Recipes by Selba (Page 8)
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AdoboI couldn't blog for the last 2 weeks, not because I'm out of town or too busy but the reason is I didn't have my computer. The hard disk "crashed because the power supply got burnt. Good thing that the hard disk is still under guarantee :)So, while I didn't have my computer, I had a chance to make Adobo - the popular Filipino dish… |
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A wonderful 24 hours in OhioDuring the camp, there's a day off for each leader, they could choose where they want to go or what to do. For me, instead of going to the other cities for shopping or clubbing like the other leaders, I prefer to have a peaceful, calm and restful day off thus I stayed with a family that live in the countryside to experience their… |
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Brigadeiro and Pao de queijo (Brazilian Snacks)For the Brazilian National Night, the Brazilian delegation prepared their famous snacks.The first one is Brigadeiro which is a Brazilian candy named after Brigadier General Eduardo Gomes, who ran for presidency in 1940's. This candy was his favorite one and his wife served it at every parties. Gomes lost the election, but the candy… |
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Caipirinha & Batida de Coco (Brazilian cocktails)On the Leaders' Night Out, my Brazilian friend made the famous Brazilian cocktail "Caipirinha" and also the alcoholic drink specially for ladies called "Batida de Coco".Caipirinha is made from Cachaca (distilled alcohol beverage from fermented sugarcane), lime and sugar. It tasted almost like Mojito, both used lime and sugar. The… |
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Tukang Susu Kacang Kedelai (Soybean Milk)I love drinking soybean milk and think that I'm quite lucky that just diagonal across my house, there's a man with his cart selling soybean milk every weekdays from morning till noon. He serves the soybean milk hot but surely, there's ice cubes for those who like to drink cold soybean milk.Soybean milk in plastic bags for… |
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Almond cookies with vegetable shorteningI was pretty tempted to try out to make a new simple cookies recipe using vegetable shortening beside butter in order to make the cookies more crunchy as someone told it to me. Then, I also decided to add almond extract to make these cookies to become almond cookies. I made 2 types of cookies shape, a flower and a bear's head :)Almond… |
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Pao de Queijo (Brazilian Cheese Rolls)My friend even provided the "Pao de Queijo" recipe from "about.com" site as below:Ingredients:Preparation:1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.2. Mix milk, salt, vegetable oil and butter in a pot, and bring to a boil. As soon as it boils, remove from heat.3. Stir tapioca flour into the milk and butter mixture.4. Stir in the eggs and the… |
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Happy Valentine's Day cookiesLove is in the airEverywhere I look aroundLove is in the airEvery sight and every soundAnd I don't know if I'm being foolishDon't know if I'm being wiseBut it's something that I must believe inAnd it's there when I look in your eyesLove is in the airIn the whisper of the treesLove is in the airIn the thunder of the seaAnd I don't know… |
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Christmas StollenIt's a tradition for my mom to bake Stollen every Christmas. Sometimes, my mom would make stollen as Christmas presents or she got some orders from our friendsStollen is a traditional Christmas cake from Germany, made from yeast dough containing dried fruits, chopped almonds and powdered with icing sugar. Stollen usually shaped like a… |
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Pickled Chinese Mustard Greens with TofuI have always love everything that tasted sweet and sour :) I just think it's a very perfect combination of those two taste. I like sweet taste because it related to happiness - we do look for sweet food when we feel sad, right? And you know what, there's old german saying, "Sauer macht lustig" which means sour (acid food) makes (you)… |
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