As much as I did like to have long breaks as a school and university student – yes I still do remember these days – it feels difficult for my nearly teenage kids to fill their 8 weeks of summer vacation. So it is up to me to organize, propose and encourage anything that doesn”t have to do with a monitor, screen or display! Luckily they both love grocery shopping, cooking and eating out which they definitely have inherited from me. So off we went but not before going for the much needed hair cut with the great side effect of a hair and nail do for myself:
As brazilians are extremely beauty conscious, indulging into everything from slimming to waxing packages, Botox to beauty operations and anything in between you could imagine, hair saloons offer the instant wash, cut, Mani and Pedi at the same time. Definitely something to copy for hard working, time constraint working mums back in Europe.
After the saloon we opted for some Texmex food in the Cobal of Botafogo – great value for money and serving the kids favorite tacos, nachos, tortillas and most importantly well made guacamole:
As the avocados here in Brazil are nearly as large as Melons back in Europe and extremely cheap in comparison to Malaysia, guacamole is a frequent stable at home as well. Here my
Recipe for Guacamole
- 1 large or 2 small ripe avocados
- 1 large tomato finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
- 2 shallots finely diced
- 1 red chili finely diced
- juice of 2 limes
- 1tbs sour cream
- bunch of fresh coriander
- salt and pepper
You can blend all the ingredients in a food processor but you will get an even better result pounding them together in a mortar and pestle which I also use for serving. Enjoy with raw vegetable sticks for the healthy version or with tortilla crisps for indulgence. Great as well as part of a starter set with Ceviche (see blog from november 21st) and/or octopus salad (from november 26th).
makanandcomida 
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