Brazilian Lemonade

So I found this recipe on Our Best Bite recipe blog. I just had to try making this wonderful drink. Since the first time trying it I have made it several times. Putting this here will just make it easier for me to find. I put a link to the original post so if you would like to check it out and all her extra advice. But I am copying the recipe portion straight from her site. I hope that you enjoy. I will make this in my blender and then I actually like fill my blender with ice once this has been made and stored in my serving picture. I then fill the blender with some of the lemonade 3/4 full, crush my ice, and mix this back in with my drink. So very delicious!

The remaining portion is the recipe from our best bites in her words.

4 juicy limes (try and find ones with thin, smooth skins; they're the juiciest and the thin skin cuts down on the chance of your drink being bitter)
1 c. sugar
6 c. cold water
6 Tbsp. sweetened condensed milk

Mix cold water and sugar very well and chill until ready to use. This step can be done ahead of time.

Wash limes thoroughly with soap (I just use hand-dishwashing soap or regular hand soap); you need the soap to get the wax and pesticides off of the limes because you're using the WHOLE lime, baby. Cut the ends off the limes and then cut each lime into 8ths.

Place 1/2 of the limes in your blender.

Add 1/2 of the sugar water, place the lid on your blender, and pulse 5 times. Place a fine-mesh strainer over a pitcher (the one you'll serve the lemonade in) and pour the blended mixture through the strainer and into the pitcher. Use a spoon to press the rest of the liquid into the pitcher. Dump the pulp and stuff in the strainer into the trash. Repeat with remaining limes and sugar water. Add sweetened condensed milk; DO NOT leave this step out unless you will die of a horrible sweetened condensed milk allergy because this is the secret ingredient! You may want to taste test it at this point; I used giant, thick-skinned limes tonight and didn't test it and it came out a little bitter. If it's bitter, just add some more sugar and maybe a little more milk.
Serve immediately over lots of ice. This does not keep well, so don't make this in advance (although you can cut the limes, mix the sugar water, and measure the sweetened condensed milk in advance). Serves 4, although I can pretty much guarantee you that people will want more; I usually plan on 1 1/2 servings at LEAST per person.

Arroz Con Leche (Rice Pudding)

So this is something that I really didn't like as a kid. But for some reason since I got older I have made it a few times just because I am in the mood for it. It is a great way to use left over plain white rice for your dinner. My family liked it so I am sharing it with you.
Enjoy!

1 1/2 cups rice
1 large egg
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cups sugar
2 Tbs vanilla
2 tsp cinnamon
2 Tbs butter (unsalted)
3 Tbs sweetened coconut flakes (opt)
3/4 cup raisins (opt)

In a saucepan mix rice and egg. Add remaining ingredients except raisins. On low heat for 5 minutes continuously whisk mixture. Raise temperature to medium and continue to whisk for another 10 minutes. Raise temperature to high-medium/low high setting. Continue to whisk until mixture starts to thicken. Remove from heat and add raisins. Takes about 20-30 minutes till mixture thickens. Remember to keep whisking mixture or you will had scramble egg pieces in pudding also while at higher temperatures if left standing the mixture will burn as well boil over and make a mess. It is an easy recipe. Mostly just requires patience until it is cooked. Hope you like it as much as my family did.