Hello! I've just subscribed to be a member of brazilian-cooking-club. I'm a brazilian, married to an american for three years, living in Goias, in a little old...
I'm giving a birthday party on saturday and I want to make Brigadeiros. I got the recipe for it and I have made them and they stste great. the only problem I...
... For a couple of days, just keep in an airtight tin can outside the fridge, if it is not too hot where you live. If it is the scorching summer, I suppose...
Good morning and Happy New Year to all, I have been monitoring this group with interest for about a month and a half. My family visited Brazil last spring. My...
Carole, As a diving instructor for weekends in Parati for last 18 years, I am sure I have had this. Question I have for you, was in the translation. Yeast is...
... batter with ... wasn't a ... Well, given your post, I could think of" 1. Shrimp Beignets For these, when the batter is made with yeast, it is rolled out...
I found the following recipe on the internet: Popcorn Shrimp source: http://www.webterrace.com/shrimp/recipe13.htm 1 pound small shrimp (bite-sized), shelled 2...
Jazzbel - Carole One of the pousadas where I stay a lot in Parati with my student divers to be, is the Pousada de Ouro and Pousada de Marques - same owner, one...
Here are some instructions for a yeast batter, the one I am familiar with added coconut to the batter, and NO eggs! With the exception of egg whites for a...
... familiar with ... whites ... make them ... are ... I don't know about that. The Chinese resaturants in the caribbean put egg in their batter. Either they...
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Welcome to the club! My name is Karen and I live in Canada. I am brazilian and also love to cook. Its good too see another brazilian join in on the fun! Beijos...
Hey Beatriz, welcome to the group! Tell us a little about the food in your region. I am a carioca living in the USA, and my husband and I just got back from...
Hi Bia, Im Bia also! Im originally from Rio and been living in jacksonville, Fl for 14 yrs now. I mostly read the messages and have been getting LOTS of great ...
I want to try to recreate my grandmother's grao-de-bico soup. It was not caldo verde, but probably more like an italian soup: meat, soup bones, pasta???--I am...
This message prompted me to ask a question about something I've wondered for sometime. At home in Porto Alegre, as I was growing up (a few decades ago) my mom...
Hi Bia! my "xará", I would like to know how you make the feijoada there, if you have the salty meats we use here and specially if you can find farinha de ...
I got the following note from Bia Goulart into my mailbox, concerning the Garbanzo beans: ""I use to make a Garbanzo soup that my mother use to do. First take...
... <leticia@t...> wrote: It was made with a cooked white grain (somewhat similar to garbanzo) served cold or at room temperature with milk and sugar. Does...
Leticia, Jazzbel, or others: The other day on the way home, stopped at a stove - cooking store to see what they have that is neat, and not available in US....
Two "pans" that I do not know what are for, are about the size of the paper or aluminum party cups that you put bragadeiros in. Only thing I can think of is...
Hi Wilson! Aren't those stores for professional cooks (or serious cooks -- I wonder what a funny could would be like --) fun? Last time I went to Brazil my mom...
I know this white grain as canjica, same of the dish, which is a white corn grain. These grains are hard and should be soaked in water for at least 3 hours...
Leticia, These stores are more for professional cooks, that cook in the middle range, not the fancy restraunts or hotels. I am glad that they have espetos in...
Oi Bia, I used the recipie i got from www.cookbrasil.com i have their cook book and its wonderful. About the farinha de mandioca i had a bag i got from a...
Hi! About brigadeiros, I tried to make it but I can never seem to cook it long enough, how long does it usually take, I think I was stirring forever. Karen ......
... cook it long enough, how long does it usually take, I think I was stirring forever. ... It takes at least 20 minutes. I usually use the little elves in my...
I have a question regarding feijoada: Is there a difference between "feijoada completa" and regular feijoada? Is the difference in the meats used? While we...
The difference between feijoada completa and feijoada depends only on the amount of ingredients you use to make it. The feijoada is a meal that the slaves used...
I´ve just sent a message with my way of preparing feijoada completa and forgot an ingredient that it´s really important! The garlic!!! After cooking the...