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Caipirinha rum cocktail
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In honor of the summer Olympics - our cooking club went Brazilian! Lots of shredded coconut, coconut milk and condensed milk used in Brazilian recipes. I felt as if we were in Rio with 90+ degrees hot and humid! Much discussion about the dive team, swimming, volleyball oh and yes the men's water polo!
As usual this group does not disappoint... the food was just fabulous! We had two cocktails to choose from -red wine sangria & Caipirinha and Brazilian rum drink made with Cachaca (rum), lime and a little sugar. Muddle the lime and sugar - add ice and rum... refreshing!
Denise made a beautiful platter of veggies with two types of hummus... a traditional chick pea and one with cilantro... pretty display and delish!
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| Veggies & hummus |
Betty brought Pastelzinho de Carne com Queijo (fried empanadas with meat and cheese). These crunchy little pockets for so yummy - I could have eaten the whole plate!
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Pastelzinho de Carne com Queijo
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We started the evening in Jeanne's little oasis of a porch... but after melting a pound of sweat (did I mention again how hot and humid this summer has been???) we moved inside....
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| Betty, Jen & Angi |
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| Jeanne, Nina & Jen |
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| Denise & Cindy |
Jeanne's dining room - cool and inviting was quickly filled with more food, drinks and laughter. Thank goodness for the air conditioner and fans that Jeanne had buzzing around.
Cindy brought this fabulous fish stew...
Moqueca. She made this with cod and coconut milk and served over rice. Fabulous!
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| Moqueca |
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| Plated up Moqueca - fish stew |
Nina brought these cute little cheese breads... Pao de Queijo. These went nicely with the fish stew.
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| Pao de Queijo |
Jeanne servered a grilled steak with chimichurri sauce with roasted potatoes.
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| Steak & chimichurri sauce & roasted potatoes |
Jen brought this colorful salad with grilled scallops, tomatoes, corn, fennel and fava beans. Healthy, pretty and tasty ~ what else would you ask for!
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| Grilled scallop salad |
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| grilled pineapple |
Dessert - plenty to choose from. Angi brought a chocolate & coconut cake. I brought
Beijinho de Coco (little coconut kisses). I dipped most in dark chocolate and had an almond in the middle - tasted similar to Almond Joys. In the event no-one liked coconut Angi brought grilled pineapple with cinnamon and brown sugar. Based on the dirty plates - I think we all enjoyed the chocolate & coconut!
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| Beijinho de Coco |
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| Chocolate coconut cake |
Another fun evening! Great food, conversation and fun.
Thank you cooking club family!
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| Jen, Jen, Nina, Betty, Cindy, Angi, Denise & Jeanne |
