Sweet Day na Sweet Joy Brigaderia!!!

Antonio Carlos Jobim - "Brazil/Aquarela Do Brasil"

       

     They know me as a verbal incontinence                 person.            

Suddenly, I lost my voice.

  I miss my voice.

  This country is not mine.

                       I cannot express myself.

     The words are not coming.

   They don’t know the real me.

     They don’t know who am I and sometimes I do               not recognize myself.

     America is a place said to be a dreamland,

                              I’m not dreaming,

  I’m lost,

            I’m completely lost, I need to find my way

Where am I? My heart began to beat faster when I need                   to express my self.   

   I think now after this first six months in New York 

I'm starting to find my way

I hope one day I will find my voice again and be

              Confortable in this new life in this big city as I am in my lovely country Brazil.

Rio - First 2 minutes

         If I could do something disappeared in the planet I would choose a microwave. This appliance must be banish forever. Microwave cooking is not natural, nor healthy, and is far more dangerous to the human body than anyone could imagine. Microwave cooking changes the molecular structure of food. If having a microwave in the home were a necessity, then perhaps I wouldn't feel ok, but it is totally a luxury, one I can do without, and to risk one's life for a luxury. Not me. You can install a convection oven, or a steam; which cooks almost as quickly as a microwave, without the possible dangers. 

         Let’s talk a little bit about the history about this appliance. Every thing started with the Nazis who invented the first microwave. Known first as radiomissors, they were used for preparation of meals on a mass scale during the invasion of Russia. After the war, the Russians had retrieved some of these microwave ovens and conducted thorough research on their biological effects. So alarmed by what they learned, the Russians banned microwave ovens in 1976.

         My sister has two lovely daughters and she told me that she had learned that microwave ovens leak dangerous radiation and that her obstetrician had told her to stay away from microwaves when she was pregnant. Further, she indicated that there's lots of proof that microwaves destroy the nutritional value of the food and that food that has been microwaved can cause cancer.

We could dismiss this warning and risk our own health and the health of our loved ones? The effects of direct microwave exposure can be very serious and include corneal cataracts that can lead to blindness, tissue heating, and cellular damage. I never had a microwave, and I try not to eat anywhere that I know microwave cooking is used.

Some alternatives to microwave:

1-   You can heat food quickly in a convection oven. It's just an ordinary oven with a fan. And the food will have better taste.

2-   You can also easily and quickly heat up food, even frozen pasta, by using a saucepan with a lid and a little water.

3-    You can buy a steam.

4-   If you want to cook food, do it the old fashioned ways it tastes much better that way!

I choose a Chef’s hat, a “toque” (in French), because for being a chef we have a lot of rituals and the hat is one of theses. The chef’s hat is a symbol for all chefs.

Could you think of a chef without a chef’s hat? I think everyone has an opinion about the famous chef's hat, but this is very old tradition. The real legend about the first chef’s hat originated in the empire of King Henry VIII when Henry VIII found a hair in his soup. He ordered to had the cook beheaded, and also ordered the next chef to start wearing a hat. Although chefs have worn special hats, or toques, for centuries, it wasn't until 19th century chef Carême redesigned the tall chef's hat. Carême believed that top chefs needed tall hats to distinguish them from the cooks in their kitchens. Careme was the most important chef in history. He made the French cook be recognized. He was the first chef who put the name in the preparations and recipes. All the terms we use today he wrote. He was the father of modern gastronomy.

          The chef hat isn't for style but sheer practical use. They are for preventing every food eater's nightmare of finding hair in their food, purely and simply.

The modern chef's hat is tall to allow for the circulation of air above the head and also provides an outlet for heat. The hat helps to prevent sweat from dripping down the face. I heard that American chefs don't wear a toque, because they want be different from French chefs. For me is not hygienic.

The standard uniform for a chef includes a chef’s hat, double-breasted jacket, apron, trousers and shoes with steel or plastic toecaps, or clogs. When we put our uniforms we are ready to go into action and work with the food and make delicious meals. It's very important work properly in kitchen so why all our uniforms are white. We change our hats Every Day. They are disposable to ensure cleanliness. Now you guys know the true mystery of the chef's hat!! I hope you enjoy this explanation.

Oliver Koletzki & Fran - Echoes

Oliver Koletzki & Fran - Echoes

            Hello NYU friends, this music are dedicated to all lovers. I want to share this wonderful treasure with you. Oliver Koletzki first started producing music in the eighties. At aged 13, he started taking guitar and piano lessons. His inspirations were Breakdance and Hip Hop music of the early nineties. Why not listen to this new electronic music. I choose this lyric because it’s not a conventional music and inspires me. A very close friend from France Nicolas Sorel sent this music to me by mail. He is a quite famous DJ, he has a company who does music for stores, and hotels. Also he is playing in Alcazar a nice nightclub a Paris. When I was moving to New York he gave me a precious gift a very nice selection of music with hundred fifty music. It’s a nice selection and I use than to make my dinner ambient nicer. Also it’s the connection between my two worlds, Paris and new York and helps me to be myself. This group is from Berlin, German and I love this city because I went once to Berlin for vacation and I was impressed by the ability to reorganize of this city after the fall of the Berlin Wall. So this music also shows the modernity of this amazing city. This city is also the capital of electronic music. I especially like this music because is about unconditional love. Compared with others love music this music is this simply perfect to late night meditation. Awesome track! Just Perfect!!!! This music makes you dream and transports us to another reality. So it’s an occasion to know this music and travel with this love lyric. He has got brilliant talent, and she has a serious voice !!! THIS IS ART! THE ART OF MUSIC! ENJOY it!!!

Best Friends in New York

How to do friends in New York? I don’t have a rule for this but, I’m very lucky because I could find some very nice new friends in this huge city. One of the worst things about relocating is leaving behind your network, friends and family, but for going ahead we need to recreate a new life. I moved to New York and I began a new chapter of my life. I moved to this city with exactly zero friends or family members waiting for me. I didn’t worry about loneliness, because I’m lucky and I have my husband as partner in this new challenge. My priorities were first find new ingredients for keeping cooking and secondly should be able to find new friends for share my cook. I chose to do English class to improve my English and also I was sure that I would met some new friends. It was true because I found some nice friends there. We have one thing in common we are foreign!!!! For sharing with my new friends my cook I invited them to have a dinner in my home. The dinner was like United Nations because It was present in this dinner friends from, Spain, Japan, Turkey. Brazil and France. It was amazing!!! For dinner we had.

For cocktail I did some small appetizers like Maki de salmon avec pistachio, Little pate with dry meat and butternut with yogurt sauce, Some Portuguese cod cream, some Brazilian bread cheese, quail eggs with ratatouille and caviar, Carpaccio with pesto, pinholes and balsamic reduced. As the first dish I made avocado roll stuffed with crab, herb salad and guacamole. For the main course we had lamb with vegetables (potatoes, onion comfits, garlic carrots et mini pore) polenta and sauce of lamb. Then we had Roquefort cheese with guava paste and had as dessert Panacota (Italian vanilla cream) with some raspberry sauce, raspberry Macarron and raspberry agar.  All home made did with all my love and passion. The dinner was wonderful, the lamb was softy and very tasty. Everyone face was like shine. My husband and friends were very happy. The next day, everyone writes to say how tasty was the meal.

I’m grateful to move here because, in this movement I found these adorable friends to share my cook. Living in another country opens up a world of opportunity for new bonds, powerful friendships.