Yummy Tummy Food Co.

21/05/2024

Vote for me to become your next Favorite Chef! This win can help make a dream come true

One chef will win $25k, an advertorial feature in Taste of Home, and a cooking experience with Carla hall.

30/03/2022

Goodbye Michigan! It’s been real✌🏾 It’s been a pleasure serving metro Detroit, thanks for allowing me to share my food and culture with you all❤️❤️❤️ Virginia here we come…stay tuned!

26/02/2022

Catering order from my YT monthly club 😍 Palm oil chicken stew, red kidney bean stew with choriço, and coconut rice! Oh can’t forget dessert w/ doce de bolacha😋

23/02/2022

Serving your favorite dishes until March 17th! Place your orders today🥰🥳

16/02/2022

Today I had the pleasure of catering a custom order from one of my dedicated customers that included a platter of piri piri chicken and a platter of coconut rice and plantains 🔥🔥🔥🔥

08/02/2022

YT monthly Club Platter for this week is Pork Loin with Portuguese Sausage, roasted potatoes, and garlic squash and zucchini with a kick of course 👌🏾.
Lombo de Porco, choriço, batatinhas 😀

27/01/2022

Come check us out for the grand opening of New Art 510 in Ferndale, MI this Sunday 🎉 We’ll be popping up as one of the caterers for their brunch-some of the dishes I’ll be preparing include a breakfast sausage casserole, creamy grits, garlic spinach, and my famous doce the bolacha (sweet cookie biscuit dessert)! Make sure you reserve your spot!

15/01/2022

Cozido a Portuguesa “Portuguese Boil” in other words meat boil because traditionally this dish involves even more meat than I used 🤯 A combo of pork, beef, chicken, sausages, cabbage, carrots, collards, potatoes, and rice. I added beans, so yeah every major food group is in this pot lol.
Die hard cozido lovers please don’t come for me because I added a kick of heat to mine and didn’t use pig ears, snout, etc! I don’t eat those parts but I can’t wait to dig into this humble, filling, and tasty dish.

20/12/2021

Yesterday’s orders were especially special. For my last month of the monthly pop ups I chose appetizers.
Folks ordered tosta mista (mixed toast) look at that gooey cheese 🧀
Caldo Verde (Portuguese green soup with greens & choriço)
Pasteis de Bacalhau (codfish cakes)
Crème brûlée
Bolo de coco (coconut cake)
All scratch made from my ❤️

14/12/2021

Place your orders by Friday at noon to get homemade Portuguese Braised Steak, garlic rice, and green beans on 12/22! 🇵🇹

12/12/2021

I have the ultimate sweet tooth so anyone that knows me knows I tore through all of this in one sitting….and I loved! their food was tasty (my kids especially tore it up) but the star of the night for me was their desserts 🥰.
So elegant, bursting with different flavors and textures, and super affordable! I’m typically the chocolate lover, nothing ever hits like chocolate but last night my ultimate favorite was the tropical ube cake❤️ Almond Ube Cake, Mango Gelee, Coconut Mascarpone Cream-delish delish delish 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.

21/11/2021

Two of my favorite dish combinations! So glad you enjoyed your meals this month🙌🏾
Palm oil chicken stew
Peanut greens
Kidney bean stew
Coconut rice
Plantains
Codfish cream bake
Almond cake (orange infused)

09/11/2021

Here’s my question…Orange or lemon????
This month is special because I’m accepting donations for 💙 on behalf of as we raise money to build a school in Angola, Africa!
Place those orders, donate, share

05/11/2021

It’s just simple and comforting Bacalhau Com Natas (codfish cream bake).
Actually no, not so simple…let me break it down.
I moved to Michigan 6.5 years ago from NJ. NJ has a very large Portuguese population and a much smaller but very significantly sized Angolan Population. A lot of these dishes I prepare appear to be simple and easy but take lots of planning and creativity because drum roll 🥁, we don’t have access to all the same ingredients here in Michigan. Let’s take my cod cream bake for example. For the most part, I make everything from scratch because we don’t have Portuguese supermarkets for me to buy the jar, buy the salted cod, buy Carolina rice for rice pudding , etc. I’ve learned to replicate as closely as possible over the past year and a half or so to provide the most authentic experience and taste 👅. Some times I get visitors who drive from NJ so I ask them to bring some ingredients (sausage, cod, marinades,etc), sometimes I have to purchase my ingredients online all the way from Massachusetts! Thank you . When I can’t order or don’t have visitors I try to replicate the flavor of the salted cod but there’s no comparison (sorry so much umami from it being dried in salt).
I don’t hike up the price despite my ingredients often costing way too much when I need them shipped.
Just creamed cod? Nope think again. This dish is made with lots of love, dedication, planning, creativity, and coins 💸. Remember that next time you take a bite, place an order, or just simply like a pic❤️

02/11/2021

Now offering weekly catering options! Pressed for time, need something delicious and convenient? I’ve got you covered with delicious & homemade platter options. Every week there’s a different menu-place your orders by Friday at noon on any given week. Pay $40 a platter or opt for a monthly subscription to get your platter every week without even having to think about it!
Meat & Veggie lasagnas going out today🔥

29/10/2021

Some of the orders that went out yesterday!
My rice pudding yummers
Seafood rice 😜
Veggie Peanut Stew😆
Peanut Chicken Stew -didn’t come out how I wanted it to but still delish!
Accompanied with cassava leaf stew, palm oil beans (also didn’t come out exactly how I like it this time), yuca, and coconut rice 🥥.
Had a lot of fun making these dishes, going to miss my monthly pop ups! What was your fav dish??
🇦🇴 🇵🇹

15/10/2021

My cookbook is now available for purchase on our website and on Amazon. Purchase your e-book today to help the children of tomorrow!
All profits will go towards the construction of a school in Angola.
Don’t forget to leave your review 😉

12/10/2021

Watch the break down!
Arroz de Marisco (Seafood rice) is not paella but I consider it a distant cousin...very distant.
If you don’t know Portugal is heavy on the seafood, we’re right by the sea and fresh seafood is bountiful. Traditional arroz de Marisco is tomato based and more saucy than dry. I’ve seen and tasted many variations and depending on what region and who’s house, you may get a mix between the two.
I like mine in between dry and wet or saucy (not so much soupy) but I’ll eat any variation cause they are all delicious!
Get yours this month!

06/10/2021

This month Tia Princesa’s Muamba de Jinguba comes with a choice of yummy coconut rice or traditional funje (fufu), what’s your pick??!

24/09/2021

Did you know that I have a cookbook available for preorder right now? My cookbook is set to release September 30th and is a compilation of authentic recipes and recipes with a twist. From appetizers, entrees, desserts and even a beverage-we’ve got you covered! All profits go towards the construction of a school in Bengo, Angola to help children finally have access to an education. Get your cookbook NOW for just $14.99 or after September 30th for $19.99! Link in bio ☝🏾

Disclaimer: I am founder and ED of

22/09/2021

October Menu 🚨🚨🚨🚨
This month I’m making Peanut Chicken Stew, Kisaca, Palm oil beans, Seafood rice, and Veggie Peanut stew. Oh let’s not forget …rice pudding!
Taking orders…now.

21/09/2021

Food this month was awesome sauce! I reserved some of the liquid from marinade and cooked it to add extra piri piri sauce on top of the chicken for the win, thanks to my sous chef who throws down on the grill . I served churrasco/piri piri chicken with my vovo’s rice recipe and salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette. I also made chicken curry with coconut rice & plantains and vegetable curry! Dessert was little orange & lemon cakes, keep swiping for my GF version🤩.

08/09/2021

It’s just simple Portuguese grilled (churrasco) chicken, some with piri piri (hot sauce).
Actually no, not so simple…let me break it down.
I moved to Michigan 6.5 years ago from NJ. NJ has a very large Portuguese population and a much smaller but very significantly sized Angolan Population. A lot of these dishes I prepare appear to be simple and easy but take lots of planning and creativity because drum roll 🥁, we don’t have access to all the same ingredients here in Michigan. Let’s take my grilled chicken for example. For the most part, I make the marinade and the piri piri sauce from scratch because we don’t have Portuguese supermarkets for me to buy the jar of marinade and piri piri sauce. I’ve learned to replicate as closely as possible over the past year and a half or so to provide the most authentic experience and taste 👅. Some times I get visitors who drive from NJ so I ask them to bring some ingredients (sausage, cod, marinade,etc), sometimes I have to purchase my ingredients online all the way from Massachusetts! Thank you . I don’t hike up the price despite my ingredients often costing way too much when I need them shipped.
Just grilled chicken? Nope think again. This chicken is made with lots of love, dedication, planning, creativity, and coins 💸. Remember that next time you take a bite, place an order, or just simply like a pic❤️

10/08/2021

Fire, fire, fire 🔥
This month I made my Churrasco & Piri Piri chicken (1 w/ heat & 1 w/o), my Bacalhau com natas (creamed cod bake), salads, homemade quince dressing, Serradura (sawdust pudding), homemade French fries, and rice with peas😋. These are some of my staples & customer favs!

23/07/2021

Portuguese grilled (churrasco) chicken...what’s so special about it?
It’s our go to “semi-fast food” in the Portuguese communities here in the US and in Portugal . We buy them at churrasqueiras (take out restaurants that make this type of chicken) and it’s typically sold with rice, French fries, and maybe salad.
Also our go to marinated chicken at cookouts.
Traditional churrasco chicken is whole, butterflied, and grilled over open flame on a rotating spit. Marinated with red pepper and, lemon, paprika , and lots of garlic.
Piri piri chicken has African influence, same process but adds piri piri sauce made from African birds eye chilis from Angola & Moçambique .
In July i featured my churrasco & Piri Piri style chicken and this month you get the option to try it again! Flavors will be even more intense this month and accompanied by rice & fries😋

Disclaimer: I do not own a rotating spit and since piri piri peppers are hard to find, they are often substituted for another similar variety.

So I ask...traditional or spicy???

23/07/2021

Reserve a spot for your loved ones!​
​Let’s build a school together, it takes a village-join ours!
Tickets: Link in Bio!​
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06/07/2021

Hi YT customers 🙋🏾‍♀️big things are happening! Yummy Tummy is partnering with Inda Cares,Inc to host a LIVE (virtual) Cooking Class on 7.25.21 from 11 am-1 pm to help raise funds to build a school in Angola, Africa! Learn how to make Angolan food right from your home and donate to an amazing cause! Tickets are only $20 and can be purchased via link in bio ☝🏾. Hope to see you there!

02/07/2021

Oh yeah!! So excited for this month’s dessert, this one has been a customer fav so make sure you add it to your order!

21/06/2021

Back by popular demand, July’s menu features customer favorites like the Choriço fusion bowl, Piri Piri chicken, and Almond Cake! Place those orders 🥳

16/06/2021

Yummy Tummy Food Co. is partnering with to help fundraise money to build a school in Angola, Africa. Join me on July 25th 11-1 for a VIRTUAL LIVE COOKING CLASS! Learn how to make an authentic Angolan meal 🇦🇴 Tickets are only $20 and can be purchased via the link in my bio 💸. #