Home cooking
Brazil
52 dishes, kept by 2 cooks who put their own weeknights on the shelf.
The Brazil shelf
What Brazil cooks when it is cooking for itself.
One catalog, seen from one kitchen. The shelf opens on what households here cooked this week and closes on what gets made in twenty minutes, because that is what a weeknight actually looks like.
Cooked most this week
Arroz Branco (Brazilian White Rice)
Fernanda
25 min
Cuscuz Nordestino com Ovo (Northeastern Couscous with Egg)
Rafael
25 min
Galinhada (Chicken and Rice One-Pot)
Fernanda
50 min
Mingau de Aveia (Brazilian Oatmeal Porridge)
Rafael
12 min
Moqueca Simplificada (Simplified Fish and Coconut Stew)
Fernanda
55 min
Pao Integral com Queijo Branco (Wholemeal Bread with Fresh White Cheese)
Rafael
5 min
Pao com Manteiga na Chapa (Griddled Bread with Butter)
Fernanda
10 min
Polenta Mole (Soft Polenta)
Fernanda
25 min
Prato de Frutas (Breakfast Fruit Plate)
Rafael
10 min
Strogonoff de Frango (Brazilian Chicken Stroganoff)
Rafael
35 min
Tapioca com Queijo (Tapioca Crepe with Cheese)
Fernanda
12 min
Vinagrete (Tomato and Onion Relish)
Rafael
15 min
I grew up eating my grandmother's feijoada every Saturday, so now I make it for my own kids.
Breakfast, so nobody decides at dawn
Cuscuz Nordestino com Ovo (Northeastern Couscous with Egg)
Rafael
25 min
Mingau de Aveia (Brazilian Oatmeal Porridge)
Rafael
12 min
Ovos Mexidos (Brazilian Scrambled Eggs)
Fernanda
10 min
Pao com Manteiga na Chapa (Griddled Bread with Butter)
Fernanda
10 min
Pao com Requeijao (Bread with Creamy Cheese Spread)
Rafael
5 min
Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Bread)
Fernanda
40 min
Pao Integral com Queijo Branco (Wholemeal Bread with Fresh White Cheese)
Rafael
5 min
Prato de Frutas (Breakfast Fruit Plate)
Rafael
10 min
Tapioca com Queijo (Tapioca Crepe with Cheese)
Fernanda
12 min
Lunch, without deciding twice
Arroz Branco (Brazilian White Rice)
Fernanda
25 min
Arroz de Forno (Baked Rice Casserole)
Rafael
55 min
Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)
Fernanda
40 min
Baiao de Dois (Rice and Beans with Carne Seca)
Rafael
55 min
Batata Doce Cozida (Boiled Sweet Potato)
Fernanda
25 min
Bife Acebolado (Steak with Onions)
Fernanda
30 min
Bife a Milanesa (Breaded Beef Cutlets)
Rafael
30 min
Caldo Verde (Potato and Collard Green Soup)
Rafael
40 min
Canja de Galinha (Chicken and Rice Soup)
Fernanda
45 min
Carne de Panela (Pot Roast Beef)
Rafael
90 min
Carne Moida com Legumes (Ground Beef with Vegetables)
Fernanda
35 min
Carne Moida Refogada (Sauteed Ground Beef)
Fernanda
25 min
Brazil, dish of the day
Panqueca de Carne (Savory Beef Crepes)
Brazilian home cooking, and on the plate it is the dish at the centre.
Tonight's dinners
Arroz Branco (Brazilian White Rice)
Fernanda
25 min
Arroz de Forno (Baked Rice Casserole)
Rafael
55 min
Arroz Integral (Brazilian Brown Rice)
Fernanda
40 min
Baiao de Dois (Rice and Beans with Carne Seca)
Rafael
55 min
Batata Doce Cozida (Boiled Sweet Potato)
Fernanda
25 min
Bife Acebolado (Steak with Onions)
Fernanda
30 min
Bife a Milanesa (Breaded Beef Cutlets)
Rafael
30 min
Caldo Verde (Potato and Collard Green Soup)
Rafael
40 min
Canja de Galinha (Chicken and Rice Soup)
Fernanda
45 min
Carne de Panela (Pot Roast Beef)
Rafael
90 min
Carne Moida com Legumes (Ground Beef with Vegetables)
Fernanda
35 min
Carne Moida Refogada (Sauteed Ground Beef)
Fernanda
25 min
Under thirty minutes
Arroz Branco (Brazilian White Rice)
Fernanda
25 min
Batata Doce Cozida (Boiled Sweet Potato)
Fernanda
25 min
Bife Acebolado (Steak with Onions)
Fernanda
30 min
Bife a Milanesa (Breaded Beef Cutlets)
Rafael
30 min
Carne Moida Refogada (Sauteed Ground Beef)
Fernanda
25 min
Couve Refogada (Sauteed Collard Greens)
Fernanda
15 min
Cuscuz Nordestino com Ovo (Northeastern Couscous with Egg)
Rafael
25 min
Farofa (Toasted Cassava Flour)
Rafael
15 min
Frango Grelhado (Grilled Chicken)
Rafael
30 min
Legumes Refogados (Sauteed Mixed Vegetables)
Rafael
20 min
Linguica Acebolada (Sausage with Onions)
Fernanda
25 min
Mingau de Aveia (Brazilian Oatmeal Porridge)
Rafael
12 min
Or start from the recipes
Plan a week from Brazil
Dinejot builds the week around this kitchen: the same spice tolerance, the same effort on a Wednesday, and the things nobody at your table will eat, left out by construction.