Technicolor Kitchen - English version

I have been feeling nostalgic lately, thinking of my mom a lot. Some ingredients and foods remind me of her so much, it is impossible not ...

A while ago I made a risotto with severaldifferent veggies , using pretty much all there was in my crisper drawer – it turned out deliciou...

Last week I told Joao that for the weekend I wanted to make something different for lunch: I was not in the mood for pasta or for the good...

At home we like nibbling very much, especially on weekends, and that came to my mind as I set up a plate of bread, cheese and fruit last ...

One of the dishes that remind me of my grandmother the most is stuffed zucchini: she would make these quite often when she lived with us b...

I once told you that meatballs are a huge success at home, and I was not lying: I make them quite often, and always pop some of them (stil...

Certain foods have a very special meaning for me: it might be something my mom cooked when I was a kid that takes me back in time, somethi...

New cookbooks can be a lovely surprise, a big disappointment or something in between – even with the “Search Inside” feature at Amazon I’v...

What makes you take interest in something in particular? The thought came to my mind last night, as I started watching The Americans – ...

Those of you who cook for picky eaters know the feeling, I’m sure: when the person who always hated something starts eating that very thin...

Having Italian blood in my veins, pasta was something I ate my whole life: my mother, despite being from a German family, cooked pasta qui...

If you’ve been here a while you probably know that I love financiers: I’ve made them in many different flavors for they are delicious and...

I’ve realized that I’ve been craving vegetables more and more each day, instead of meat: the more I eat vegetables, the more I want to eat...

I’ve always believed that one’s love for food is a growing thing: the more you eat, the more you love food (if it is good, obviously). M...

As someone who loves food, I always make sure that my friends have something to eat the minute they enter my house – I believe that nothin...

As I told you yesterday , I love making things from scratch if and when I have time for that, and the recipe I bring you today is a good e...

Despite my desire to try new things in the kitchen, I feel very lucky for not having serious food allergies and also for not having to giv...

One thing I don’t understand is why Sons of Anarchy hasn’t been showered with awards – it is an amazing show, with great writing and acti...

As I move towards the last episodes of The Killing , I keep thinking of how unfair it is for such a fantastic TV show to be cancelled at s...

Some supporting characters have the power of stealing main characters’ thunder in movies and TV shows – for instance, Amy Poehler is super...