Here’s a little something for #feelgoodfriday<\/p>\n
Despite food insecurity, community innovators are making an impact in Brazil.<\/p>\n
“Take a dozen banana peels, wash them gently with a brush under running water, then chop them into small pieces. Next, blend the peels with five spoons of cacao and a cup of ice water. Once the lumps have been removed, place the mixture in a hot, buttered pan and stir it for five minutes. Let it cool down to thicken, and then roll the resulting dough into small spheres. Lastly, dip the balls into sesame or peanut powder, and you\u2019ll have a brigadeiro, an iconic Brazilian dessert.<\/p>\n
But this is not the standard version of the sweet: It\u2019s a unique variant created by Regina Tchelly, a 39-year-old Brazilian chef and resident of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s Babil\u00f4nia slum.”<\/p>\n
READ MORE ABOUT TCHELLY AND OTHERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN BRAZIL: Here’s a little something for #feelgoodfriday Despite food insecurity, community innovators are making an impact in Brazil. “Take a dozen banana peels,<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/social-justice\/2020\/10\/09\/food-waste-brazil-communities\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"