Woman On Top

Ok, the movie wasn't that great, its just another chick flick. The most interesting part in it is the music and the cooking, whatever that tasted like. Seriously, didn't that movie make you want to cook? Even if you didn't know how to cook ? Well I know it made me cook like crazy. I was on a Brazilian cooking spree. I dont remember though what I had cooked, but it felt Brazilian to me. I have to be honest, I still dont know the Brazilian cooking well, so I will start with Braizilian Cuisine 101. Before we do, we have to understand what this is all about, from the movie's point of view. Well I really dont give a COW about the story line, its about cooking with passion strong enough that people feel your passion in your food. The only other movie, chick flick to be exact, was Simply Irresistable, but there was no music there, atleast worth mentioning. So ok, what are we doing here? I'll try to present a few Brazilian dishes that might give you bursts of passionate flavor bites, well that might neccessitate me cooking it LOL.

Ok what I'll do is a tamed version of the classic Brazilian Feijoada. You dont want to know what goes in the original version, and I dont think you might try it over there :p I can't even tell you the history of it, because that will put you off. So here it is...

Feijoada (Fay-Sh-Wa-Da)

300gms. of varied fresh beef sausages (prefer smoked sausages)

300gms of beef tenderloin

some slices of beef bacon

1 can of black beans

2 tbs vegetable oil

salt, garlic, chopped onions and bay leaves (bay leaves give a special taste to feijoada)

Ok so much for a simple classic dish, I would want to put my own imagination of what Brazilian food is really like. The most famous restaurant's in Brazil are the churascerias, which are basically Brazilian style grill houses, serving many cuts of meat of large skewers along with an open buffet. The system is basically eat all you can. On every table there would be a peice of wood with one side painted green and the other painted red, on green you would have the waiters coming to you with different cuts on the skewers and drop a peice or two in your plate, once you're full you flip it red. Very simple. So I'm gonna do my own churasceria menu.

Salad: Palm heart salad with black beans, red chilli, fresh young coconut meat, with cilantro and a tangy mango-lime dressing.

Main: 300 gms of Wagyu beed tenderloin grilled to perfection topped with a sweet and sour Brazilian style red curry sauce and a side of plantain chips dusted with cumin and chilli.

Dessert: Coconut mohalabia with sago and mango bits.

Recommended song on the movie soundtrack : Cinzas

Feel the passion!