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Pao de Queijo

Pao de Queijo
Pao de Queijo

I am yet to share my story of how I got a call from the Brazilian Embassy after one of my restaurant reviews. I was very anxious and nervous when the PA called me on instruction of the ambassador to ask me about Chellzkitchen and what it is we did.

We reviewed a restaurant, which offers Brazilian cuisine and so my concern was that he felt I’d done some kind of injustice. I shared that I am a home cook who enjoys trying out different recipes from around the world and also hosts intimate cooking classes, which are a networking opportunity as well as a platform to unlock some potential in the kitchen through cooking in a group setting and engaging in the kitchen in a manner one usually doesn't. With strangers or colleagues in the work place for team building.

She took that back to the Ambassador and she called me back, this time with an invitation from the Ambassador to come and receive a Brazilian historical/recipe book for me to explore and be encouraged by. It was an excellent time I spend with Ambassador Flavio Lima Rocha, talking everything food and culture. I went home with the book and I have been slowly going through it, and as he had mentioned, I am struggling with finding some of the commonly used ingredients.

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The research presented at the recent Botswana Secondary School Teachers Union symposium should serve as a wake-up call to us all.We are so focused on coding, artificial intelligence, and the jobs of tomorrow that we are neglecting the basic safety and emotional well-being of the children sitting in our classrooms today.Statistics are deeply worrying. One study revealed that 34% of secondary school learners in Gaborone meet the criteria for a...

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