Month: August 2013

Moveable Feast: Brazil

Moveable Feast: Brazil

Making Bobó de Camarão - Shrimp Bobo For Moveable Feast last weekend, in addition to the quindim, I made a second dish - Bobó de Camarão or Shrimp Bobo - a delicious stew with vegetables, shrimp, and coconut milk, thickened with manioc (also known as yucca...

Canning with Marisa McClellan, Food in Jars

Canning with Marisa McClellan, Food in Jars

As you know, last year I developed an interest in jam making and canning. Although I've found different resources, my main reference has been Marisa McClellan's blog and book, Food in Jars. Last year I met her briefly at a book signing event in Boston....

Quindim (Brazilian Coconut Flan)

Quindim (Brazilian Coconut Flan)

Moveable Feast: Brazil Last weekend we celebrated the foods of Brazil at the Summer 2013 edition of Moveable Feast. This cuisine is unfamiliar to me but as I researched I came across a recipe for Quindim (pronounced keen-deem) or Brazilian Coconut Flan. I was...