cucabrazuca.com http://www.cucabrazuca.com Brazilian food and drink explained in simple recipes and step-by-step videos. Mon, 20 May 2013 16:31:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Risoteca – The marriage of Risotto and Moqueca http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-seafood-recipes/risoteca-the-marriage-of-risotto-and-moqueca/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-seafood-recipes/risoteca-the-marriage-of-risotto-and-moqueca/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:52:40 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1836 When the Brazilian married an Italian.

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-seafood-recipes/risoteca-the-marriage-of-risotto-and-moqueca/feed/ 0 Vaca Atolada – Beef ribs with Cassava Root http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/vaca-atolada-beef-ribs-with-cassava-root/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/vaca-atolada-beef-ribs-with-cassava-root/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:39:37 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1804 This is a delicious rich stew from the South West of Brazil.

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/vaca-atolada-beef-ribs-with-cassava-root/feed/ 0 Oxtail and Watercress with creamy polenta http://www.cucabrazuca.com/barbecue-churrasco-poultry-meat/oxtail-and-watercress-with-creamy-polenta/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/barbecue-churrasco-poultry-meat/oxtail-and-watercress-with-creamy-polenta/#comments Sat, 08 Sep 2012 20:01:20 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1725 A humble Brazilian recipe that makes the best of a little used part of the cow.

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/barbecue-churrasco-poultry-meat/oxtail-and-watercress-with-creamy-polenta/feed/ 0 The summer break in Spain http://www.cucabrazuca.com/nando-cuca-blog/the-summer-break-in-spain/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/nando-cuca-blog/the-summer-break-in-spain/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:12:34 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1701 This year, the kids and I joined our friends, the Viejos at a lovely summer villa in Madremanya. We arrived in the middle of a fire storm, literally. There were serval forest fires raging through a bone dry Spain and there was a massive one between me and a refreshing splash in the pool. I [...]

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/milk-loaf/feed/ 3 Foodie/swimmie trip to Wales http://www.cucabrazuca.com/nando-cuca-blog/foodie-trip-wales-uk/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/nando-cuca-blog/foodie-trip-wales-uk/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:49:01 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1622 A wonderful time with my swimming foodie buddies by the seaside in Wales!

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/nando-cuca-blog/foodie-trip-wales-uk/feed/ 1 How to make very bad coffee http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/a-very-bad-way-to-make-coffee/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/a-very-bad-way-to-make-coffee/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:46:16 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1590 My friend Nadine Horn came to visit and in the morning we decided to do a small video showing off this weird coffee contraption I bought at the local Sainsbury’s. Actually the whole week has been very coffee-centric as I have been helping another friend – Elizabeth Furth – with her website about coffee. The [...]

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/a-very-bad-way-to-make-coffee/feed/ 0 The secret to a perfect Picanha steak when abroad http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/secret-perfect-picanha-steak-abroad/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/secret-perfect-picanha-steak-abroad/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:00:58 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1574 Of course the very best way to have Picanha is having it sliced directly into your plate at some of the top Churrascarias in Rio, São Paulo or in one of the many big chains who have spread their reach over the USA (e.g. Fogo do Chão). Readers of this blog will know I have [...]

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/secret-perfect-picanha-steak-abroad/feed/ 1 Cabana Brasil – Brazilian Barbecue… (or maybe not!) http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/cabana-brazilian-barbecue/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/cabana-brazilian-barbecue/#comments Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:58:36 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1511 When is a Brazilian BBQ place not a Brazilian BBQ place?

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]]> http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-cooking-video-recipes/cabana-brazilian-barbecue/feed/ 2 Upside down Pineapple Pie http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-baking/upside-pineapple-pie/ http://www.cucabrazuca.com/brazilian-baking/upside-pineapple-pie/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:36:33 +0000 admin http://www.cucabrazuca.com/?p=1493 The more I bake and make Brazilian desserts, the more I find out what made me like these treats so much when I was a kid – they’re full of fat and sugar! I can’t lie, most Brazilian dessert recipes are not for the calorie counting health conscious individual – and this pie is no [...]

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