepare it by myself. […]

These peanut bites are my grandmother’s recipe. She used to prepare them for the birthdays. I remember her sat in her kitchen preparing these little balls and finishing each one with a piece of peanut as decoration. These peanut bites are a popular candy in […]

When I found this caramel popcorn recipe, I ran to the kitchen to prepare it immediately. I love popcorn. It’s a curious love because I can stay for months without eating it, but when I eat I just have to eat a lot of popcorn. […]

This chocolate Christmas tree touched me. One of those recipes you see and can’t take your mind out of it. I just had to give it a try. Give a try? Yes, because it is simple, what isn’t the same thing as easy. But it’s […]

I firstly heard about salted caramel two years ago. I spent some days in Paris with my sister and it seemed that there was salted caramel everywhere. My sister owns a catering service in Rio, and so we were two food passionate in Paris. From […]

When I saw this frozen yogurt recipe I couldn’t resist. Because it is beautiful…and healthy. A little detail could be that I do not like yogurt…but I thought about preparing it to my daughter who loves it, especially with granola and fresh fruits. I prepared […]

When I found this coconut popsicles I decided I’d prepare them for my daughter’s return from China, where she stayed for 3 1/2 months with her university. So I did. Yesterday afternoon I prepared them and she arrived yesterday evening. Today I asked her if […]

I had never seen these dried pineapple flowers since a couple of weeks ago. Guess what? I fell in love with them. I am Brazilian and so I am pretty confident with this fruit, so confident that often I don’t like the ones that are sold here […]

I decided to try this lemon pie to celebrate my first harvest of lemons (of a small lemon plant in a vase). Some time ago I saw lemon plants on the window sills of a building and fell in love with them. Later I bought […]