Oi, Gente! If you've ever been to a Brazilian churrascaria or a family gathering where the table is packed with food, you've probably seen salada de palmito sitting right there somewhere. It's that classic salad that quietly shows up everywhere like restaurants, potlucks, Sunday lunches... It's fresh, crisp, full of tang, and also endlessly customizable... so much so that growing up our hearts of palm salads hardly ever looked or tasted the same. That's what I love about it. There's no single...

Oi, Gente! This week I've been recipe testing a very special dessert 👀 which means I had no time to think about dinners. So, I relied on my almighty chimichurri, and this baked chimichurri salmon has reigned supreme here almost every night 😬 It’s bright, herby, and packed with flavor, perfect for a weeknight, since the chimichurri does most of the heavy lifting. Spoon it on, bake, done. If you already have leftover chimichurri, like I always do, even better. If not, it takes five minutes to...

Oi, Gente! One of the recipes people are loving this week is my arroz doce cremoso... Brazilian Rice Pudding It’s creamy, gently spiced, sweetened with condensed milk, and comes together in under 30 minutes. It’s the kind of recipe that works as dessert, an afternoon sweet, or something you keep in the fridge and scoop into a bowl whenever you feel like it. If you haven’t made it yet, this might be your sign. P.S. I just posted a new video showing how to make Brazilian collard greens. Watch...