CELEBRITY RECIPES FOR YOUR BIG LUNCH. QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE

 

The Jubilee celebrations are a major cultural event, not only in the UK Commonweath but all over the world.  They will take place on an special extended bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June 2022.

One of the highlights will be the The Big Jubilee Lunch: https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/

It's the party that's right up on the streets Everyone's invited to take to our streets, gardens and neighbourhoods to have fun and get to know one another a little better.  

Sign up for your free pack to help you get started. There are 3 different online packs with lot of resources, very useful for the classroom.

Celebrity recipes for your Big Lunch:

Stuck on what to make for your Big Lunch? Our celebrities have you covered. You can choose the perfect recipe to suit your Big Lunch, and what you have in the kitchen: 

https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/the-big-lunch/celebrity-recipes

ZIMBABWE RADIO STATIONS

 

Listening to different accents is good practice and a delight for the English learner to get to know different accents and regional varieties.

Here you can access to a great variety of radio stations and podcasts. News, music, cultural events...

https://mytuner-radio.com/radio/country/zimbabwe-stations

I imagine that many of you already know  about this tradition, but why don't you have a go at making them.

Here's a simple way to make them.

Shared by Aaron Boggis

If you want a second help here's an interactive worksheet recipe:

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Recipes/Hot_cross_buns_fx140880me

Hot Cross Buns

“Hot Cross Buns” is an English Easter song and nursery rhyme.

The “Hot Cross Buns” are traditional sweets, eaten on Good Friday. They are small pieces of spicy cakes, also called buns, made with different kind of fruits (currants, raisins, or candied citrus fruits) and decorated with a white cross.

“Hot cross buns” is also a street cry, a short lyric called by street-sellers in the open-air markets while trying to sell their products, mostly practiced around the 19th century.

The song was first published in the “Christmas Box” London, 1798. However, the song appeared earlier as a street cry. The “Poor Robin’s Almanack for 1733” published the following lyrics:

“Good Friday come this month, the old woman runs
With one or two a penny hot cross buns”

“Hot Cross Buns” Lyrics

Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One ha’ penny, two ha’ penny,
Hot cross buns!
If you have no daughters,
Give them to your sons
One ha’ penny,
Two ha’ penny,
Hot Cross Buns!

"I STILL CALL AUSTRALIA HOME" unnoficial anthem of Australia

 

Shared by Michael Church:

This is a stunning ad for Qantas airline, showcasing some famous Aussies and Australia´s landscapes, flora and fauna.

The song featured is considered to be Australia´s unofficial anthem.

Power Politics by Margaret Atwood

 

Zenda Libros has just published a bilingual edition of some poems included in Power Politics, which she wrote in 1971.They have different lengths and some can be used in the classroom:

https://www.zendalibros.com/5-poemas-de-posturas-politicas-de-margaret-atwood/

These poems occupy all at once the intimate, the political, and the mythic. Power Politics refers to what happens between two people, in a personal relationship. Is there power and politics in a love story? And if so, why is there?
As Margaret Atwood effectively writes, “If I love you, is that a fact or a weapon?”
The idea of an unbalanced relationship, why power may be given up to the other person are versed about in Power Politics. 

The violent surprise of this poem is typical of Atwood’s imagery, and it contains her famous simile: 

You fit into me

like a hook into an eye

a fish hook

an open eye

Fond of strawberries? Try Eton Mess

 

ETON MESS ORIGIN

There are a number of stories about how the Eton Mess dessert originated. Some are fact and some are fiction – and this all adds to the fun of the stalwart English pudding. A traditional Eton Mess consists of a mixture of strawberries, broken pieces of meringue and whipped cream. It is also sometimes served with bananas or other pieces of soft fruit too.

Of all the stories relating to the origins of Eton Mess, it’s the story of the dog and the pavlova that is the most commonly recounted. Legend has it that a cricket match was taking place at Eton College in the 1920s. The story goes that a strawberry pavlova was waiting in a picnic basket as an after-match treat for the boys, when an overexcited Labrador sat on the basket and squashed it. Apparently the boys didn’t mind the fact that their dessert had been ruined and ate it anyway!

It’s a fun story to believe, except it has one major flaw…Eton Mess had already been mentioned in old documents almost 30 years before in 1893!

Source : https://www.runnymedehotel.com/blog/the-history-of-eton-mess/

Hello,

Strawberries are  available all year round in our markets, but since February until August (at least in our region) are at their best.

This is one of the most typical English desserts, easy to make (my favourites).

Purists would insist Eton mess should only contain strawberries, but other British summer berries like raspberries, red and rose currants and even cherries have a touch more sharpness which pairs perfectly with the sweet meringue and rich cream. These homemade meringues are a doddle, but you can also buy them which turns this dessert into a 10-minute-pudding.

Ingredients

1. 1 box strawberries
2. a dash of sugar
3. meringues, broken up
4. cream, softly whipped

Instructions

1. Start by making meringue, or get some at the store.
2. Cut the top of the strawberries and place them in a kitchen bowl. Mash them up along with some sugar. You could also save a few pieces to place on top of the dessert at the end. You can also add some liqueur or other kind of alcohol to the strawberries if you want, but I made mine alcohol free so everyone could enjoy it.
3. Whip the cream. It's important your bowl and whisk are clean, otherwise your cream will not thicken. Add a couple of teaspoons of sugar, and beat it. Remember, it should be softly whipped, which means soft peaks.
4. Get out the glasses you want to serve the Eton Mess in, or get a big bowl everyone can help themselves from. I chose individual glasses.
5. Start by breaking up some meringue and placing it in the bottom of the glass. Then add some cream, and then some crushed strawberries. Add a bit more meringue, a bit more cream and some more strawberries. Top with some fresh strawberries and serve.
6. This dessert should be served immediately, because the meringue will get soft if it's soaking up the moisture from the cream and strawberries. The whole point of adding meringue to this dish, is to add some crunch and texture against the soft cream and strawberries.

By House of Treats

Once assembled the mess should be eaten straight away – the meringue will soften and become chewy rather than crisp if left sitting in the cream.

Source: https://houseoftreats.org/eton-mess/

Donald Jackie Hinkson, Caribbean artist

Donald Jackie Hinkson is one of the Caribbean's most talented artists. His art is influenced by the lively colours and lighting of his island environment. 

Watch and listen to Jackie Hinson retelling the beginning of his humble upbringing on discovering he is to become a scholared artist. Jackie gives a wonderfully vivid perspective of his visions as an artist.