The Cookie Shop
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Paula's Description:
The Cookie Shop is my fictional bakery.
It all began when I started making too many sweets on a regular basis ... Then, some friends made orders. And friends of friends.
Maybe my little bakery is not that fictional after all.
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Recent Updates at The Cookie Shop
Basboosa – Semolina Cake
27 June 2010
I received an email with an invitation more than delicious: it asked if I would like to visit the kitchen, bakery and pastry chef of one of the tastiest restaurants in Sao Paulo – the Arabia. Don’t know about you, but I love Lebanese food and even coming from an Italian/ Spanish ...
Cala a Boca Galvão!* – Vanilla/Kiwi Kanten Jelly
14 June 2010
And four years later, here it comes again, the FIFA World Cup – good times when everybody can leave their jobs early to watch football… And the day care will be closed, and you can lie down on the streets and no car will be running over you, because everybody is in front of a ...
Strawberry Brigadeiros
08 June 2010
A while ago, I was reading one of my fave blogs, Smitten Kitchen, and for my complete surprise Deb had made the most popular Brazilian candy of all times: brigadeiros. I was even more surprised with the fact brigadeiros had been theme of a New York Times story (not just brigadeiros, but apparently ...
Waffles and easy microwave strawberry syrup
30 May 2010
In my ideal world, there would be no wars, everyone would have free cable and all meals would be a 5 star hotel breakfast. I love breakfast, although almost never I get more than ten minutes to sit down and eat something before I start my day. When I bought my waffle iron, I really ...
How to use up those egg yolks – coconut cookies with passion fruit curd filling
24 May 2010
This is a blog where you’ll find a lot of recipes with egg yolks – I have left overs all the time in my fridge. Today was a happy day – besides the yolks, I had a package of shredded coconut and a half bottle of concentrated passion fruit juice – it’s like ALL COSMOS ...
How to melt a Grandma heart – easy chocolate pistachio fudge
19 May 2010
It was my mother in law’s birthday, so we decided to give her something totally handmade, from candy to packaging. But it had to be something super easy, so my 2 year old could make most part of it. Here’s what we came up with: super easy and delicious fudge and adorable house paper ...
Gifts from the Kitchen – Vanilla butter caramels with fleur de sel
01 May 2010
After a 48 hour period without internet connection, I’ll try to be fast and write the recipe for this wonderfully delicious caramels, before something happens again. The most important thing I have to say today: PLEASE. MAKE. THESE. Specially if you happen to have some real vanilla, a ...
Irrelevant Facts – Fresh Fruit Cake
25 April 2010
Nobody asked, but here are some totally irrelevant, although real, facts: Just the other day I’ve opened a fortune cookie from the Chinese restaurant with no fortune inside. That made me a little disturbed. When I was a kid I wanted to be a supermarket cashier when grown up. I’ve ...
Playing with Food – Easter eggs and rolled fondant
18 March 2010
I wasn’t even thinking of Easter yet, but Xandoca (my chocolatier husband) started with some chocolate egg testing, while I was making some rolled fondant decorations for a cake. I couldn’t help myself: Mr. and Mrs. Egg Head, Mr. Potato Head distant cousins If you wanna make your own ...
Smitten Kitchen’s Cheese Straws (with a rosemary twist)
25 February 2010
Long time, no see… Things are pretty slow around here, because, unfortunately, I had to be put on a diet. The sad reality is I found out the hard way I’m not a kid anymore, and there are things like high cholesterol and blood pressure in the world. So uncool. It’s been tough to ...
