CONSUMERISM

Watch this very interesting video, which fits in wonderfully with the topics we are discussing in class related to rubbish and consumerism. Click here

Chocolate brownies

Well, if you have a sweet tooth, you might like to try this other recipe. Enjoy!!

Thanksgiving Day

Well, if you like cooking or just like to know about this celebration in the USA and the food related to it, watch this video,or just watch it for the sake of your English. click here.


How To Make A Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey

How To Make A Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey : Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey Recipe. This fool-proof method for roasting a turkey is guaranteed to result in a holiday bird that is moist, flavourful, and covered in a gorgeous brown skin. If you have guests that don't like turkey, this will change their minds. Sample our Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey recipe.Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey Recipe. This fool-proof method for roasting a turkey is guaranteed to result in a holiday bird that is moist, flavourful, and covered in a gorgeous brown skin. If you have guests that don't like turkey, this will change their minds. Sample our Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey recipe.
Step 1: You will need
Units:

* 1 fresh turkey, 5.5 kilos, washed and dried
* 1 ½ onions, chopped into quarters
* 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
* 2 garlic bulbs, cut in halves
* 1 lemon, cut into quarters
* A few celery tops
* some rosemary
* some thyme
* 40 ml olive oil
* 2 tbsp rock salt
* salt and pepper
* 1 baking tray with rack
* some kitchen twine
* 1 cutting board
* 1 knife
* 1 thermometer
* 1 bowl



* Serves:
* 12
* Preparation Time:
* 30 minutes
* Cooking Time:
* 3 hours
* Oven Temperature:
* 200° c - 390° f


Step 2: Preheat the oven

Set the temperature of the oven to 200°C (400ºF/ gas mark 6).

Step 3: Prepare the vegetables

Add to a bowl the onions, garlic, carrots, lemon, rosemary, rock salt, thyme, celery tops, and a little olive oil. Mix them all together by hand and set aside.

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Handle raw turkey with the same care that you would raw chicken. Wash the inside and out with water and lemon juice and dry with paper towels. Use a separate cutting board and utensils.

Step 4: Trim the turkey

Place the knife deep inside the neck cavity and cut off the neck, trying to reserve as much of the skin as possible. Next, find the elbow joint of one of the wings, insert the knife, cut and remove. Repeat with the other wing.

Step 5: Fill the bird

Place the vegetables into the main cavity of the turkey, stuffing it as much as possible.


If there is enough skin remaining around the neck cavity to close it, stuff that area as well.

Step 6: Tie the bird

Start with a 1 metre piece of string.
Place it around the turkey's neck and wings. Cross the legs together .Wrap one side of the string around the legs and then wrap the other side. Pull them together and tie a knot.

Step 7: Prepare for oven

Place the bird on the rack. Pour some olive oil over its skin and rub it in well, covering the entire surface. Season well with salt and pepper. Turn the bird onto its side and season again. Repeat until the whole bird is coated and leave it on the rack, breast-side down.

Step 8: Roast

Allow for 10-15 minutes for each 450g of weight. After 30 minutes, lower the temperature to 180°C and cook for about 1.5 to 2 hours more.

Step 9: Check the turkey

At this time, test your turkey with a meat thermometer. Place it into the thigh first and then into the breast. The temperature should exceed 85°C for the thigh and at least 76°C in the breast. Once these temperatures are reached, remove the turkey and turn it breast-side up so it will brown. Increase the oven to 220°C and let it cook for 10 minutes more. At this time, remove the turkey from the oven, cut the string, and let it rest for 20-30 minutes.


Don't forget to save the drippings for the gravy from the oven tray!

Step 10: Serve

Time to carve and serve. Why not watch our other videos accompanying this one to complete your meal? How to Carve a Turkey and Perfect Turkey Gravy are just a couple of examples. Enjoy!


Thanks for watching our video How To Make A Crispy, Golden Roast Turkey For more how to videos, expert advice, instructional tips, tricks, guides and tutorials on this subject, visit the topic Roast Dinners.

Supersize me

If you want to watch the whole documentary, just click here. It's really interesting and educational. would you do something like that to prove your point?

HALLOWEEN

How to carve a jack-o-lantern.

Whatever works

Watch this trailer. It looks like a good movie worth watching.

Sent by Judith

flashforward

Are you following this new series? In fact you can watch the 3 first episodes online and undubbed!! Good stuff! This is just the trailer.

JULIA ROBERTS

Are you a Julia Roberts's fan? Well, even if you are not this might be interesting to watch and listen to just for the sake of your English. Click here

BEING ON A DIET

Why aren't you losing any weight? 5 possible answers Click here.

MADRID

From an American point of view. Might be interesting to listen to. click here

BRAD PITT

If you want to know a bit more about this celebrity, click here.

Living with Michael Jackson

I found a series of documentaries on You tube about Michael Jackson that show his naive childish personality. Really interesting to know a bit more about him and to listen to English. This is just the first one, but if you like it you can go on watching the rest. He's very easy to understand. Click here.

The Boss

Well, did anybody have the chance to see Bruce Springsteen live in Valladolid last 1st August, I just missed the concert by a few hours as I was flying back from England that evening! I heard it was fantastic. Very expensive, though, but worth it, three hours of good music and great atmosphere. Any opinions on the subject?
Here you are a short documentary on him.


click here

House hunting

From the Jim Rome Show 10/03/2008. Kyle Brandt tells Jim about House Hunting the weekend before and the disastrous results. SLIGHTLY edited for length, but not much.


Click here

More about Obama

[BBC] Obama outlines next set of goals

[BBC] Obama on swine flu preparations

UNDERSTANDING BIRTH ORDER

Some more info on birth order.

1) Are you the youngest or oldest of your siblings? Are you the middle child? Do you have no siblings? How has that shaped your character?

2) Just guessing, do you think I'm the youngest, oldest, middle child, or an only child?

3) Have you noticed anything when it comes to these things? =)

Thanks to Silvia Sedano for sharing this link with all of us.

Watch this video guys! It's really moving and there's lots to learn from a young child.

The last lecture by Randy Pausch

Thanks to Judith I had the chance to watch this inspirational, lovely video about a corageous man who was about to die and knew it and still had the guts to talk about it and teach everybody a lesson. I think it is really worth watching once and again and analize every thought and word.

OPRAH

More about Oprah. Watch and listen to an interview with Larry King, another TV icon.

Barak Obama's inaugural speech

Watch and listen to Barak Obama, even if you don't like him his a good orator and he's worth listening to.