In the kitchen with Elise

The summer is finally here, and the heat is not joking. I am in Louisiana, USA and yesterdays heat was a strong 92F and the summer has just began : - ) In days like this we need to discover smart ways to stay cool, refreshed and hydrated. Here is one of the ideas I came up with. Besides your very necessary intake of 8 cups of water a day (especially in the summer heat) I have started making big containers of fresh watermelon juice. Did you know that one of the many watermelon qualities is that it is made up of 92% water...  besides all of the other nutritional facts. Watermelon is listed as one of the healthiest fruits on earth. Only consisting of 6% sugar. Having such a high percentage of water is one of the main reasons why it keeps you so refreshed. Beat the summer heat by eating lots of watermelon  this summer. Follow the instructions below to make watermelon juice. Refrigerate it for a few hours and every time that you are overheating go ahead and pour yourself a t...

Here is an idea for making pudim de leite. Instead of making the entire traditional bundt pan size, you can make them into individual small mini pudim's. Use cupcake trays and follow the recipe below. Easy, quick and cute.                                                                                         Here is the recipe. Follow this, just place them into cupcake trays instead of the bundt pan and the cooking time will be 30 minutes rather than the time posted for the bigger pudim   pudim de leite recipe For those who are more health conscious, Follow the same guidelines listed above, and do this pudim de leite which is fat free style with that same great taste.    fat free pudim de leite recipe From my kitchen to yours God B...