Who will have a shot at the Maracana Dream?
Salpic̣o (Brazilian Chicken Salad) РA healthy way to view the World Cup!
Ingredients
2 large – chicken breasts ‘tenders’
2 cups – carrots, grated
1 cup – green peas
1 cup – bell peppers, red and yellow (sliced thinly)
1/2 cup – raisins
Sauce:-
1 cup – skim yogurt
1 cup – cottage cheese
1 teaspoon – salt
1 teaspoon – oregano
1 teaspoon – black pepper
Prep time is 45 min, serves 10.
Directions
1. Cook the chicken breasts in water and a little spice, when cooked let them cool and then use food processor or your hands to break into thin tenders.
2. Boil the peas if they aren’t pre-cooked, and add them to the chicken tenders, add carrots and bell pepper and raisins and any other vegetables you prefer. Make it colourful.
3. Mix the yogurt and cottage cheese very well to make the sauce. Add the spices.
4. Mix some of the sauce with chicken so it doesn’t taste dry, and use the rest to drizzle on top of the salad. Sprinkle some black pepper over it.
Recipe found with my android recipes app. – Edited by Gabrielle Williams
S’MOREOS !!!!!
Ingredients
2 Oreo Cookies
2 Squares of Hershey’s Chocolate
2 Marshmallows
Prep time is 5 min, serves 1.
Directions
1. Roast your marshmallows to your desired touch of browning.
2. Carefully open your Oreo cookie.
3. Place roasted marshmallow on top of the cookie creme, top with chocolate, and top with the other half of the cookie.
Recipe found with my android recipes app. -Edited by Gabrielle Williams
Novak Djokavic digs deep in the 5th set and wins his 2nd Wimbledon title
Soon to be husband and father, Novak Djokavic had to dig deep to beat 7-time Wimbledon Champion, Roger Federer 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to win his 2nd Wimbledon title.
After coming so close to winning a major and losing a few times in the past year, then overcoming the man who has stood in his way many times, it was tears of joy for Djokavic.
Cool Recipes to try for World Cup Sunday…Stay tuned everyday this week!
Ingredients
1 Flour tortilla shell
1/2 cup – Chicken (cooked, diced)
1/4 cup – Shredded cheese (mixed)
1 tablespoon – Franks hot sauce
1 teaspoon – Blue cheese or ranch dressing
1 dash – Salt & black pepper
1 Optional ingredients: sliced black olives & diced green onions
Directions
1 Mix together the hot sauce and blue cheese dressing and a pinch of salt & pepper . Add the diced chicken and coat well.
2 Add the chicken mix to 1/2 the tortilla shell. Top with shredded cheese and fold closed.
3 Grill with medium-high heat until the cheese is melted.
Recipe found with my android recipes app
World Cup Action starts back on Tuesday!
Will it be an all South American Final, An all European Final or a South American vs European Final?
Novak Djokavic and Roger Federer face off in the Wimbledon finals at 9:00am!
Will the veteran Federer win his 8th title after a change of coach or will Djokavic win his second title after coming close so many times?
Going away to family and friends this summer? Carry something new this time! – A Chocolate Package from Mount Pleasant Farm Chocolatiers
Below: Mount Pleasant Farm Chocolatiers’ Chocolate Spread with Vanilla Ice Cream
Averell French, coffee and cocoa farmer in the Blue Mountains, recently set up a chocolate manufacturing company in Bull Bay, Jamaica. The brand, Mount Pleasant Farm Chocolatiers, started selling chocolate and beauty cocoa products a little more than half a year ago. The company makes dark chocolate, white chocolate, flavoured chocolate, cocoa butter, cocoa powder, cocoa nibs, chocolate wine and face masks. They are the only ones that process single bean cocoa entirely in Jamaica and they also produce 300 pounds of chocolate each week. The beauty cocoa products are used by Adam & Eve Day Spa including dark chocolate for face masks, as it repairs damaged tissue. Adam & Eve Day Spa distribute their other products as well as The Wine Shop. The products are organically grown and the cocoa nibs also have healthy properties as they detox and help to reduce blood pressure. The chocolate wine (to be considered more as a liqueur due to its thick consistency) has a low alcoholic content and no preservatives or additives are added to the chocolate bars.
It is clear that Mr. French puts a lot of effort into the business and is having fun doing so, as he was an architect living in the UK for a few years then decided he wanted to do something else. He also has a fun and educational farm tour that reveals the history of their farms and local community tales. They explore the traditional way of making hot chocolate and get the kids involved as well with chocolate making classes.
Check out their Facebook page, Mount Pleasant Farm Chocolatiers Jamaica, that has their contact information and shows great deals. They facilitate both retail and wholesale demands. Gift Baskets cost ONLY $2500JMD and include natural cocoa powder, chocolate spread, natural cocoa butter, a chocolate face mask, assorted chocolate bars (available in milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and soya). Make someone or your family happy this summer! It’s so hot, try the Chocolate spread with ice cream, it hardens on the ice cream then as you taste it, it will just melt in your mouth. Their Chocolate Spread, Dark and Milk chocolate bars won Best New Food Item at the Table Talk Observer Food Awards this year as Mr. French wowed the judges, including yours truly, with Dark chocolate, White chocolate and paired the Chocolate spread with bread and fruits such as grapes, paw paw and melon. Imagine how divine the spread tastes with strawberries! The products including the spread have a long shelf life, so no wonder they were a nominee for Best Producer as well. Support Brand Jamaica, try it and see why we think the Chocolate spread puts Nutella to shame and is absolutely addictive!
Keep Calm, World Cup will be back on Friday. Check Current Situation and Schedule here!
Quarterfinals begin this Friday with France vs Germany!
The Round of 16 was certainly full of Drama. Did the big teams underestimate the skill set of the underdogs?! Nevertheless the favourites still made it through but it took 2 games with Penalty shoot outs and 3 games that went into Overtime out of 8 games total. Wow! Definitely a World Cup to remember.
Stay tuned for more.