English in the Kitchen

Eggplants and bacon rolls

Ingredients 3 eggplants bacon (pancetta) Cheese slices

Directions grill the slices of eggplants stuff them with the cheese slice wrap them with bacon or pancetta cut

in strips grill them again until the bacon is

cooked:

eggplants

bacon

cheese

roll: involtinoslice: fettastrip: strisciacrumble: pezzetti

grill: grigliastuff: riempiwrap: avvolgicut: tagliacooked:cottoserved: riempito

To be served : olive oil, freshcheese crumbles, black pepper and freshparsley.

olive oil black pepperparsley

TO BE: infinito

Davanti ai verbi all’infinito si usa sempre TO

Forma negativa: Not to be

Esempio famoso: To be or Not to be

- In Italiano: “essere”

verbs: to be Verbo ausiliareForma presente I amyou arehe, she, it iswe are you are they are

Aff.: I am Italian

Int.: Are you Italian?

Neg.: I am not Italian

- In Italian: “essere”

CHICKEN WITH LEMON, OREGANO AND OLIVES

ingredients 1 tbs olive oil 4 (about 800g) chicken 2 Spanish onions, coarsely cut 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced 1 lemon, 5-6 olives ½ cup dry white wine 2 tbs fresh oregano leaves

directions preheat oven to 140°c. heat the oil in a pan over high heat. add the chicken and cook for 5

minutes, then remove add the onion and garlic to the pan

and cook for 2-3 minutes, then remove

add the lemon to the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes each side

return the chicken and onion to the pan with the olives, wine, chicken stock and oregano.

cover loosely and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.

Spaghetti all’arrabbiata (angry spaghetti)

Ingredients 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 cup chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon white sugar 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 cans peeled and diced tomatoes 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning

tomato can

red peppers

white sugar

parsley

onion

garlic

lemon

olive oilbasil

black pepper

Chopped: tagliateMinced: sminuzzateCrushed: schiacciatoPeeled: pelatoDiced: tagliato a cubetti Table-spoon: cucchiaio

Tea-spoon : cucchiainoCan: lattinaClove: spicchio

Italian seasoning

oil, lemon juice or vinegar salt, pepper,different herbs rosemary, oregano, basil, thyme and marjoram thyme

rosemary

oil and vinegar

salt

oregano

marjorana

Directions

STRUCTURE: Imperative form 2° person singular and plural: infinitive without to and without subject

Ex.: to go (andare) imperative: GO! (Vai !) neg. DON’T GO (non andare)

Verbs Heat: scaldare Saute: rosolare Add: aggiungere Bring to a boil: portare a bollitura Simmer: cuocere a fuoco basso,

lessare Stir: mescolare

Objects Skillet: tegame Saucepan: pentolino

Directions•heat oil in a large skillet or saucepan. •saute onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes.•add sugar, basil, red pepper, tomato paste, lemon juice, Italian seasoning, black pepper and tomatoes; bring to a boil. •simmer uncovered about 15 minutes.•stir in parsley.

minted spring vegetables

ingredients 3 cups baby carrots 3 cups peas 10 fresh asparagus, cut into

thirds 3 tbsp butter, melted 3 tbsp fresh mint, chopped salt & pepper

Cut, melted, chopped: past participlesThe past participle is formed: 1. Regular verbs: infinitive without to + ed2. Irregular verbs: 3° form of the paradigm

Next card: coated

Salt and pepper

butter

mint

carrotpeas

asparaguscup

tbsp: tablespoon

Directions: • steam the carrots in a steamer about 10 minutes.• add asparagus and steam about 5 minutes more.• turn off the heat and add the peas.• add the butter and mint to the vegetables.• stir gently until the vegetables are coated with butter and mint. • season the vegetables with salt and pepper

steam: cuociadd: aggiungiturn off: spegnistir: giraseason: insaporisci

IMPERATIVE (2° person you) infinitive without to (base form) and without subject Ex: Pos: have a break Neg.: don’t have a break

weight peso

1 oncia (oz.) 1 libbra (lb.) 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 1 tonnellata metrica (t. m.)

= g 28,35=g 453,59=kg 50,8= kg 1000

CAPACITA’

1 pinta (pt.) 1 quart (qt.) 1 English gallon inglese (gal)1 USA gallon1 English bushel 1 baril (petrolio)

=l 0,56= 2 pinte = l 1,13.= l 4,54= l 3,78= l 36,36= l 158,99