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Kitchen Vocabularies

5/19/2014

I don't think I've ever met a person who doesn't love food, so wouldn't you agree that the kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the home? It's therefore pretty important to know some vocabularies related to the kitchen.

What's the most common appliance that you use in the kitchen? The stove, microwave, or oven? I probably use the stove the most, and then microwave, followed by the oven. What about you?

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Business Idioms

5/17/2014

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Business idioms are always important and useful to know. These are two very common ones that you would not only hear quite often in business settings but they are also commonly used in daily life. Have you heard these before? Can you make a sentence for each of them?

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Opposites

5/14/2014

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Are you and your spouse, sibling, or parents opposites in any way? Do you like to buy expensive things and your sibling prefers cheap things? Do you like to order cold drinks and your wife likes hot drinks? Do you want a big wedding but your spouse wants a small one? There are so many ways we can be different, but that's not always a bad thing as many people say, opposites attract!

How well do you know the opposites below?

(2) hard (3) outside (4) wet (5) new (6) low (7) back (8) slow (9) dirty (10) easy (11) quiet (12) far (13) poor (14) weak (15) old (16) rough

You can now purchase and download all 36 of these unique and fun cards to practice opposites. Take a look at them here!

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Saying No

5/12/2014

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My husband and I have been eating out a lot lately because we're doing some renovations to our home, so cooking has not been so convenient for us. We don't usually eat out during the weekdays but for now we save a lot of time and trouble. When we eat at restaurants, the waiters and waitresses are usually very nice and helpful, making sure we're doing OK all the time and ask if we need anything extra. But how do we say "no" politely to the questions they ask?

Take a look at some common questions and some easy ways to say "no." The answers could be used for all the different situations below. It's really not necessary to think of long and fancy ways to say "no" in order to sound polite, remembering these simple phrases and adding "thanks" or "thank you" is enough! Just keep it simple!

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Mother's Day

5/10/2014

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It's Mother's Day today, a day to honor and celebrate mothers, aunts, or anyone who has been a mother to you. Happy Mother's Day to all the beautiful and hardworking mother's around the world! Of course, I must also share a beautiful picture of my own mother and wish her a Happy Mother's Day from Seattle! To the most beautiful woman in the world!

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No Bake Cookie

5/9/2014

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Don't have an oven at home? Don't worry, you can still make a variety of desserts without one! Here is an easy recipe (pronounced: reh-si-pee) you can make in a few minutes with only a few ingredients.

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In a heavy saucepan bring to a boil, the sugar, cocoa, butter and milk.
Let boil for 1 minute then add peanut butter, vanilla and oatmeal.
On a sheet of waxed paper, drop mixture by the teaspoonfuls, until cooled and hardened.

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-peanut-butter-no-bake-cookies-recipe.html?oc=linkback

There are a variety of ways we measure quantity. As you can see in the recipe, there is CUP, STICK, and TABLESPOON. Take a look at some other common ways to measure quantity of ingredients. Refer to this chart when cooking. Try to make something from a recipe in English. It will really help you learn new vocabulary, adjectives, verbs, and names of ingredients.

Can you share any good recipes with me?