Hello everyone! Teacher Therese here. I hope everyone is having a great day. Today we are learning about the Wood-Duck Effigy bowl. Introduction: An effigy is a statue. This particular relic was found near Moundville, Hale County, Alabama (Middle Mississipian). This dates back to A.D. 1250-1500. This particular bowl was made out of … Continue reading
Category Archives: English Class
About My Takeout from Little India and My Indian Spicebox English Lessons
I ordered Indian food takeout yesterday, afterward, I made a short video. Here it is above. This video was made to go along with my Spicebox Recipes blog posts. Here are the links to the blog posts below. The blog posts were made for my Costa Rica and Nicaragua English class.
English Class: Indian Spice Box 4 Palak Paneer
Palak Paneer Spinach with Paneer 7 ½ to 8 ounces paneer, either homemade or shop bought, cut into 1 inch cubes 10 ounces baby spinach leaves 3 tablespoons oil, plus extra for shallow frying 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons tomato puree ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped 1 whole green chili … Continue reading
English Class: Indian Spice Box Part 3 Green Beans and Mango Lassi
Hello Costa Rica and Nicaragua class, Here is another English lesson today based off of recipes. The recipes are from the book The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook. It was written by Serena Kaul, Priya Kaul, and Alexa Kaul. Kaul, Sereena, et al. The Three Sisters Indian Cookbook: Flavours and Spices of India. Simon & Schuster, 2010. … Continue reading
English Class: The Indian Spice Box Part 2 More Okra Recipes
Bhindi Masala Spicy Okra What you need: 11 ½ ounces okra 2 tablespoons oil 1 onion, roughly chopped ¾ inch piece of ginger chopped 2 garlic cloves crushed ½ teaspoon salt (or to taste) 8 cherry tomatoes, sliced 1 tablespoon butter Serves: 4 From Your Spice Box: Whole Spices ½ teaspoon mustard … Continue reading
English Class: The Indian Spice Box
Part I Chili– Chilies vary in color, shape, heat levels and pungency from variety to variety. They are a rich source of vitamin C. Whole chilies are dried and then crushed to give ground chili. Coriander– All parts of the coriander plant are used in Indian cooking; the seeds are ground and used to thicken … Continue reading
English Class: About the Corona Virus Pandemic
Hello Costa Rica and Nicaragua Class, How are you all? I just wanted to give you all an update about the Corona Virus Pandemic. We are still on lockdown here in Red Bluff, CA. I think it might be ending soon because supposedly some states like Georgia are opening back up. Here in Red Bluff, … Continue reading
English Class: About Making Hot and Sour Soup
Hello Costa Rica and Nicaragua Class, Today, I am going to make hot and sour soup so I went to the grocery store to buy ingredients. I went to FoodMaxx to get the hot and sour packet for the flavoring. I also got a can of bamboo shoots there. Then I went to Raley’s to … Continue reading
Owl and Verbs Lesson
Hello Costa Rica and Nicaragua Class, For today’s class on WhatsApp, I used this photo for our verbs lesson. This is a photo of an owl carrying out verbs. Verbs: lean sit hit crawl climb carry fly swim punch kick Owl Lesson: What is an owl in Spanish? Owl is buho in Spanish. Búho es el nombre … Continue reading
English Class: Spelling Lessons
Spelling Lesson Day 1 Window Boiling Simmering Minutes Cooking Bubbles Refrigerator Stove Sauce Ladle Grey Cancelled Definitely Appreciate Restaurant Ninety Niece Liaison Millennium Friend Ridiculous Spelling Lesson for Email Addresses Here are the email addresses I am spelling. I found them online on Google.
