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Pé-de-moleque Recipe Posted by Rachel on Jun 29, 2010
June is almost over, but you can have a festa junina all year long if you learn how to make some of the traditional dishes. One of them is pé-de-moleque, a tasty dessert treat made of peanuts. Pé-de-moleque Recipe Source: M de Mulher Ingredients 2 xícaras (chá) de amendoim torrado sem pele 1 xícara (chá)…
Caldo Verde Recipe Posted by Rachel on Jun 7, 2010
It’s June, which means that it is winter in Brazil, and that it’s time for festas juninas! A popular dish at these celebrations is caldo verde, or green soup, which originally comes from Portugal. Don’t let the name turn you off – this soup is perfect for chillier weather and is absolutely delicious. Caldo Verde…
Brazilian Recipe: Strawberry Bon Bons Posted by Rachel on May 19, 2010
Despite Europe’s reputation for the world’s best chocolate, Brazil has some amazing chocolate of its own. Today, we’re going to learn how to make strawberry and chocolate bon bons, which is actually a relatively simple recipe using condensed milk, powdered milk, milk chocolate, and strawberries. Que saboroso! Bom bom de morango – from M de…
Brazilian Recipe: Chocolate Mousse Posted by Rachel on Apr 22, 2010
Today we’re going to learn how to make chocolate mousse, in Portuguese! I’ve linked a photo of each ingredient for you to be able to visualize them or in case you have any doubts. Recipe: Mousse de Chocolate, from Mais Você Pronunciation: Moo-see gee shoh-koh-lah-chee Ingredients: -2 xícaras (chá) de açúcar -4 gemas -4 colheres…
Reading Comprehension: Mousse Recipe Posted by Rachel on Mar 4, 2010
For today’s reading comprehension exercise, we’re going to use a delicious coconut mousse recipe. Mousse de coco com calda de maracujá Read the full recipe here Excerpt: “Bata no liquidificador o coco fresco e a água fervente. Peneire. Se necessário, complete com 1/2 xícara de leite para obter 2 xícaras de leite de coco. Acrescente…
Making a salad Posted by Rachel on Jan 29, 2010
Today we’re going to look at some food and cooking vocabulary by making a salad together in Portuguese and English. We’re going to look a very simple recipe with some simple words. Salada simples (Simple Salad) Ingredientes (Ingredients) – 1 alface americana (I head of lettuce) – 2 cenouras raladas (2 peeled carrots) – 1…
Brazilian Cooking Series: Shrimp Posted by Rachel on Jan 12, 2010
Seafood is very popular in Brazil, so today we’re going to look at a few fun recipes for shrimp. 1. Camarão no abacaxi – Shrimp-stuffed pineapple 2. Camarão à Paulista – São Paulo-style shrimp 3. Camarão escondido – Hidden shrimp 4. Risoto de camarão – Shrimp risotto 5. Camarão à Brasileira – Brazilian-style shrimp (directions…