TasteSpotting

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Pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. Only Dorie Greenspan could make me love pumpkin. {recipe}

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Guacamole and a jar of mojitos and it feels like summer.

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A delicious turkey chili to warm these cold winter nights. [recipe in Portuguese]

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Cocoa muffins in the balcony make for a most welcome break in the middle of the afternoon. [in portuguese]

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These empanadas, a salad and a glass of red wine make for a perfect dinner for two. [recipe in portuguese]

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A moroccan fish stew, to fill the cold nights with dreams of distant lands.

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Dinner ready in 15 minutes. And so good we ate it in 5.

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Sometimes, dinner can be as simple as some pasta, carrots, garlic and fresh coriander.

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Bits of this and that got together inside a bit of pizza dough. The result was a delicious golden bread.

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My first madeleines were a big cocoa hit.

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These carrots are easy and make a very nice appetizer, served with some rustic bread or toast. Don't forget to soak the bread in the sauce in the end! [in Portuguese]

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A simple gazpacho with basil oil and toasted almonds, inspired by The Modern, in NYC. A delicious farewell to the ripe summer tomatoes.

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Parmesan crackers with olives and rosemary are delicious on their own or with black olive tapenade. [Portuguese]

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A batch of simple lemon muffins, to take Michael Ruhlman's book Ratio for a test drive. Now the sky's the limit!

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Rice and vegetables, with a little seasoning, make a quick, healthy and delicious meal - vegetable biryani with cashew nut sauce.

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Melon sorbet with shredded mint and a dash of vodka - summer in a spoon.

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Beans, chorizo, roasted tomatoes and leaves - a salad that's a whole meal.

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Smitten Kitchen's big crumb coffee cake with rhubarb. My first time with the thing and I'm hooked!

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Pork strips in jam, soy and ginger make for a delicious, cheap and fast meal (thank you kayotic!)

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It's pizza dough, rolled like a paratha and filled with mint-almond pesto and chopped olives.

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Chickpeas and sweet peas in a risotto-wannabe-rice, with a hint of sage. Comfort food in a bowl. [text in portuguese]

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Onion tarte tatin - a (not so) savory version of the french classic. [translated from Portuguese]

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Falafel-burger with mushrooms and mint, in between tortillas. Light and easy lunch! [text in portuguese]

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A middle-eastern inspired meal: rice salad with toasted almonds and olives & a fresh pineapple-mint juice. [English via translate.google.com]

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Tarte tatin has to be the easiest, most delicious apple tart in the world. (text and recipe in Portuguese)

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Slowly roasted pork: the best part are the leftovers! [text in portuguese]

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A potato bread, with a pinch of rosemary and fleur de sel. Light and a bit sweet, it smells wonderfull! [text in portuguese]

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A different pizza: pesto sauce instead of tomato, topped with pecans, sautéed onions, a ripe tomato and some fresh mozzarella. [text in portuguese]

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Beans + broccoli + sage = soup. A delicious, velvety soup, with a bit of crunchy-garlicky broccoli. [text in portuguese]

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Banana ice-cream, easy and quick to make. The flavor is so intense you'll really go bananas! (text in Portuguese)

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The best bookstore in the world - Books for Cooks, in London. Every single book you could want on this subject.

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Croquetes de carne, a fried snack made with leftover meat. Easy, cheap and so tasty! [text in Portuguese]

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Ode to aglioli, the simplest, most comforting and most delicious pasta. [text in portuguese]

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There's nothing as a piece of home-made lasagna to give warm comfort on a rainy night. [text in portuguese]