Colorful and Varied: A Brazilian Food Primer


Updated 03/24/12 6:17 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Brazilian Food

Photo: Susannah Chen For a country as large as Brazil, it's no surprise that each region has its own traditional recipes and dishes. Regional cuisines have been influenced over time by immigrants and what natural crops are available to them. In the North, you will find caruru, a dish featuring okra, onions, shrimp, peanuts, and palm oil, and in the South, you'll be able to sit down to a plate of Read more

Bring a Little of Brazil Into Your Pantry


Updated 03/23/12 2:25 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Brazilian Pantry Staples

If all of the ingredients and flavor combinations present in Brazilian food make your mouth water, consider stocking up on some pantry essentials that will help you delve into creating the cuisine at home. While much of the dishes are based on fresh fish, meat, and vegetable, there are some staple ingredients that are relatively easy to get your hands on. Click through to start building your Read more

What's Yummy This Week


Updated 03/30/12 2:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Top Food Stories March 19 to 23

Make savory kimchi fried rice this weekend. Jump into Spring with salads that use seasonal ingredients. Check out all of the unique flavors from Dry Soda and vote for your pick. Which coffeemaker do you use? Find out what's up next for Fabio Viviani. Get primed on the essential ingredients and dishes of Brazilian cuisine. Chef Sachin Chopra on the evolution of Indian food in America. Eat your Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Brazilian Blowout Contains Formaldehyde


Updated 01/31/12 10:25 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Brazilian Blowout Danger: Contains Carcinogen Formaldehyde

Health hazards of hair straightening: Brazilian Blowout contains carcinogens — Blisstree Go crazy and try the Insanity Workout for free! — Self 10 easy ways to get cooking with kale. It's a superfood! — Real Simple Could a club drug be the new cure for depression? — The Stir Three natural ways to soothe your sore throat — Prevention Trying to diet? Try skipping the food boards on Read more

Adriana, Alessandra, & Candice Talk Bikini Shoots, Exotic Vacations, and Self Tanning at Ladies Luncheon For Victoria's Secret


Updated 04/04/11 9:01 AM · Posted by · 4 comments

Pictures of Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Candice Swanapoel at a Victoria's Secret Luncheon in LA

Victoria's Secret models Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Candice Swanapoel unwound over a ladies luncheon at the Fig & Olive restaurant in LA yesterday after showing off some of the brand's latest bikinis for the press in the morning. Candice swapped her swimsuit for an Isabel Marant dress, while Alessandra sported Stella McCartney. The fun continued for Adriana, Ale, and Candice Read more

3 Seasonal Fat-Burning Foods to Celebrate Spring


Updated 03/24/11 9:54 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Fat-Burning Foods in Season For Spring

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape by Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD, here on FitSugar. Spring has almost sprung, and that means a whole new crop of nutrition powerhouses at your local market. Here are three of my favorite mouthwatering picks, how they’ll help you get ready for bikini season, and simple ways to gobble them up: Artichokes: One medium choke packs some important Read more

Awesome Vertical Garden With Recycled PET Bottles at Poor Family Home in Sao Paulo


Updated 08/04/11 11:51 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Vertical Recycled Bottle Gardens

Here's a post from one of my favorite sites, Treehugger! Brazilian design studio Rosenbaum collaborates with TV show Caldeirao do Huck in a segment called Lar doce lar (Home Sweet Home), which helps families in need re-designing their homes to improve their lives and self-esteem. In its latest work for a family living in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, the firm included this neat vertical garden Read more

A Day in the Life of James Oseland


Updated 07/28/11 1:00 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 3 comments

James Oseland's Daily Life

You may recognize James Oseland from Top Chef Masters. He's a regular judge on the show. The New York resident is also the editor in chief of the beautiful and informative Saveur magazine. Here's what he did yesterday, a day he describes as "wonderfully average," Tuesday, July 26. 7:30 a.m.: I started out the day with my usual bill of fare. It was ploddingly predictable. I had homemade poor Read more

Jennifer Aniston's Yoga Workout, Summer Sangria, and a DIY Brazilian Blowout: The Best of PopSugarTV This Week!


Updated 07/17/11 7:28 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

The Best of PopSugarTV July 9-15, 2011

This week, PopSugarTV got in the Summer spirit, as Fit made True Food Kitchen's vegetarian lettuce wraps and shared Jennifer Aniston's yoga workout — straight from the star's instructor! Meanwhile, Yum whipped up a refreshing sangria recipe and Fab filled us in on what to wear to a pool party and Emma Watson's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 premiere style. Bella showed us how to Read more