Learning vocabulary: Cooking with Jamie Oliver

In this unit, we are reviewing food and how to talk about it. We are also introducing the vocabulary you need to talk about the process of cooking (add, bake, boil, chop, fry, grate, grill, mix, peel, pour, put, season, slice  and wash).

 Many of these words appear on this video by Jamie Oliver, one of the most famous cooks in the UK at the moment. He has done many  TV programmes and is famous also for promoting quick healthy meals almost anyone can do in less than half an hour.

What verbs of the bold list does he actually say?

Do you think it is an easy dish to do? Would you like giving it a try?

If you want to read about how to talk about quantities and food go to this and this post.

My first scones

Yesterday, as the long week-end we have enjoyed was coming to its end, I decided to try and cook something that I love since I went to Ireland. What you see in the photo is what they call scones and it is a bun half bread half sponge cake. They usually have it at tea time with jam or marmalade, but we also had it at pubs during lunch, accompanying their fantastic soups.

I followed this recipe I took from the BBC, and I must confess they don't taste like the ones I had in Ireland; even though it was eight years ago I can still remember their flavour. I think the problem is I didn't have self-raising flour so I used baking powder instead and I guess I didn't put enough quantity because the buns didn't raise, so they are a bit stale, too stiff to be eaten nicely : ( Though the flavour is Ok, and they look good, don't they?

Next time, I will try adding more baking powder or try to buy some self-raising flour!!! If they are good, I'll try the cheese scones!!

Have you ever tried scones? Did you like them?
Do you have a better recipe? If you do, please let me know!!!

We are having a "chocolate cakes and cookies contest" at Tartessos High School next Friday to say good-bye to the first term and hello to Christmas Holidays!!


You should bring your cakes to high school on the morning of Friday 23rd of December and we will have a nice tasting row, probably accompanied by a cup of tea. As you have already finished all your exams, you will have time to cook a little bit at home and show your mates that you are a great cook and have hidden talents. Of course, there will be a prize for the best and, even if you do not win, we will have a great time!!!

In order to help you a little,  I am going to leave you a link to a chip cookies' recipe and another to a brownie's recipe.

If you want to, you can tells us what you are going to cook so that we can wait expectantly to see how you did it. LEAVE A COMMENT!!