Ingredients

For caramel syrup:

• 1 cup of sugar
• 1/2 cup of hot water
• 1 pineapple cut in rings

For cake:

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 4 cups wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons of baking powder
• 2 sticks of butter (about 9 ounces)
• 6 eggs

Directions

Step 1: Caramel Syrup

1. Put the sugar in a pan on medium heat, and mix it until completely melted
2. Change to low heat, and slowly start adding water and continue mixing
3. Once it reaches appearance of caramel syrup, put the mixture on a cake pan and add the pineapple rings on top of it –covering the bottom
4. Add baking spray on the cake pan side

Step 2: Pineapple Cake

1. Beat the egg white until fluffy, and leave it at rest for later
2. Beat the yoke with the sugar and condensed milk
3. In small amounts, start adding the coconut milk, alternating with the wheat flour
4. Once the coconut and wheat flour are all mixed, then add the baking powder
5. Add the reserved egg white from Step 1
6. Take the mixture to a pre-heated oven at 350 F for about 40 to 45 minutes
7. To make sure the cake is ready, stick a toothpick in the middle of it. If it’s coming out clean, the cake is done. Otherwise, wait a little bit more.

Ingredients

• 1 diced small papaya (without seed and skin)
• 2 sliced bananas
• 1 box of strawberries (without leaves) sliced in two halves
• 1 tablespoon of honey
• 1/4 of diced cantaloupe
• Juice from 3 fresh oranges
• For decoration: some raspberries and blackberries

Directions

1. Put all fruits in a glass bowl
2. Add the juice and honey and mix everything
3. Voila!

Tip: When having their individual portions, Brazilians love adding a scoop of their preferred ice cream flavor and one tablespoon of dried milk!

Ingredients

• 1 cup of water
• 2 tablespoon of any protein shake (vanilla flavor)
• 4 strawberries
• 2 blackberries
• 4 raspberries
• 1 tablespoon of powdered peanuts

Directions

1. Put all ingredients in a mixer and blend well-beat until smooth
2. Enjoy!

 

Ingredients

• 1 can of condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon of butter
• 2 tablespoon of dark chocolate 100%
• 1 pack of small chocolate chips 60%
• Baking cups

Directions

1. In a pan add the condensed milk, butter and dark chocolate, and heat on medium flame
2. Keep stirring the ingredients until you notice the mixture is not sticking to the pan
3. Then remove the mixture and put it a plate previously greased with butter
4. Spread the mixture and let it cool down
5. Add the chocolate chips to a second clean plate
6. With your hands greased with butter take small pieces of the mixture and make balls of about 1 inch in diameter
7. Put the balls on the plate with chocolates chips, moving them around to ensure they are all covered by chips
8. Put the balls in the baking cups
9. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 4 ounces of diced bacon
• 7 ounces of penne al dente
• 5 eggs
• Salt and black pepper as needed

Directions

1. Put the bacon in a large pan to fry until it is golden brown
2. Then take half of portion and save for later
3. Add the penne to the pan with bacon
4. Mix the eggs with salt and pepper, then add them to the pan with penne and bacon
5. Mix for about two minutes, then cover the pan
6. Wait about five minutes for the eggs to cook
7. When the mixture is done remove it from the pan and put in a small bowl
8. Then add the saved portion of bacon on top
9. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 5 cloves of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of ghee
• 2 diced large onion
• 2 shredded large carrots
• 1 1/2 cup of white rice
• 4 1/2 cups of water

Directions

1. Smash the garlic and salt together until paste forms. Save it for later
2. Put the ghee and onion in a pan to fry, until the onion is transparent
3. Then add the garlic paste and the carrots, and braise the mixture
4. Wait until the carrots are releasing color, then add the rice
5. Add the water and cook the mixture until the rice is soft
6. Voila!