Sculptures in Parque da Catacumba, winter clothes for dogs and recipe for peppers antipasto

26 Jun

Parque Catacumba at Lagoa was developed on the site of a former favela and not only provides a lush green oasis from the noisy day to day in Rio but also features great sculptures:

as well a wonderful views over Lagoa:

You can tell winter has arrived as the dogs are being dressed up – yes 24 C is Rio winter and dogs seem to be freezing with that temperature. I wonder what german dogs would say!

Recipe for peppers antipasto

  • 1 red, green, yellow pepper each, halved and deseeded
  • 1tbs olive oil
  • 1tbs white wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tbs pine kernels roasted
  • 1 tbs dill
  • salt and pepper

Place the peppers, skin side up under the grill for about 30min. Remove and place into a plastic bag for 5 min. Take the skin of and cut into slices. Top with the remaining ingredients and serve with chunky white bread as part of an antipasto buffet.

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