Growing up in the northeast of Brazil, seafood was frequently part of our daily meal. And every summer vacation we spend at our family beach house in the very renowned beach town of Porto de Galinhas. I was around 10 when Ze, a local fisherman, took my brother and I to catch some shrimp for our cook Lindalva to make us dinner. Noboby cooks a better seafood recipe than people who were born and raised in this beach town, everything is absolutely delicious! When I moved to the States in my teens, Lindalva gave me a recipe book with my favorite recipes from my childhood. That book still fills me with wonderful memories…
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Quinoa Shrimp Salad
Quinoa is one of my favorite super foods. I always try to cook quinoa at least once a week. After a wonderful weekend with some good friends visiting from North Carolina, I had some leftover shrimp ceviche which I had cooked as an appetizer to serve our friends after their long drive. I thought what better way than add some delicious shrimp ceviche over a bowl of quinoa. Cooking Quinoa: Rinse the quinoa in cold water. Add one cup of quinoa, and two cups of water to a pot and bring to a boil (I used organic chicken broth to give it more flavor). After it reaches a boil, cover and…