Machu Picchu made of chocolate in Lima Marriott Hotel, Peru

The Christmas season in Lima is full of pines, lights and Santa figures. But this year, the most attractive construction is a Machu Picchu replica (more than 9 feet large) made with 160 kilos of exquisite peruvian chocolate.

Handmade by twelve persons, the work took 45 days to be done. The staff of the Marriot Hotel in Lima is proud of their work, which is now part of the main hall of the hotel until January 5th.

"Usually, we create an european town for Christmas, decorated with cookies and cotton. But Machu Picchu is now a World Wonder, so it had to be our next sculpture" said the cooking boos of the hotel, E. solis.

Chocolate temptation
The sculpture reproduces the famous inca city, with the Wayna Picchu mount in the back. The town Aguas Calientes is also present in the artwork. The Christmas crib is placed there, surrounded by llamas and typical people from the peruvian andes.

The staff commented that many tourists found it irresistible. In fact, some people take pieces of the city to eat it, and the cheffs must be quit to fix the holes.

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The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo, Japan

Address: 1-8-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku - Tokyo, 100-0006, Japan.
Category: 5
Rooms: 314
Description: You will be pleased to meet Tokyo's exciting new purpose-built hotel, Peninsula Tokyo. The hotel, with breathtaking views towards the Imperial Palace Gardens, caused a buzz from its inception. Stylish and supremely opulent, it's a destination in its own right. The hotel brought a new dimension to hospitality in the Marunouchi district.

Services:
• 24-hour front desk
• Air-conditioned public areas
• Airport transportation (surcharge)
• Number of rooms: 314
• Number of floors: 24
• Audio-visual equipment
• Bar/lounge
• Beauty services
• Breakfast available (surcharge)
• Business center
• Business services
• Coffee shop or café
• Concierge desk
• Concierge services
• Conference room(s)
• Dry cleaning service
• Elevator/lift
• Fitness equipment
• Full-service health spa
• Gift shops or newsstand
• Hair salon
• Health club
• Internet access in public areas - complimentary
• Internet access in public areas - high speed
• Internet access - wireless
• Limo or Town Car service available
• Massage - treatment room(s)
• Meeting rooms (small groups)
• Parking (secure)
• Parking (surcharge)
• Parking (valet)
• Parking garage
• Porter/bellhop
• Restaurant(s) in hotel
• Room service (24 hours)
• Sauna
• Self parking
• Shopping on site
• Laundry service
• Steam room
• Swimming pool
• Wheelchair accessible

Testimonials:
"The rooms are outstanding. Every comfort you could imagine. I loved being able to see the outside temperature each morning, and how you can just tap the bedside table at night and the control panel will light up for you. Little touches like that means every detail has been thought of. The rooms were exceptionally dark and quiet at night.

The location is perfect. Across the road from Hibiya Park and the Imperial Palace, with the Hibiya Line submay station below, Ginza station a 5 min walk, and Yurakucho Station also a 5 min walk (where you can access the very handy Yamanote Line). Ginza itself is a mere 5 mins away.

Highly recommended, and I can't imagine staying anywhere else when I return to Tokyo."

Web: The Peninsula

Tel: (81-3) 6270 2888
Fax: (81-3) 6270 2000

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Gora Kadan, Japan

Address: 1300 Gora Kanagaw, 14 250-0408 Japan
Category: 5
Rooms: 38
Description: It's important to mention that Gora Kadan is the best hot springs resort near Tokyo in the Hakone National Park. The Gora Kadan Hotel offers the special Kaiseki Japanese cuisine and romantic Japanese atmosphere in the Tatami rooms.

Services:
• Swimming pool
• Arcade/game room
• Number of floors: 6
• Shopping on site
• Business services
• Conference room(s)
• Elevator/lift
• Sauna
• Self parking
• Laundry service
• Spa tub

Testimonials:
"In one night at this precious hotel, you can have a taste of every Japanese art: flower arranging, tea ceremony, massage, cuisine, calligraphy, incense, architecture, their harmony of ancient art and modern lifestyle, the traditional bath, both indoor and outdoor, and a supreme hospitality. Compared to your plane ticket, the cost is a bargain. This is what you came for. You just can't do better."

Web: Gora Kadan

Tel: 0460-82-3331
Fax: 0460-82-3334

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Hiiragiya Ryokan in Kyoto, Japan

Address: Nakahakusancho, Fuyacho Anekoji-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8094, Japan
Category: 5
Rooms: 33
Description: This exquisite ryokan is as fine an example of a traditional inn as you'll find in Japan. Situated in the heart of old Kyoto, it offers the ultimate in Japanese-style living, with a very accommodating staff that's helpful in initiating foreigners unfamiliar with Japan to the joys of a ryokan.

Services:
• Japanese Style Room with Private Bath and Toilet Available
• Shared Outdoor Bath (Same Gender Only)
• Internet Connection (Computer Available)
• Free Parking

Testimonials:
"I just stayed at two nights at Hiiragiya. It is truly the best. The service is execellent. I stayed two nights at Tamahan afterwards and was spoiled by Hiiragiya. in fact, Hiiragiya was fully booked so we have no choice but to switch to Tamahan. Tamahan is no comparison and cannot be considered as a true Ryokan. Please see my review for Tamahan.

Therefore, I can suggest that if you pay a little bit more, you will not regret. I will defintely go back."

Web: Hiiragiya Ryokan

Tel: (075)221-1136
Fax: (075)221-1139

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Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima, Japan

Address: 6-78 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0011 Japan
Category: 5
Rooms: 491
Description: With a stylish exterior designed in the image of Hiroshima Castle, RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima offers a wealth of modern facilities and services befitting a hotel of the twenty-first century. This new symbol of Hiroshima, an international city of peace and culture, will surely meet your every expectation.

Services:
• Indoor Pool and Gym
• Restaurant Chambord
• Chinese Restaurant Ryuho
• Buffet Restaurant Sereno
• Japanese-style Tavern Shusen
• Parking
• Hair salon
• Beauty parlor
• Medical clinic
• Massage
• Laundry

Testimonials:
"I know that this is a well-respected chain of hotels in Japan, so the service here was as good as I'd expect. The staff were courteous and nothing was too much trouble.

I must say that we had a room high up, which was a corner room - great views all round. It's close to the castle and prefectural art gallery, and very close, too, to the peace park and A-bomb dome. Trams or buses from the station stop close by, and with it being a tall building, it is easy to spot.

The food was of good quality, but a little pricey compared to other local eateries. All in all, a pleasant stay and we'd probably use it again if we had cause to be in Hiroshima in the future."

Web: Rihga Royal Hotel Hiroshima

Tel: +81 (0)82-502-1121
Fax: +81 (0)82-228-5415

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Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel, Japan

Address: 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, 450-6002 Japan
Category: 4
Rooms: 763
Description: The hotel claims to be one of the 6 best hotels in Japan, and to be ideally located in the heart of the citycenter, easily accessible from the all-new Central Japan International Airport. Served by a wide array of transportation network, it is right above 11 floors of JR Takashimaya Dept Store and 2 floors of gourmet outlets. Their own 10 outstanding restaurants and 17 function rooms are a stand-alone state-of-the-art convention center (total of 4,200sq m)! Nagoya Marriott have the largest, luxuriously-appointed guest rooms in Nagoya, featuring complimentary high-speed internet-access and panoramic views in all its 774 regular rooms, Concierge rooms and suites. It is no wonder that this is the most popular and convenient hotel for both business and leisure visitors.

Services:

• Non-smoking rooms
• Cable/satellite TV
• VCR
• Pay movies
• DVD player
• Air conditioning
• Telephone
• Internet access - dial-up
• Refrigerator
• Minibar
• Coffee/tea maker
• Wake-up calls
• Bathtub only
• Hair dryer
• Iron/ironing board
• In-room safe
• Alarm clock
• Television
• Trouser press
• Rollaway beds
• Cribs (infant beds) available
• Wheelchair accessible

Testimonials:
"The hotel is located in the Nagoya train station. Very convenient to restaurants and shopping. Excellent service and beautiful lobby and rooms. Really very nice. I will never forget the quality of the food."

Web: Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel

Tel: 81 52 584 1111
Fax: 81 52 584 1112

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Japan

Majestic and modern luxurious destination:

Japan is a majestic nation of old and new, a rich, deep culture whose long history and tradition is expressed in beautiful temples, still lakes, exquisite craftwork, the most delicate cuisine. And it's important to mention the cutting edge, the most advanced technology, a vibrant urban life in which you are never too old to rock and roll. The Japanese culture is on the move, boisterous, colourful, noisy sometimes, but always exciting.

This popular country is located in East Asia, as an island in the Pacific Ocean. Japan lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin country", which is why they are also know as the "Land of the Rising Sun".

It's amazing to know that Japan has the world's second largest economy by nominal GDP and the third largest in purchasing power parity. In fact,Nihon is a member of the United Nations, G8, OECD and APEC, with the world's fifth largest defense budget. It is also the world's fourth largest exporter and sixth largest importer. It is a developed country with high living standards (8th highest HDI) and a world leader in technology, machinery, electronic devices, robotics and automotors.

The total surface of Japan has an area of 377,873 km2, and the population reaches the 127 million people. The official currency is the Yen: ¥, and the capital city is Tokyo.

This modern country consists of forty-seven prefectures, each overseen by an elected governor, legislature and administrative bureaucracy. The former city of Tokyo is further divided into twenty-three special wards, each with the same powers as cities. These prefectures are:

Hokkaidō
1. Hokkaidō

Tōhoku
2. Aomori
3. Iwate
4. Miyagi
5. Akita
6. Yamagata
7. Fukushima

Kantō
8. Ibaraki
9. Tochigi
10. Gunma
11. Saitama
12. Chiba
13. Tokyo
14. Kanagawa

Chūbu
15. Niigata
16. Toyama
17. Ishikawa
18. Fukui
19. Yamanashi
20. Nagano
21. Gifu
22. Shizuoka
23. Aichi

Kansai
24. Mie
25. Shiga
26. Kyoto
27. Osaka
28. Hyōgo
29. Nara
30. Wakayama

Chūgoku
31. Tottori
32. Shimane
33. Okayama
34. Hiroshima
35. Yamaguchi

Shikoku
36. Tokushima
37. Kagawa
38. Ehime
39. Kōchi

Kyūshū
40. Fukuoka
41. Saga
42. Nagasaki
43. Kumamoto
44. Ōita
45. Miyazaki
46. Kagoshima
47. Okinawa

If you plan to travel to Japan for vacations, there are so many must-visit places. Alongside with the delicious food, this destinations are the most important and unforgettable highlights of this amazing country:

1. Mount Fuji, an international symbol of this country.
2. Kyoto, a place with beautiful temples and full of histories.
3. Yakushima.
4. Shimokitazawa, with its unique atomasphire.
5. Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
6. The Roppongi Hills.
7. Rusutsu Hokkaido, good snowboard place
8. Okinawa
9. Osorezan
10. Nara and the ancient Todaiji temple.

We will explore this and so many other destinations in the future post. With millions of things to see and taste in Japan, we will have and endless source of new experiences.

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Amazing Gyza Pyramids

According to many international portals, a 4,500-year-old statue of a misterious man has been found just 40 centimeters below ground by a staff of archaeologists near a pyramid in Egypt.

Zahi Hawass, the Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, stated that the statue is of a seated man adorned with a wig that grazes his musters, his left hand on his thigh and his right hand grasping his knee.

Indeed, this discovery follows the unearthing of a group of 30 mummies at a nearby burial site earlier this year.

The statue was discovered near the pyramid of the fourth-dynasty ruler Menkaure, the smallest in a group of three on the Giza peninsula.

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Yogurt and honey mask for every type of skin

This cream mask will exfoliate and nourish your skin. When you use it, you will get the sensation of freshness and a brilliant look.

It will also helps preventing the black spots and pimples

Ingredients:

- 1 spoon of natural yogurt.
- 1 spoon of honey.


Preparation and application:

• Mix both ingredients. Apply on the face skin, with round moves.

• Let the yogurt and honey rest on the skin for five minutes.

• Wash away with warm water and use cold water for the last move.

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Couisine: Suspiro a la Limeña (Lima style Sigh)

The Suspiro is a traditional Peruvian dessert from the coastal cities. The preparation is easy and very simple, yet the flavour is outstanding.

Ingredients

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 beaten egg yolks
• 2 beaten egg white
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)

Preparation

1. In the first place, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, vanilla, and egg yolks in a saucepan. Then place over medium-low heat and gently cook until the mixture thickens, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, about 30 minutes. Pour into a heatproof serving dish and set aside.

2. Remember to whip the egg whites with confectioners' sugar to stiff peaks. Spread meringue on top of milk mixture. Refrigerate until cold, for 3 hours. Finally. sprinkle with cinnamon before serving.

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Get sexy eyes with the help of our make up

One of the moste sensual parts to make up are the eyes. Getting a provocative look and misterious eyes is an art, an art that you can learn too.

Today I will teach you what you have to do to get the look you want, just with a little bit of make up. Trends are, use pastel colors for the day, and pearl colors for the night.

The key for the eyeshadows is the color, since you can make it smooth or really alive and strong. EyeShadows usually come in two types: cream and powder.

The powder can be applied with a little sponge, and its spread in a soft and uniform way. We can get mate and pearl textures, and the best idea is to combine them.

The cream eyeshadow are applied with the sponge or our fingers. These are water-resistant and avoid expression wrinkles.

Either case, what we really need to learn is the combination of the tones: one to create the shadow all over the eyelid, and another one to illuminate the center of the eye.

It's better to apply the darker one over the eye and the lighter one right under the eyebrow. After this, we must blur the tone with a brush, making smooth movementes.

A little trick to keep the eyeshadow from showing lumps is to use make up base and dust over the shadow. If you see little wrinkles in the eye zone, it's not good to use the pearl shadows, since they will make them more evident.

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Couisine Bistec a lo Pobre

There is a very particular and delicious way to prepare steaks in Peru. Try the "Bistec a lo Pobre" and you will understand what we are talking about.

Ingredients:

• 4 sirloin steaks cut to 1/2 inch thickness
• 4 cloves garlic, mashed
• salt, pepper, cumin and smoked paprika to taste
• 2 large onions, sliced thinly
• 4 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly
• 1 packet Sazon seasoning (optional)
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 4 extra large eggs

Preparation

The first step is to rub the steaks with the garlic. Season with the salt, pepper, cumin and smoked paprika. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large skillet or frying pan. Add the onions and potatoes and sprinkle with salt, pepper and the Sazon, if using. What's more, saute the onions and potatoes over medium to medium-high heat, until very tender, about 10 minutes. I find it helpful to cover the pan for the first several minutes and finish it uncovered. Remember to remove to a serving platter and keep warm.

And in the same pan, sear the steaks on each side and cook them until they are done to your liking. Add a little more oil if you need to. Set them aside with the potatoes and onions. Continue to keep warm.

The eggs must be fried, sunny side up, in a nonstick pan. Leave the yolks soft and runny. Lay one egg on top of each steak. Finally, serve all together.

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Have a Healthy Brilliant Hair

Having healthy hair is the dream of every woman in the world. A shiny hair is not only beautiful for our appearance, but it's also easier to comb in the mornings.

New hair products help a lot to make our hair look full of life and energy. However, you must know what kinf of hair you have in order to give it the proper care. Still, there are some tips suitable for everybody:

1- Deep conditioners. Use a hair conditioner once a week. Almost every shampoo brand has a conditioner line.

2- Use your fingers to untie your hair when it's wet. Don't use a brush.

3- Try the new thermic shampoos like ThermaSilk or Vidal Sasson. These ones have conditioners that work with the heat of the dryer.

4- Dry your hair right after you washed it, don't leave the towel on your head for too long, because it will give your hair a bad look.

5- If you have thin hair, don't overload it with strong conditioners, it will look flat.

6- Try shampoos with color in order to give a different look to your hair.

7- Use cold water in the last rinse. That will make your hair more brilliant.

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"The Drink of Peru" : Inca Kola

One of the most emblematic brands in Peru, Inca Kola is a comercial drink that stands as a pride symbol for the peruvians. It is also known as Inca Cola or "the Golden Kola", and it's a soft drink with a sweet soft flavor from a herb called "Hierba Luisa". It was made by the Lindley family in Rimac, Lima in 1910, and today the brand is 60% owned by The Coca-Cola Company.

It's important to say that Inca Kola is common in parts of South America, and while it has not enjoyed major success elsewhere, it can be found in Latin American specialty shops worldwide. This delicious soda is yellowish-gold in color, and sold in glass and plastic bottles of various sizes and a can of the same color with an Inca theme.

Inca Kola Ingredients
The company has released public information about the ingredients:

• Carbonated water
• high fructose corn syrup and/or sucrose
• citric acid
• sodium benzoate (to protect taste)
• caffeine
• artificial and natural flavors

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New tips for beautiful and healthy nails

You must know how important it is to have healthy nails. If fact, the color of your nails is an indicator of your general health. Your nails are a part of your body too so you must take good care of them. That's why I'm posting some great tips on how to take care of your nails.

• As we said, healthy nails are transparent and have a pink tonality.
• If you use nail polish on a regular basis then, take them off for a day or two every week, in order to let your nails breath. This is an important step.
• Add a nice shine to your nails by massaging coconut oil or warm castor oil on to them.
• Dip a cotton-tipped swab in hydrogen peroxide to clean under the nails and make them whiter.
• Keep in mind: before giving yourself a manicure dip your nails in a cup of warm water with one tablespoon of lemon juice.

Enjoy this tips and feel free to share yours!

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Couisine: Tiradito

The tiradito is the brother of ceviche. However, we could say that this dish has a japanese greatgrandfather. Indeed, the influence of the many Japanese immigrants who came to South America in the nineteenth century is apparent in the way the fish is sliced rather than chopped, and ginger, soy, and other Japanese ingredients often find their way into the delicious Tiradito.

Ingredients

1 1/4 lb flounder fillet (almost any fresh fish or shellfish will do)
4 tbsp of aji amarillo paste
2 aji limo, seeded, deveined cut into brunoise
2 tbsp cilantro in chiffonade
1 tsp minced garlic
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
4 tbsp key lime juice
salt and white pepper

Garnish:
Cooked kernels from one fresh ear of peruvian choclo (corn)
Fresh parsley chiffonade

Preparation

Use a clean big bowl to whisk together the key lime juice, salt, pepper, crushed garlic, aji limo, chopped culantro, aji amarillo paste, and vegetable oil. Keep chilled.

Now cut the fish meat fillet into thin slices on the diagonal as for sashimi and flatten.
spread out on a flat serving platter and sprinkle with salt.

Pour enough Criollo cream over the fish slices to just cover them and serve immediately, garnished with the small corn kernels.

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The color of fashion: wear it black

Black is the color of the elegant people. It's the perfect color for any time and place. For instance, a black color goes great with tight jeans. And a black party dress is a must in every woman wardrobe. Of course, it's always better to spice the look with color in the accesories.

The jeans look completely different when combined with a black clothe.
Women like Angelina Jolie like to use black a lot, specially for the photographers. The skin tonality and the face shape are enlighted with it.

Black will never be old fashion. Indeed, it is THE color, the tonality that outstands from our closet whenever we are close to a especial date. And it is easily combined with so many accessories and details. There are some designs created by Roberto Cavalli that combine color silk with party dresses, and includes white embroidery on the sleeves and skirt.

So many successful girls like Madonna, Cameron Diaz or Halle Berry, even when they have different styles and personality, know that they look great combining black in their appareance.

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Recipe: Pisco Sour

The famous Pisco sour, invented in Peru around 1900, is made with Pisco (a very classy grape brandy from the Andean country) and has a bit of bite of secret ingredients to create the balance in this creamy, frothy, limey drink.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups of pisco
• 1 ½ cup of sugar
• 2 cups of lemon juice
• 1 egg's white
• Ice flakes
• Add drops of Amargo Angostura

Preparation:
First, prepare the PISCO SOUR only in a blender. Place the egg white and blend for a few seconds. Add the ice only until it reaches the middle of glass (this is the secret to get that the drink has a very heavy texture) move it and add all the ingredients but the Angostura. Mix it all.

It might be necessary to add some ice water and rectify the quality of a great PISCO SOUR. Enjoy.

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Diet with Ice cream

Milk, milk skin, yolk and sugar are some of the main ingredients in many ice creams. Adding some fruit and flavour, you get a calcium-rich meal, with an important ammount of A and D vitamins, as well as phosphorus and many other minerals, all of these really vital for the women organism.

The nutritional chart of an Ice cream would be like this: 4,5% of protein, 12% fat and 20% sugar. But the nutritional value can be different depending of the flavour. Friut ice cream have less protein that the cream ones, but give us more vitamins and mineral salts.

Good news are that quality ice creams are totally compatible with a equilibrated diet. In this new diet, you can enjoy from this dessert on lunch without regreting it and building a sexier shape everyday.

THE ICE CREAM DIET DESCRIPTION

This diet is a low-calorie one (1.200 to 1.300 calories average) that will help you lose from 2 to 4 lbs. a week. It's perfect for the summer when we don't want to cook and need fresh options to eat.

As we said,ice cream is a very good nourishment, but they have very little fiber. Therefore, the rest of the meals must be equilibrated to supply it. Whenever possible, eat raw vegetables.

The right ammount of ice cream to eat during lunch depends on the ice cream type:

• 180 gr. of cream ice cream.
• 240 gr. of fruit ice cream.
• 140 gr. of ice cream pye.

The ice cream diet day by day

Monday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Mornig snack: 1 peach
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 1 peach.
Dinner: 100 gr. of spaghetti and 100 gr. of grilled steak, 200 gr. of carrot and salad.

Tuesday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 3-4 apricot
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 3-4 apricot
Dinner: 80 gr. of rice with tomato, 200 gr. of fish.

Wednesday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 2 apples
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 2 apples
Dinner: 100 gr. of spaghetti with garlic sauce, and 100 gr. of ham without the fat, 200 gr. of salad.

Thursday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 1 peach
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 1 peach
Dinner: 150 gr. of baked chicken and 200 gr. of lettuce and carrot salad.

Friday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 1 banana
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 1 banana
Dinner: 2 baked potatoes and 200 gr. of roasted chicken, 200 gr. of eggplant and pepper salad.

Saturday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 1 pear
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 1 pear
Dinner: Pasta salad (80gr. of noddles adn 50 gr. of mozzarella cheese, tomatoes) and chicken.

Sunday:

Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 3 whole-grain toasts, maybe with light fruit jam.
Morning snack: 100 gr. of strawberries
Lunch: Ice cream
Afternoon: 100 gr. of strawberries
Dinner: 200 gr. of vegetarian pizza.

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Recipe: Rocoto relleno (Stuffed hot peppers)

Hot, delicious and very unique. One of the most well known rocoto dishes in Peru is the rocoto relleno. This is a traditional entree from the Andean city of Arequipa, made with rocoto (chili pepper). Besides the meat, it can be stuffed with many another ingredients. As for the ideal stuffing, this beef mix contains beef, pork, onion, garlics, margarine (or butter), cream, peacans and it will be a heaven meal.

Ingredients:


• 7 rocotos with a wide base
• 3/4 cup of red vinegar
• 200 g (1/2 lb) of ground beef
• 100 g (1/4 lb) of ground pork
• 3 tablespoons of olive oil
• 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce
• 1/2 glass of dry white wine
• 2 tablespoons of cream
• 1/4 cup of ground peacans
• 1/2 cup of beef stock
• 1 tablespoon of aji panca paste
• 6 small potatoes, cooked and peeled
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic, ground
• 1/4 cup or margarine or butter
• 1/2 tablespoon of flour
• 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup of grated parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic


Preparation:

The Rocotos (Chili Pepper): In the first place, cut the upper part of 7 rocotos as a lid. It's extremely important to take out all the seeds and to clean it. Cook in water with salt and vinegar. Repeat this process four times.

Prepare the stuffing: Make a seasoning in a frying pan with the margarine, the ground garlics and onion. Once you do this, add the aji panca paste.

Then, you must season the meats with salt and pepper and add them to the seasoning. Mix good. Chop the remaining rocoto (in very small pieces) and add it with the peacans and the flour. Mix again. Wait some moments and add the stock and cream. Mix and take out from the flame. Using hot oil, fry the chopped garlic in olive oil, add the tomato sauce and the wine. Let it cook for 5 minutes.

Now, stuff the rocotos with the meat mix. It's mandatory to be gentle in order to keep the rocotos intact.

Spread tomato sauce on a tray and place the stuffed rocotos and the potatoes. Cover them with parmesan and mozzarella cheese.

You are almost done! Bake to 350º F (150º C) until the cheeses get melt. Serve immediately with white baked potatos and salad if you feel like.

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