"Don't worry about anything; on the contrary, make your requests known to God by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving. Then God's shalom, passing all understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with the Messiah Yeshua." Philippians 4:6-7 (CJB)
~Quote~
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next Abraham Lincoln
~Books I'm Reading~
Bible
A Heart Strangely Warmed Louise A. Vernon
Letters Of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
I didn't realize how long it has been since I posted. Well, its about time you get another little lesson about Brazilian culture.
Today I would like to take you to enjoy a nice Brazilian dinner by the beach. Our menu consists of a typical North Eastern Brazilian Churrasco
We went to the beach that morning it was wonderful to smell the sea and just savor the Lord's beauty "WHAT A GIFT" I was telling my friend Lori the other day that I feel like a dried out sunflower this time of the year here in Indiana. So, I close my eyes and dream that I am at the beach in Natal.
Lets enjoy the beach view as we wait for our delicious dinner. It was a bit cloudy that morning, then when we left the beach the sun begin to shine. I would give anything to be at that restaurant right now, it beats my -6 degree here in Indiana
I think I see our garson (waiter) coming
OK, I was so hungry, that I forgot to take a picture of our meal, then I went and followed our garson and asked him if I could take a picture of him with food that was going to the table next to ours.
Let me tell you what's on the tray.
Rice with peas and carrots.
French fries and fried mandioca (cassava) - my favorite
Fresh shelled beans flavored with onions and cilantro.
Tossed Brazilian Salad (yummy with olive oil and vinegar)
Assorted grilled meats, like sausage, chicken, beef and lamb - My family and I had Grilled Sun Dried Sirloin (simple the best).
Farofa de manteiga (read about it here)
And of course we can't finish this delicious meal without our delicious cafezinho.
I hope you enjoyed your tour of a typical Brazilian beach Churrasco
(((Brazilian hugs)))
Katia
For Show and Tell today I thought we all could use a little of summer here in North America. I would like to treat you with some of my favorite things from Brazil, some of our beautiful flowers.
I really don't know their names, they are very common everywhere and also have the most beautiful fragrance.
What a most Awesome creator our Father in Heaven is. the beauty of such delicate things for us just to enjoy it for what they are.
These lovely pink flowers were growing along the roadside, I just couldn't resist but to take a picture.
The pictures below are from something more like a tree, than a bushy small plant. Can you believe this is a tree?
I thought this was a neat leafy plant. I love pink!
I was so sad, for I just couldn't get the camera to focus on this... it was simply breath taking and the fragrance, just heavely!
(((((Brazilian hugs))))
For Show and Tell go visit our friend our sweet Mary here or the side button for S&Tell
If you would like to be part of Show and Tell Friday and have a ton of fun click on the left side bar button or go to CanadaGirl.
Today, I am taking you for a very special treat, a Brazilian Ice Cream shop. This is Premium Ice cream, so rich and delicious!!!! Yummy!
You serve yourself, when you are done they weigh your dish. Yes, it's by weight.
Somehow these are the only pictures I have of the Ice Cream shop. My other pictures got erased. You all should have seen my nieces and nephew's ice cream dishes, they had more candy than ice cream.
Grape Cream, Caramelized Banana, Guava Cream, Coconut cream, and Prunes. Yes, you read it correctly! Prunes in Brazil are not considered a medication, it's a normal dried fruit and is in many deserts. It's actually considered a delicacy. The Ice cream was wonderful. Yummy!!!! My niece gave me a taste of her Grape Ice cream, it was very sweet but good, not as good as the Prune and Guava
Toppings choices: Caramel, Chocolate of course, Marshmallow cream. Nuts, Crushed cookies, sprinkles, assorted candy, and yes, those are Prunes on the very back, Raisins, and of course a cherry for the top. These girls keep this place spotless and the ice cream needs to be decorated at all times.
Raisin Cream, Mint Chocolate, Strawberry, Peach cream, Assorted Candy bar flavors. I love the way they mix flavors and colors!
The funny looking stuff on the inside walls of the freezer is just Ice Condensation. Since we are at the Mall lets go to the candy store and buy some candy to take home....
Show and Tell today will be about Brazilian fruit - If you would like to be part of S&T Friday click on the left side button or go to CanadaGirl.
One of the things I miss the most from home is the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables. I couldn't help while there to take some pictures. Enjoy the pictures!
This is a fruit and vegetable market on our way to the beach. Inside of the Styrofoam boxes were bottled water, pop, juice or cold coconut water (milk).
Oranges, Tangerines, Passion fruit, seriguela, coconuts, bananas, guavas, cashews, watermelons, pineapples...
Old fashioned scale. Weighing cashews.
Family working together, shelling Fresh Green Beans.
One of the most famous dishes of this region of Brazil is the fresh mature beans cooked with butter and salt only..... Oh, so good, yummy
Everyone has a Cell phone..... Look at the size of these guavas.... they were the size of a Barlet Pear. I love Guava.
Mom and my niece.....we had to have a taste of it before buying. These pineapples were sooooo sweet, Guess how much? $0.50, my Walmart has the sour ones for $4.00, not fear
Mom tasting the Acerola. She really spoiled me, she made me some juice that day. Did you know Acerola is in a lot of Vitamin C supplements here is the US? It's loaded with antioxidants.
I had to put the next two pictures in this S&T, Mom has always had a nice garden and lots of fruit trees. Mom's Acerola bush.
Mom's Graviola fruit, not ripe yet :( Graviola is now sold in the US as a food supplement.
Thanks for visiting my Show and Tell.
((((brazilian hugs))))
For S&T this week I will take you to my home city's Opera house. It took 15 years to be built. It was build during the Amazon rubber boom. The marble, iron, glass and crystal work was brought from Europe. All of the wood work was done in Europe with wood from the Amazon jungle, then sent back to Manaus.
"Work proceeded slowly over the following fifteen years with some stops and re-starts from 1885 to 1892. Roofing tiles came from Alsace while, from Paris, came furniture and furnishings in the style of Louis XV, much from the Koch Fréres company. From Italy came Carrarra marble for the stairs, statues, and columns. Steel walls were ordered from England. The theatre has 198 chandeliers, including 32 of Murano glass. The curtain, with its painting the "Meeting of the Waters" was originally created in Paris by Crispim do Amaral, depicts the junction of the Rio Negro and the Solimões to form the Amazon. On the outside of the building, the dome is covered with 36,000 decorated ceramic tiles painted in the colors of the national flag." (Read the rest of this article here )
I have been there four times. it's one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen in all my life. The pictures do not do justice to this most beautiful work of Art.
The dome design resembles our flag
At night..... An Italian artist was hired to paint the art work on all of the walls and ceilings. If you would like to be part of this fun and sweet adventure that we call S&T Friday go to Canadagirl
Someone asked me last week if these photos are form the internet? Yes, they are, for I don't have my own photos just loads of post cards.
((((Blessings and hugs)))))
CanadaGirl is the hostess for Show & Tell, if you would like to be part of it go here.
~ Passion Fruit ~
There 16 varieties with 600 species of Passion Fruit throughout the world, with 150 found only in Brazil.
I can still remember our Passion fruit vines. Some days, I would loose my self into it's beauty and scent. I was fascinated with their vivid, deep colors and their beautiful exquisite, graceful design. I think it looks like a work of art. Only a creator in all His awesome infinite wisdom could create just so much beauty. I can't imagine the thought that this flower/fruit just evolved out of nothing.
These beautiful flowers are often used in flower bouquets and cake decorating.
The fruit is very juicy and used in cakes, ice cream, candy, mousse and flan (our national desert). Yummy......
This fruit is also known for it's natural tranquilizing ingredients, which is also used in medicines.
This one flower resembles the one kind of Passion Flower we had at home.
Passion Fruit juice is sold at some grocery stores. My Super Walmart, sell it along with the other juice carton, in the refrigerator section and also at the international food section.
Today I would like to share a little piece of my childhood with you. Come and take a walk with me through the town I grew up. I was so delighted when I found these pictures in the Internet. I grew up in Manaus the largest city in the Amazon region. Manaus, has really grown and changed since I was a little girl. Some of these pictures made me cry because I can still remember walking through some of these streets. All major shopping was done downtown. There were no Malls. With the American influence of Malls, the centro da cidade (center of the city, downtown) is mainly used for tourists and business. Manaus population is about 2.5 million people.
Unfortunately, my mom moved back to the East coast where we are originally from. It doesn't look like I will be going to Manaus this year.
Most Americans think I grew in a little small backwards town or in a village. This is my town looking up from the river. The city has grown and still growing all around.
This place was nothing but jungle and beach growing up. It's now the most prized Real State in the city. You can see the old city, on the far back right side.
The old hospital still looks the same. I had my appendix removed at it.
We did our shopping at this street, there used to be the fabric store, sewing notions store, book store, Mom's eye doctor. We were there at least once a week for something. Still looks the same.
Another familiar street.
This is one of the oldest school in the city. This used to be where our bus would stop. The old magazine shop still there under the trees.
The old city market street. We did our shopping for the week at this market. I hated the fish market, because of the smells. But loved looking at the building. I always thought they should have turn it into a museum, the building itself is beautiful (no pictures)
The Opera House in the back and the Monument of the Continents.
If you would like to be part of Show & Tell Friday, go here and let Mary know, she will get you all set up.
I've decided to do my first Show and Tell, today. I might not participate in it every week; Fridays are usually a busy day for me, for this is the day I prepare for the Sabbath. If I can get something together ahead of time, I will try participate often.
For my first post, I choose something that I grew up with, and is so dear to my heart. I Grew in Manaus the largest city/Capital in the Amazon region of Brazil.
The "Meeting of the Waters" on the Amazon River takes place near the heart of down town Manaus.The tributaries and the Amazon (Solimoes) River are two different colors -- the "white" water river, which are really muddy, and the "black" water river, which are filled with tannin and are clear like coffee. At any point where two of these rivers join, their density is so different that they will not mix for several miles. No where is this natural event more dramatic than near Manaus, where the Solimoes and the Rio Negro merge. The Amazon River is formed at the point where these two rivers join together.
"Meeting of the Waters" One of the most awe-inspiring sights in all of God's creation.I won't say too much, I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
This local boat is about 35 feet. The river at this point is about 6 miles wide. Up close, they don't mix. Incredible!
I wish i was in that boat right now You can see how immense the Amazon river is by this large ship in the very back of this photo.
If you would like to be part of Show and Tell, let Mary know, she will link you to her site.
Jun. 12, 2007~ You Know You're Brazilian When... ~
Both MiryClay (Indiana) and Sharity (Texas) had this cute tag, so here is mine from Brazil.
You Know You're Brazilian When...
You spell Brasil with (s). (This is rule of spelling you never forget)
You didn't know anything about bills until you came to the US.
If someone tells you to be at a certain place at 1:00 PM, you don't show up until 2:30 or 3:00 p.m.
You like Guarana (Brazilian pop) better than Coke. You like Coke better than Pepsi, and only buy Pepsi when there is nothing else left.
You eat rice and beans at least 6 days a week, except on Sundays.
Your breakfast consists of milk and coffee, bread with butter, and a piece of cake.
You know what feijoada, salgadinhos and pavê are.
Your entire family goes to grandma's house on Sundays for a big family get together....even when you guys see each other everyday.
You ask for grandparents, aunts/uncles and parents blessings every time you leave the house or talk on the phone.
You are the loudest person in the room.
You travel to Brazil and instead of taking a suitcase with all your stuff, you take presents for the entire family, the dog, the neighbor, not to mention the old/used clothes that you take just in case someone needs it.
You leave your house spotless when you have people coming over.
You know who these great Brazilian singers/songwriters are: Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Giberto Gil, Djavan, Roberto Carlos. And female singers: Gal Costa, Maria Bethânia, Elis Regina.
You know who Xuxa and Pele are.
You consider it odd that Americans think of Brazilian music in terms of Bossa Nova. For you, Bossa Nova is something that happened in the 60's and early 70's.
You have a sense of fashion. Looks do matter, no matter where you are.
You dress up to go to the supermarket.
Your jokes are always about Portuguese people.
You take soccer too seriously. World Cup Soccer, becomes a national holiday.
You are curious about American football but baseball is absolutely incomprehensible.
You know what Samba and Capoeira are.
You know something about volleyball and handball.
Everyone thinks you're everything but Brazilian. (this is so true with me, most of the time a Russian, Arab, Italian)
You understand & speak Spanish, but when you say a word in Portuguese no one understands you.
You don't care about race or color. And once you come to the US, you realize what racism means. (How true!)
Between "black" and "white" there are many shades of race. Someone who is not very distinctively black looks white to you. You probably think you are white yourself, and it is only when you travel to the U.S. that you find out it is not necessarily so.
You are so used to corruption that nothing surprises you anymore.
You believe everyone is a brother.
Any holiday...being it official or not, is an excuse to stay home from work and take a week vacation.
You are too friendly, and can hold a nice cordial conversation with your librarian, walmart clerk, and easily be mistaken for being uneducated or not trustworthy.
You expect your doctor to actually talk to you like a human being. If you ever get medical treatment in the U.S. you are shocked at the coldness of most doctors.
Doctors are among the most important people in the world.
You have a cell phone, just about everyone has a cell phone. Landline phones are difficult and expensive.
You believe in God. You may, or may not, care for any organized religion. If you do, you may belong to several different religious affiliations at the same time.
You measure everything in meters, kilos and liters (and Centigrade degrees).
You have four weeks of vacation guaranteed by law. You can sell half of it back to your boss.
I am often asked this question "What do Brazilians eat?
Our cuisine has a wonderful blend of European and African culture. Every region of Brasil has a little flavor of its own, but generally there are certain ingredients a Brazilian pantry could not do without. Fruits and vegetables are always a welcome choice on any Brazilian table, for they are very abundant.
Shredded coconut __Côco ralado
Coconut milk __ Leite-de-côco (this is not the water inside of the coconut)
Condensed Sweet Milk __ Leite - moça
Media Creama __ Creme de leite (Walmart's Mexican aile sales this)
Parmesan Cheese __Queijo ralado
Beans __ Feijão
Rice __ Arroz
Tomatoe, onions, garlic, parsley, green peppers __ Tomate, cebola, alho, salsinha e pimentão
Chicken bullion cubes __ Caldo -de -galinha
Olive oil __ Azeite de Oliva
Green Olives __ Azeitonas
French bread - Pão Francês
Butter or margarine __ Manteiga or margarina
Coffee __ Café
For the fun of it, I will spell them in English and Portuguese.
This Blog is about my life and the different adventures that I experience being a wife, homeschooling mother, homemaker, friend, and daughter of the king of the Universe. I am a follower of Yeshua (Jesus' name in Hebrew) He was born a Jew and lived as a Jew on this earth. It's because of him, and his incredible love towards me, that my ashes were turned into beauty.
I'm a native of Brazil. I have been married to my DH, for 22 years. We met while he was there on a Mission's trip. We have one wonderful 13 years DD.
Can you believe this is a tree?
These girls keep this place spotless and the ice cream needs to be decorated at all times. 
The funny looking stuff on the inside walls of the freezer is just Ice Condensation. 
The dome design resembles our flag
