Pasta alla norma

History

The pasta alla norma is a pasta dish in Sicilian cuisine from catania, an Italy city on the east coast of Sicily. There are different theories about "pasta all norma"

the first theory: says that the name of the dish was given by a playwright Nino Martoglio. He was comparing the goodness of the pasta with the opera lirica and exclaimed: This is a Norma! 

The second theory: is that while writing this masterpiece Vincenzo Bellini used to go to a restaurant and ordered always this dish of pasta, so the owner finally name it after his opera to homage Bellini.

Ingredients

- 320 g of pasta                                     - 1 eggplant
- 1 garlic clove                                      - 150 g ricotta
- 200 g of ripe tomatoes                        - 1 bunch Italian basil
- 1 spoonful crushed tomato                 - virgin olive oil
                                             - salt      
Serves: 4 people
Preparation
1- To start with, boil the pasta.
2- Next cut the eggplant in slices and fry them with a splash of oil and the garlic clove. After this, add the sliced tomatoes and the spoonful of crushed tomato.
3- When the pasta has been boiling for 3 minutes, drain it and add it to the skillet with the eggplant and some water.
4- Finally, serve the pasta with the eggplant, the tomato sauce and top with the ricotta cheese grated and some basil.

In this video you can see who prepared the recipe!

Source wikipedia, viagourtment.com, canalcocina.es

LOCRO

The Locro is a generalized practice to commemorate Argentina's national holiday, in particular May 25 as a symbol of the country.

Although locro is a typical dish of our native gastronomy, it is not of local origin.Locro is a hearty thick stew popular all over South America, is a classic Ecuadorian dish and is also a dish in Peruvian cuisine

Locro is a food with many calories and nutrients, suitable to consume during the cold winter days

   

INGREDIENTS

Serves 2 people

• 1 cup of dried white corn
• 2 medium-sized chopped white onions
• 2 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
• 1 leek, finely sliced
• 200g thick-sliced smoked bacon
• 2 Criole sausages
• 1-inch thick steaks of stewing beef
• 1 cup tripe
• Pigs' feet
• 1 cup beans
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• Ground black pepper and salt to taste
• 1 soupspoon olive oil
• 1 cup sweet potato
• 1 large potato
• Chopped spring onion for garnish

PROCESS

• Soak the dried white corn in at least two cups of water, at least for 12 hours – preferably overnight.
• In a large, heavy-based pot, cook the onions, garlic, leek, stewing beef, sausages, pigs' feet and tripe if you’re brave, and bacon in a little vegetable oil until the onions are translucent. Add the cumin, paprika, a little salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the white corn kernels and then add enough hot water to cover the ingredients by about 2 inches.
• Add the vegetables and the lima beans, if using. Bring the whole thing to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for around two hours. Check the pot every 20 minutes or so and stir.
• After two hours remove the pan lid and continue to cook over a low heat. Remove the bones. Mash the vegetables slowly, and as the starch gets released, the mixture will thicken into a stew.
• Continue mashing and cooking until you have achieved a rich, thick consistency. Add a little more salt to taste and

Bon appétit! 

How to do locro.

  by Fede and Nico

U2

                       History
 
U2 is a rock band, original of Dublin formed in 1976. U2 formed in the "Mount temple comprensive school" when they were teens. After four years they signed a contract with "Island recods"           and  then launched they album called "Boy" and they began to be TV famous in the 80's.   
           
                      Members  

U2 is a rock band they are 4 members: Bono (lead vocals and guitar) the Edge (guitar keyboards and backing vocals) Adam Clayton (bass guitar) and Larry Mullen Jr (drums and percusion)

                        Albums   

                     ·Boy (1980)                                       ·October (1981)                      ·War (1986)                                      ·The unforgettable fire (1984)         ·The Joshua tree (1987)                                                                    ·Reattle and hum (1988)                   ·Achtung body (1991)             ·Zooropa (1993)                                ·Pop (1997)                                        · All that you can fear behind (2000)                                              ·How to dismantle and atomic bum (2004)                       ·No line on the horizon (2004)                        ·Songs of innocence (2014)

                                                          Nowadays
At present U2 confirmed , that they are going to release a new album called "Song of experience" in 2017 , accompanied by a tour. This album is the continuation of his previus album "Songs of innocence" launched in 2014. The guitarrist (the edge) revealed that they got more than 50 songs.      


 










This is one of they popular songs:

 By: Marta Santos y Fede Spinetti

 

 Led Zeppelin

Origins: London,England,UK

Genre: Hard Rock,Blues Rock,

Folk Rock,Heavy Metal 

Years active: 1968-1980

Past Members: Jimmy Page,Robert Plant,   

John Paul Jones,John Bonham

 Career

They signed a deal with Atlantic Records

that affored them considerable artistic

freedom.   Although the group was initially unpopular with critics, they achieved significant commercial success with albums such as Led Zeppelin

Albums

Led Zeppelin (1969)

Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Led Zeppelin III (1970)

Led Zeppelin IV (1971)

Houses of the holy (1973)

Physical Graffiti (1975)

 

Led Zepelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page,singer Robert Plant,bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones,and drummer John Bonham. The band's heavy , guitar driven sound,rooted in blues and psychedelia on their early albums,has earned them recognition as one of the progenitors o heavy metal,though their unique style drew from a wide variety of influences,including folk music. 

By: Alicia Iglesias y Carmen Martín

Fashion Task

Photo A:
They are dressing like the 90´s



-The boy number 1 on the left is wearing a pink t-shirt with a brown tie,  he has brown trousers and grey shoes, he has short blond hair

-The woman number 4 on the right is wearing a yellow dress, with a yellow high-heeled shoes, she got blonde straight hair

-The boy number 1 on the right is wearing a white t-shirt with a cream raincoat,he´s wearing black jeans and white trainers. He has long straight black hair
by:Marta


-The boy number 5 in the middle is wearing a white shirt with a black anorak , he has beige jeans and white trainers , the boy is a black person. He has short brown hair.

Photo B:
They are dressing for a wedding

-The girl number two on the left is wearing a beige suit jacket with a long beige skirt. She has short brown hair
by:Alicia

-The girl number one on the left, is wearing a red dress and a string of pearls. She has short brown hair

-The boy number two on the right: Hes wearing a white shirt with a blue tie , and a grey suit. He have a brown hat. He has a short blonde hair

-The woman number one on the right. Is holding and umbrella. Shes wearing a beige cardigan, a white sweater , and a brown large skirt .She has a neckless . She is holding her sons hand
by:Fede