"This recipe is very close to the feijoada my mom used to make when I was growing up in Brazil," says the lifestyle star and co-author of Just Try One Bite, a children’s book about picky eaters. "It ...

Party attitude: You see it at Gauchos Village in Glendale, where a live samba band plays on weekends and sequined dancers appear once an hour to dance in the aisles like Carnaval-crazed cuckoo clocks.

Pork and beans is an age-old combination, expressed in countless ways around the world. Southwestern pinto beans refried in lard. Asian tofu with pork sauce. The all-American can of pork and beans.

Feijoada, one of Brazilian’s national dishes, is adored by rich and poor alike. It’s soul food: black beans and many kinds of pork meat stewed together in one pungent, satisfying dish. When I lived in ...

This Brazilian stew should be made with pigs' snouts, ears and trotters - but don't worry, you can use bacon and sausage instead Feijoada typically uses offal, so if you're keen on offcuts and have a ...