Notes about Recipes in this book

• Chopped red chile condiment

  • MmeFleiss on February 09, 2026

    I made a third of a recipe. I wasn't really sure what she meant by sweet peppers so used mini red bell peppers and found it plenty spicy with the lone habanero.

• Angu with roasted oyster mushroom & spiced tomato sauce

  • jamie_020lqa on February 16, 2026

    I’ve never had oyster mushrooms before but they crisp up SO well in the oven. The tomato sauce I used even beyond this recipe, it’s divine.

• Coconutty saffron orzo with roasted squash

  • jamie_020lqa on February 16, 2026

    I’ve made this three times now and it’s delicious! My favorite sub was for kombucha squash.

• Sweet & sour carrots with hot sauce & lime

  • amy_9scy2c on March 31, 2026

    Easy and tasty. We skipped the hot sauce, used Makrut lime juice with some of the zest and added a splash of freshly squeezed orange juice.

• Feijao with chocolate & spices

  • Stephenn31 on November 23, 2025

    Quite a tasty pot of beans. I used jalepeno and it added flavour but no heat

  • MmeFleiss on February 09, 2026

    Tasty, though I don't think this is my favorite black beans recipe I've ever tried. I thought the chocolate was overpowering when I first made it but it mellowed out a lot by the next day.

• Corn pie with caramelized onions & green chile oil

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on November 08, 2025

    This baked corn pie was a true comfort dish—sweet, savory, and full of flavor. We made the version topped with caramelized onions, which added a delicious depth. The texture was soft and creamy, maybe a bit too soft because we couldn’t resist and sliced it too soon! It fell apart slightly, but the taste more than made up for it. Next time we’ll let it rest longer… because there will be a next time!

  • caresan on May 04, 2026

    Loved this recipe! Made it for a group and it was the first thing gone. I had to put it under the broiler for longer to make it look like the photo.

• Moqueca fish burgers

  • holly_vl9ybx on May 07, 2026

    Absolutely delicious! This sauce will have you coming back for more.

• Escondidinho de peixe com couve flor

  • alinutzamica on January 13, 2026

    7/10 This is very similar to Moqueca fish pie in Mezcla but instead of potatoes, cauliflower is used as the toppings. Even so, Moqueca is more flavoursome than this one. It was okay, but it didn't blow me away as Moqueca did

• Shrimp, okra & mango juice stew

  • tillathehungry on January 10, 2026

    a cosy and harmonious dish that was exciting for me because it combines ingredients that i am not accustomed to eating together. i couldn’t get unsweetened mango juice so i blended the flesh of one mango with tomato paste and some water. i served it with rice. Because the sauce is limited, it would be better to serve with a smallish portion of rice to avoid diluting the flavour.

• Grilled fish with mango curry butter

  • SarahL on December 01, 2025

    Excellent recipe - the mango butter was amazing. Flipped the fish midway through broiling to keep it from burning, and substituted a smaller amount of Aleppo pepper for the chile condiment.

• Camarão na moranga

  • Charlotte_vandenberg on November 08, 2025

    This shrimp and coconut milk dish served in a roasted pumpkin was absolutely divine. The flavors were perfectly balanced—creamy, aromatic, and just the right touch of sweetness from the pumpkin. Paired with brown rice and Surinamese pickled cucumber, it made for a vibrant and satisfying meal. The recipe worked flawlessly and will definitely be a repeat in our kitchen. Highly recommended!

  • metacritic on December 06, 2025

    This was good and absolutely evoked echoes of Brazilian and West African dishes I've eaten. The shrimp were perfectly cooked, which was a worry given that they are subject to a little over 10 minutes of heat. The pumpkin was a bit dry, which i find to be the case with some kobucha squash, but the flavors were good. A simple but quite beautiful dish. I am not driven to make this again but will probably try a second time. I think the note of serving this with a pickled dish is just right. I used little pickled biquinho peppers I had made in the summer.

  • emily_wrcimf on May 10, 2026

    so delicious - due to the size of my oven i couldn’t cook this in the pumpkin, so i made it into a stew on the stovetop. Flavours were delicious and so balanced.

• Main event pirão

  • Stephenn31 on January 25, 2026

    Can use quick cooking polenta instead of cassava flour.

  • Stephenn31 on January 27, 2026

    Unexpectedly delicious. I didn't season the fish stock enough, but the cilantro/chili/lime juice sauce was excellent. I did brown the okra so it wouldn't get too slimy and that worked well. I could have added more. I served with simple stewed black beans. Yum.

• Coconut chicken with charred okra

  • alinutzamica on November 09, 2025

    So so good! I loved it! I was not sure of the charred okras but they work really well in this recipe. The chicken in the coconut sauce is good in its own too if you don't have Okra, but it's definitely worth getting it. Note: the ingredients for the sauce if the marinade and the ones for marinade are for the sauce.

  • Stephenn31 on November 23, 2025

    This was excellent! Delicious sauce. I should have cooked it without the lid a bit to let the sauce reduce because otherwise it’s a bit thin. Great flavours. The charred okra on top added some nice crunch with some greens too

• Chicken in beet sauce

  • alinutzamica on May 04, 2026

    Another fantastic dish from this book. Full of flavours.

• Duck in golden tomato broth

  • Stephenn31 on May 27, 2026

    Apart from cooking the duck, the rest comes together easily and has some really unique flavours! I served with bread to soak up the sauce. It was good on it's own but was nice with something else.

• Slow-cooked pineapple pork with green vinagrete

  • Stephenn31 on March 29, 2026

    Really easy succulent pork. I served with rice and black beans. The sauce did need a flavour boost at the end so I added powdered chicken bouillon which helped

• Chicken, bacon & scallion skewers with Stroganoff sauce

  • meggan on September 27, 2025

    I did not love the sauce. Chicken and bacon on a skewer are always good though.

  • Stephenn31 on November 09, 2025

    The roasted chicken and bacon was a nice twist. I liked that the skewers drip into the sauce. The sauce had a touch too much vinegar for me - next time I'd go light in the sauce, and add more once cooked if needed. I served with white rice and beans. The rice was excellent for soaking up the sauce.

• Spatchcock chicken with dende & coconut peppercorn sauce

  • treay on March 02, 2026

    This is my first recipe from this cookbook, and I must say it was a winner! Absolutely delicious. Hubby just ate his first mouthful and commented 'this is really good!!' - always a plus. I followed the recipe -which is very easy to prepare- most of the time, except for making a couple of substitutes as I couldn't find any dende oil, and my urucum (annatto/achiote) was in paste form instead of grounded. There is a lot of pepper used in both the marinade and curry sauce, and at one point I was tempted to halve it (100 twists of freshly cracked pepper in both!!) but I didn't and it really worked, giving the sauce a peppery flavour but not overpowering. The onion and coriander weren't really necessary tbh. Last night we weren't very hungry, so we didn't have a side to the dish, but steamed rice would've been perfect with this really yummy sauce. I've been putting this book on the side for a while, but I'm now very keen to try other recipes from it!

• Picadinho & sweet potato bake

  • caresan on May 04, 2026

    Very comforting and perfect meal to meal prep for the week.

• Guava, curry & chile meatballs

  • MmeFleiss on February 09, 2026

    I had a jar of pineapple and passion fruit preserve that sorely needed to be finished so I used that instead of the guava jam. It was not as sweet as I expected based on the amount. The chopped red chile condiment (and maybe the English mustard?) gave it a nice heat that was not overpowering. My preteen had no complaints about the heat level. We ate this with white rice and the feijao recipe from this book.

• Mango, ginger & lemon sorbet

  • Gnomesandmushrooms on May 11, 2026

    Waaayyy too much ginger for my liking. Could use about a quarter of what I used. Bought more mangoes and am going to make another batch with zero ginger and then mix the original batch in to try and save this sorbet. It could be so tasty…

• Guava, cinnamon, strawberry & lime sorbet

  • Gnomesandmushrooms on May 13, 2026

    Pretty easy and tasty! I used less cracked pepper than the recipe called for just to make it more kid-friendly.

• Spiced chocolate torte

  • Gnomesandmushrooms on May 06, 2026

    If I make this again I’d wait until the next day to cut it. She says you can cut it after 2 hours but I don’t think it was set enough. Also, don’t mix it in a blender. It’s too thick and requires a lot of effort even for a high powered blender. Use a food processor instead. It’s also easier to scrape down and scoop out the batter to put into the pan.