Maria Campos 
This is a BOLD octopus salad with a ton of flavor and a spicy touch. Portugal is known for its fresh seafood and this recipe is proof of that. I love octopus. Here in the Iberian peninsula, it is a common ingredient and the star of many local dishes. This time I decided to go … Read more
The vast majority of people usually enjoy a sweet and simple butter cookie (sugar cookie). However, not everyone likes cookies the same way. There’s generally a big split: those who like them crunchy and those who love them chewy. You could divide the world into these two kinds of people. I’m 100% team chewy. For … Read more
Fall is around the corner. This is my favorite season by far: gentle weather, cute clothes, and pumpkins; everything is great. Yes, since Starbucks released the infamous pumpkin spice latte the world has gone crazy for the undervalued pumpkin. I have to confess that my relationship with pumpkins is kind of a love-hate situation. … Read more
You can not talk about Venezuelan cooking without mentioning arepas. Every Venezuelan knows what it feels to wake up every morning with the smell of recently made arepas. This has to be the best feeling of the world. You can fill your arepa with infinite variety of food. The are lots of possibilities. I guess … Read more
As I said a million times, in South America we are obsessed with avocados. This is not a new trend for us, this is just life. We use it along our main dishes with a pinch of salt like a sacred ritual for our meals. Now the avocado-craziness is all over America. Avocado smoothie, … Read more
This delicious Orange Cake is made using the entire fruit (peel, juice, and pulp) and it so easy and so spongy and fresh that it will be your favorite coffee — or tea — cake. A blender. That’s all you will need to achieve this beautiful and aromatic orange cake. (You can check the video … Read more
I can remember exactly the overwhelming excitement that I felt the first time I tasted this Salmon Tartare. It was my first new year in Lisbon. My cousin had made a reservation in Segundo Muelle, a famous Peruvian restaurant chain that now has a new restaurant in Lisbon. The kind of celebration that I enjoy: … Read more
Yesterday was one of those day when all my diet and good healthy intentions disappeared in front of a pint of [easyazon_link identifier=”B00032HCA6″ locale=”US” tag=”cookwaregeek-20″]Häagen-Dazs[/easyazon_link] ice cream. Yes it was delicious, but as every food hangover I just wanted something extra healthy the next morning. You know, to compensate the disaster on my diet intentions. … Read more
Black beer caramelized onions are my favorite topping for my meat hamburgers. I never need mayo or ketchup when I make this beautiful topping. It is sweet but just in the right point. After all, the black beer helps to make the flavor deep and prevent an over sweet finish. Also, it is so … Read more
I had an entire week craving for some kind of creamy pasta. And since I know that Alfredo sauce is one of the easiest way to turn an ordinary pasta into a gourmet experience, I decided to cook something with it. You can make infinite combinations, as this Alfredo pasta with shrimps. The key ingredients … Read more