Well, this most likely will be my last post until July 15th which is when I come back from my vacation. My flight doesn’t leave until Saturday, but I won’t have any time to come check the online world or my blogs.

While I’m on vacation, I won’t be able to access the internet. So in order for me to keep you all updated on what I’m doing, I have installed a Twitter widget on my site Tina Silva’s Blog. It will allow you to see my current updates since I am updating via my mobile phone. I have installed it off to the sidebar for now and it will be removed once I come back. It’s only a temporary thing.

Well, with that I’m off and won’t be responding to emails, comments, or any other type of communication.

June 7th, 2007Homemade Chili


This is one of my favourite dinners to eat. I load the chili on my plate because it’s so delicious. This is actually a recipe my mother came up with and I must say, it’s by far the best chili I have ever tasted in my life.

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This soup is my personal favourite. Many Portuguese people make it different ways. Some look more white than others. This is the way I grew up with it and have fallen in love with this soup since I was a child.

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June 1st, 2007Portuguese Rice Pudding


Portuguese Rice Pudding is known as Arroz Doce or Arroz de Leite (in Portuguese). It is unlike normal puddings you find at the store. It is cooked over the stove so you don’t need to put it in the fridge before serving. You can learn more about it on wikipedia.

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May 29th, 2007Road Block…

I’m going to have to be very selective when it comes to the recipes passed on through generations. I mentioned it to my mother and she totally freaked out on me. So, I can’t put them all up. I’m going to see if I can get some of them to post, but I am definitely asking my sister about her recipes since she loves to cook too.

We will see what will happen. I also had a small cookbook where I wrote my recipes in, so I’m going to have to dig that up because I don’t really know where I put it. LOL!


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