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5 smoothie bowls with Latin flavors and local ingredients

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Good Morning world! If you aren’t yet aware of the smoothie bowl trend, let me enlighten you! Smoothie bowls started with the super fruit locally found in Brazil, called açaí (ah-sigh-ee). The açaí berry has multiple health benefits and delicious tropical taste that has everybody buzzing. When frozen and blended, it has an ice cream like texture that will satisfy you for hours. Although açaí has become accessible though out the world, it can be slightly expensive seeing it is only found in its native country. Luckily, there are multiple types of smoothie bowls recipes, with an array of nutritional benefits – no açaí needed. Today I’m going to share my top five smoothie bowl recipes with ingredients you can find at your local market. If you have a sweet tooth like me, you will love the naturally sweet flavors these smoothies will bring into your life (and your body will love all the health benefits of these fruits and veggies!) 1. Pina Colada Bowl 1 frozen banana ...

Brazilian Cheese Bread

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Good Morning to all!  Today we will be taking our breakfast journey below the equator. I am going to share with you how to make one of my favorite breakfast foods: pão de queijo (pown-gee-kay-zho ) a.k.a.  Brazilian cheese br ead. This is a special recipe that came straight from my mother’s memory (who is a native of Brazil) and into this blog! Pão de queijo is made out of tapioca flour, which comes from the root of the cassava plant, or yuca root. Yuca doesn’t contain any gluten, making this a gluten free dish! Pão de queijo, however, does contain milk, cheese, and eggs. If you want to try a vegan version of this recipe, try using the v substitute products suggested below. Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup milk ( v substitute: any plant based milk) 1 tsp salt 2 cups tapioca flour Parmesan cheese to taste  substitute: vegan mozzarella cheese ) 2 eggs ( v subs titute: flax egg - 1 tbsp golden flaxseed meal, 3 tbsp water) Preheat o...