Fejões, arroz, farinha, peixe. Carne seca com ervilias. 

We had some American friends over to our house in the U.S. for a "Brazilian meal". I told them to put farofa on their rice and beans. They asked what it was and I told them that it was sawdust. Really got myself in trouble with my wife.

Your recipes i'm sure you agree should remain the core of your site and maybe it's not a good idea to have too much different stuff on your site. However i'd certainly be interested in tips for storing/freezing food and how to maximise the future use of it. Like you say about freezing beans, i've been told to freeze it without any seasoning although usually i cook my beans with some charque in the pressure cooker, does that make a difference? Is it really so bad to freeze beans fully seasoned cos its a pain in the bumbum when your short on time to have to season them everytime u defrost and heat them up.

Originally posted by Geezer Your recipes i'm sure you agree should remain the core of your site and maybe it's not a good idea to have too much different stuff on your site. However i'd certainly be interested in tips for storing/freezing food and how to maximise the future use of it. Like you say about freezing beans, i've been told to freeze it without any seasoning although usually i cook my beans with some charque in the pressure cooker, does that make a difference? Is it really so bad to freeze beans fully seasoned cos its a pain in the bumbum when your short on time to have to season them everytime u defrost and heat them up.

About the beans, it is best not to freeze them seasoned because it takes away from the taste. When you add seasoning AFTER thawing the beans, it maintains a fresher taste than if the seasoning was frozen with the beans. It's the same for meats. If you buy pre-seasoned frozen meat it's usually not as good as if you buy frozen meat then season it after it's thawed. So I mean, you CAN technically do it, but it will affect the quality of your beans. You may already be aware that Brazilian people are picky about their rice and beans.. they gotta be made right!

And for those who think farofa tastes like sawdust... eat your farofa on something very juicy or oily... mix the farofa in really good to something with a lot of moisture. The farofa soaks it up and it's YUM.