Recipe of Caipirinha-Lime and cachaca drink

INGREDIENTS:
1 lime quartered 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 shot of cachaça 1/2 Cup of ice cubes with water
PREPARE:
Place the lime and sugar in the bottom of a glass. Using the handle of a wooden spoon, crush and mash the limes. Pour the liqueur and ice. Stir well.
SERVE:
This is a summer drink to appreciate before eating. Decorate the glass with a slice of lime. Great with Brazilian barbecues.

Recipe of Brigadeiro or Negrinho

Chocolate fudge candy

INGREDIENTS:
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon margarine 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
PREPARE:
Cook over medium-low heat, stir vigorously the sweetened condensed milk, margarine and cocoa powder. Cook the mixture until it thickens enough to show the pan bottom during stirring. Pour the mixture in a greased dish and let it cool to room temperature. Take small amounts of the mixture with a teaspoon and make 1 ½ inch balls. Roll the balls over chocolate jimmies to decorate. Hint: Grease your hands with margarine to make the balls easily. If the balls don't hold the shape and flat down like coins, it means that you did not cook enough. Cook additional five minutes, take a small sample and dip it in a glass with cold water. If you cooked enough, this sample should hold the shape after cooling down in the water. The cheapest , low grade sweetened condensed milk is the best to make the brigadeiro because they have more starch on them, which helps the candy to hold the shape. In US, buy the sweet condensed milk from the Walmart brand  "Great Value", cook this brand for 20 minutes in medium heat stirring continuously and your brigadeiro is with the right consistency.
SERVE:
Place the balls in candy cups to serve. They are great for birthday parties. SERVING SIZE: 40 candies. History of Brigadeiro his candy is named after a renowned Brazilian politician of the 1920's, Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes. He was an Air Force brigadier general who first gained notoriety for playing a part in quashing a communist coup in Rio. He later ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 1946 and 1950, during a brief breeze of democracy which blew after WWII in Brazil. The name of the candy is that of his rank, Brigadeiro. Now, why would anyone name candy after an army general? Well, back in 1922, he was tall, dark-haired with blue eyes. AND SINGLE!!!  The Brigadeiro campaign slogan was “Vote no Brigadeiro que é bonito e é solteiro”. Or the other version  “Brigadeiro Brigadeiro, e melhor porque e solteiro”.   Then, this candy was created by some ladies from Rio de Janeiro. And they named the candy after the Brigadeiro. This was a time of shortage of traditional imports such as nuts and European fruits because of the WWII. But in the same time, Nescau ™ was introduced in the country. Therefore, one might say that the creation and success of this candy was a combination of opportunities. The multinational who introduced chocolate powder, had the help of cookers who named it after a famous politician and the need of the time to find replacement to traditional imported sweets. Today, brigadeiro candy is a must have in any birthday party and kids love them. In time, Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes lost the presidential campaign to Marechal Eurico Gaspar Dutra, who was not that handsome. Moreover, as far as we know, there is no candy named after Marechal Dutra. Please take note that in south of Brazil brigadeiro candy is called negrinho.

Recipe of Mingau de Fuba com Queijo

Corn meal soup with segments of kale

REGION: Minas Gerais
INGREDIENTS:
For each cup of water: 1 tbs of corn meal. 1 pinch of salt 1 leaf of kale
PREPARE:
Place the water in a saucepan. Stir in the cornmeal and salt. Stir well until completely dissolved. Place the pan in medium-heat and boil gently for about 10 minutes or until mingau gets thick. While boiling, stir constantly with a wood spoon. Tear kale leaf into small pieces and place in the mingau. Serve hot in a bowl. This version of salty mingau can be enjoyed as a soup. (The mingau you see above, we also added some ground beef).
SERVE:
Serve hot in a bowl.

Recipe of Mingau de Fuba com Queijo

Corn meal soup with cheese REGION: Minas Gerais
INGREDIENTS:
For each cup of milk: 1 tbs of corn meal. 1 tbs granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon of margarine 1 small piece of your favorite cheese diced into ¼-inch cubes.
PREPARE:
Place the cold milk in a saucepan. Stir in the cornmeal, sugar . Stir well until completely dissolved. Place the pan in medium-heat and boil gently for about 10 minutes or until mingau gets thick. While boiling, stir constantly with a wood spoon. Serve: place the hot mingau in a bowl, stir in the margarine and cheese cubes. The cheese will melt while you enjoy this snack. Mingau de fubá used to be very common for breakfast in place of bread.
SERVE:
Serve hot in a bowl.

Recipe of Mingau de Maizena

Sweet corn starch meal. Great late night snack

REGION: Minas Gerais
This is a common meal served to kids in Brazil. The maizena version of this mingau is especially good for kids that need to put on a little weight.
INGREDIENTS:
For each cup of milk: 1 tbs of corn starch 1 tbs granulated sugar 1 small pinch of salt 1 tbs of grated coconut (optional)
PREPARE:
Place the cold milk in a saucepan. Stir in the cornstarch, sugar, salt and coconut. Stir well until completely dissolved.   Place the pan in medium-heat and boil gently for about 5 minutes or until mingau gets thick. While boiling, stir constantly with a wood spoon.
SERVE:
Serve hot in a bowl.

Moscow Ponchiki

Description Moscow Ponchiki is a delicious thing. Just baked, tender, fluffy doughnuts will disappear from the dish on your eyes.  Method Add cinnamon and baking powder to flour. Sift it into a bowl. Beat up eggs with sugar, add soft butter and mix in milk. While stirring, add flour gradually. Knead stiff dough. Roll out dough 1/5 inch thick. Make rounds with a cup, then make rounds on the rounds with a smaller diameter. Ponchiki must have a form of rings. Warm oil in the pan. Put 2-3 rings at a time in hot oil, fry until light golden. Sprinkle baked cookies with powdered sugar.

Ingredients 1 1/2 c flour. 2 tb sugar. 1 tb butter. 1 ea egg. 1/2 c milk. 1/2 ts baking powder. 100 gms oil to fry powdered cinnamon.

Ghalushki Poltavskie

Description Galushki is an Ukranian dish, as well as kletski. They are fried in butter, breadcrumbs and served with sour cream both as an independent dish and in soup or broth. There is a monument to galushka, pierced on the fork in a small town of Canada.  Method Beat eggs with beater until smooth. Add salt. Gradually add melted butter and flour until you have a thick batter. Cook the dumplings either in soup or broth. Put 2 l soup into a pot and bring to a boil. Wet spoon often in the liquid, cut the batter on a board and drop it into liquid. Cook dumplings until they come to top. Put into a dish and butter lightly.

Ingredients 3 eggs. a pinch of salt. 1 1/2 cups flour (add more to make batter thick). 100 ml water. 100 g butter.