Breakfast teacup muffin (gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free)

May 9, 2013, 10:02 am

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Welcome to the very first post of My little jar of spices! I’m so honored to have you here and I hope these recipes will spark your interest to play around with alternative ingredients and venture into grain-free recipes. Now don’t get all upset by the X-free adjectives in the title, while I like to … Continue reading →

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Sunny Strawberry Dark Chocolate Muffins… with a Playlist

May 17, 2013, 11:06 am

≫ Next: Nutty Apricot Bread Loaf (gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free)

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Dear friends, Happy Food Revolution Day 2013! Today is Food Revolution Day and I am on a mission to spread Jamie Oliver’s wise word. Jamie Oliver was one of the first chefs to inspire me to actually get into the kitchen and start preparing more meals from scratch. He made it seem so simple and … Continue reading →

Nutty Apricot Bread Loaf (gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free)

May 25, 2013, 2:19 pm

≫ Next: Intensely Dark Chocolate Pecan Brownies (gluten-free, grain-free, paleo friendly)

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I went to Bras’ cereal wholesale zone the other day, to one of my favorite stores: Armazem Santa Filomena. Bras is the magical place in the northern area of São Paulo, near the Mercado Municipal, where you find everything from spices to nuts and grains, cheese, chorizo, oils and other baking wonders at half price … Continue reading →

Intensely Dark Chocolate Pecan Brownies (gluten-free, grain-free, paleo friendly)

May 30, 2013, 6:51 am

≫ Next: Triple Nut Butter Bars (gluten-free, grain-free, vegan)

≪ Previous: Nutty Apricot Bread Loaf (gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free)

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I’ve been wanting to post a brownie recipe ever since before I created this blog (I even took a picture of my first flourless brownie, see further down, in anticipation of the day I would start blogging), but I keep putting it off for some bizarre reason because I feel like I haven’t reached the … Continue reading →

Triple Nut Butter Bars (gluten-free, grain-free, vegan)

June 5, 2013, 2:19 pm

≫ Next: Cookie Dough Mug Muffin, gluten-free, vegan, sugar free

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This week has been a slow week, cooking-wise. I missed the farmer’s market on Sunday which ordinarily is a sacred tradition not to be foregone under any circumstances. I haven’t shopped for groceries and have been making most of my meals out of last week’s tomatoes, a couple of zucchinis and a box of eggs. … Continue reading →

Cookie Dough Mug Muffin, gluten-free, vegan, sugar free

June 23, 2013, 4:06 pm

≫ Next: Cinnamon Raisin Bread Rolls

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My very first blog post was for a breakfast teacup muffin recipe that could be baked in under two minutes in the microwave for instant gratification or a very quick on-the-go breakfast, a concept which people really seemed to like, sort of to my surprise as it didn’t involve any sophisticated cooking techniques and I … Continue reading →

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Rolls

June 25, 2013, 8:05 am

≫ Next: Cherry Red Wine Brownies (with a luscious dark chocolate ganache)

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I’m travelling back to France today for one month, which is very exciting since I haven’t been home for almost a year since I came to Brazil in August 2012. I’m prepared for a few slips in the food department, some gluten here and there (how can I possibly avoid French bread?), more dairy than … Continue reading →

Cherry Red Wine Brownies (with a luscious dark chocolate ganache)

July 17, 2013, 9:00 am

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C’est le temps des cerises…. aaah, as I continue with my lyrical ramblings on the wonder that is France during the Summertime, let me take a moment to talk about cherries. There are cherries EVERYWHERE. Piles and piles of deep bordeaux-colored cherries on every street corner, all delicately laid out in large fruit stands patiently … Continue reading →

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Veggie Basil Egg Muffins

August 9, 2013, 4:39 am

≫ Next: Coconut Milk and Sesame Seed Bread Rolls (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free)

≪ Previous: Cherry Red Wine Brownies (with a luscious dark chocolate ganache)

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For the past two days I’ve been travelling in the Minas Gerais region in the Center-South of Brazil as part of the field research for the paper I am writing on the inclusion of Brazilian smallholders in food chains. Minas Gerais is such a lovely region and it was the third time I was there … Continue reading →

Coconut Milk and Sesame Seed Bread Rolls (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free)

September 7, 2013, 5:34 am

≫ Next: Chewy Banana and Cashew Butter Cookies

≪ Previous: Veggie Basil Egg Muffins

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I’ve been experimenting more with bread rolls in the bread department than actual bread loaves over these past months. Partly because for the past months I had to cook (painfully) with a teeny-itty-bitty-tiny oven that none of my bread molds could fit in! Despair! But I discovered other gluten-free bread making techniques that involved making … Continue reading →

Chewy Banana and Cashew Butter Cookies

September 17, 2013, 5:49 pm

≫ Next: Pumpkin and Chestnut Bread (Nut-free option)

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The official title of this recipe should be Chewy Banana and Cashew Butter Cookies with Toasted Honey-Cinnamon Cashew Bits on Top but a title that long is just recipe marketing suicide. I stuck to the short version but I did make sure that the long version was right there in the first sentence of the … Continue reading →

Pumpkin and Chestnut Bread (Nut-free option)

September 28, 2013, 2:24 pm

≫ Next: Apple Spice and Maple Scones (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

≪ Previous: Chewy Banana and Cashew Butter Cookies

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So it’s pumpkin season for everybody… except me. It’s amazing how following the whole food blogging community really gives you the feeling of being in sync with the seasons. In December, everyone is about chocolate and holiday foods. From May to July, everyone is posting recipes with berries. In August, you just know it’s time … Continue reading →

Apple Spice and Maple Scones (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

October 11, 2013, 6:10 pm

≫ Next: Pumpkin Scones (grain-free, Paleo)

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I’m SO excited! Think 5-year-old-on-Christmas-morning-with-ADD-and-a-sugar-high excited. And in fact, Christmas came early. My package from Vitacost finally arrived!! Let me rewind a little. On August 28th, exactly 45 days ago, I placed a big order on Vitacost.com for a couple of things I absolutely can’t find in Brazil. Roasted almond butter, Rapunzel organic vegetable broth, … Continue reading →

Pumpkin Scones (grain-free, Paleo)

November 30, 2013, 8:30 am

≫ Next: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Muffin 2.0 (Paleo, DF, Vegan option)

≪ Previous: Apple Spice and Maple Scones (Gluten-Free, Paleo)

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Everyone’s celebrating Thanksgiving and making pumpkin pie and leftover Turkey sandwiches, getting into the Winter holidays spirit with mulled cider and hot cocoa, baking Christmas cookies and lighting their chimneys…. and I’m sleeping in the starfish position in my bed without the sheets on because it’s getting hotter and hotter around here. Aah yes, Summer … Continue reading →

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Muffin 2.0 (Paleo, DF, Vegan option)

February 2, 2014, 5:08 pm

≫ Next: Decadent, Fudgy Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread with Pecan Streusel

≪ Previous: Pumpkin Scones (grain-free, Paleo)

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It’s no surprise that the most popular recipe on this blog is the paleo (and vegan) 5-minute Cookie Dough Mug Muffin that I published back in June of last year. It has gotten over 3,000 pins and is constantly at the top of the list of most viewed recipes. There’s nothing I can post that will […]

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Decadent, Fudgy Chocolate Swirl Banana Bread with Pecan Streusel

February 17, 2014, 5:27 am

≫ Next: Carrot Cake Muffins (Paleo, Gluten-Free)

≪ Previous: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Mug Muffin 2.0 (Paleo, DF, Vegan option)

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This bread is AM-AZING, I just couldn’t wait to tell you. Oh-so perfectly moist banana bread with a decadent dark chocolate batter delicately swirled in and a caramelized pecan streusel sprinkled on the top. Oh my, look at that I’ve salivated all over my keyboard. The first time I had banana bread when I was […]

Carrot Cake Muffins (Paleo, Gluten-Free)

May 6, 2014, 8:43 pm

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Happy Birthday Blog! One year ago on May 6th, I was having breakfast (Baked eggs in sauteed greens to be precise) in my sunny kitchen in Brazil and said “Screw it. I’m a-starting a food blog man!”. I was terrified to fall flat on my face and have people post awful comments on my page, […]