Lusciously fatty apple and thyme sausage rolls

Учебник Spotlight 4. Student’s Book. Часть 2. Страница 82

Further Writing Practice — Дополнительная практика письма

• We put also after the verbs «be» and «can» and before the main verbs, e.g. I’m good at Maths. I’m also good at Chemistry. Denis also speaks English. — Мы ставим also после глаголов «be» и «can» и перед главным глаголом, например, Я хорош в математике. Я также хорош в химии. Денис тоже говорит по-английски.
• We usually put too at the end of a sentence, e.g. I love chocolate. I love pizza, too. — Мы обычно ставим «too» в конце предложения, например, Я люблю шоколад. Я также люблю пиццу.

1. Circle the correct word. — Обведи правильное слово

1. Coconuts are yummy and healthy, too / also . — Кокосы вкусные и также полезные.
2. Pineapple is delicious. It’s too / also good for your skin. — Ананас вкусный. Он также хорош для вашей кожи.
3. Larry likes chocolate. He also / too likes ice cream. — Ларри любит шоколад. Он также любит мороженое.
4. Curry is very popular in India. It is also / too popular in the UK. — Карри очень популярно в Индии. Оно также популярно в Великобритании.
5. The cacao tree grows in Central America. It grows in South America, also / too . — Какао дерево растет в Центральной Америке. Оно также растет и в Южной Америке.
6. My brother loves oranges. He also / too likes apples. — Мой брат любит апельсины. Он также любит яблоки.

2. There are three mistakes. Correct them. — Здесь три ошибки. Исправь их.

Fruits are delicious and they are also good for your health. I like all fruits and I like fruit cakes , too ! My mother makes the best banana cake. She also makes great banana biscuits! My sister also likes fruits but her favourite cake is chocolate cake.

Фрукты вкусные и они также полезны для вашего здоровья. Я люблю все фрукты, и я также люблю фруктовые пироги! Моя мама делает лучший банановый торт. Она также делает великолепные банановые печенья! Моя сестра тоже любит фрукты, но ее любимый торт — шоколадный.

Writing a birthday party invitation. Writing Tips! — Как написать приглашение на вечеринку по случаю дня рождения. Советы!

When you write an invitation you must include: Когда вы пишите приглашение, вы должны включить:

• your friend’s name — имя вашего друга
• the reason you are inviting him/her — куда вы хотите его/ее пригласить
• the place, the date and the time the party is taking place — место, дата и время, где будет проходить вечеринка.

Источник

Banquets on blankets: Picnic kits, the best bottled cocktails and everything you need for park life 2.0

Let’s take this outside! From Italian feasts to posh bottled cocktails, David Ellis packs the post-lockdown picnic essentials

» height=»645″ width=»968″ srcset=»https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=320&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 320w, https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=640&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 640w, https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=990&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 990w» layout=»responsive» data-hero i-amphtml-ssr i-amphtml-layout=»responsive»> All-Italian feast: the newly-launched Bocca di Lupo picnic box

» src=»https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=968&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart» srcset=»https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=320&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 320w, https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=640&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 640w, https://static.standard.co.uk/2021/03/10/10/newFile-3.jpg?width=990&auto=webp&quality=75&crop=968%3A645%2Csmart 990w»>

All-Italian feast: the newly-launched Bocca di Lupo picnic box

ockdown has begun to thaw. We’re all now allowed outdoors to socialise a little. And it is a little: restaurants and pubs aren’t back for couple of weeks, but we’re now able to get out with our household or meet one other person to catch up, including for the thrill of coffee on a park bench or a picnic. But after this endless lockdown, small changes feel like big things. It’s time to start feasting alfresco — especially now the rule of six has come in.

Fresh air feasts

It’s been a harsh winter and last summer’s overflowing hamper of pre-packed picnic kits has been firmly put back in the cupboard. Still, there are a few floating about. At Bocca di Lupo, Jacob Kenedy has just launched a new series of monthly-changing picnic deliveries, which arrive chilled and ahead of noon when ordered pre-3pm the day before. It’s all-Italian fare: see-through slices of prosciutto, jars of glistening green and black olives, pecorino, prosecco, and plenty more (£86, boccadilupoathome.com). Pique is an old hand at outdoor dining by now, too, and really is the go-to specialist for picnic boxes. Theirs are happily compostable and plastic-free. The Battersea kitchen offers everything from brunch boxes to movie-night feasts, but stay on-brand with a “Freedom” hamper, full of old favourites like coronation chicken and lusciously fatty apple and thyme sausage rolls (£50, piquefood.co.uk). Orders should be made 48 hours in advance.

Chelsea’s Colette, which launched barely three weeks before lockdown one and offering the Ritz of ready meals, now goes big on high-end hampers for those after a sense of occasion. Colette structures things so there’s starters, mains and then cakes to finish, feeding four from £140 (colette.co.uk). Few things say “I saved up during lockdown” like arriving with a Fortnum & Mason hamper, though. For our money, the £125 Foodhall wicker offers the best value, and it can be picked up on the way to Green Park, too (fortnumandmason.com). Nip across the road to Hide for pre-mixed cocktails to go with it (from £18, hide.co.uk).

Still, don’t overlook a good old sarnie. While Max’s Sandwich Shop by Finsbury Park remains closed, owner Max Halley releases Max’s Picnic Book next week (£16.99, hardiegrant.com), full of madcap inspiration (“It’s funny and mad, and most of the recipes work!” Halley jokes). Those not making their own should head to Hackney’s Dom’s Subs (from £8, doms-subs.co.uk) for their gloriously massive creations. It’s close to Haggerston and Ravenscroft parks and does takeaway.

READ MORE

Down south, Milk in Balham isn’t far from Tooting Bec and Wandsworth commons, and its fish sando is a masterpiece of panko fried red snapper and Japanese mayo (£10.20, milklondonshop.uk). Those planning a riverside meal should swing by Flat Iron Square for Bar Douro’s Roulote, a pop-up launching this Saturday specialising in Portugal’s national sandwich, the bifana (prices TBC, roulote.co.uk).

Pop bottles

Wine delivered to parks is largely a little way off — Shop Cuvée, for instance, won’t be back biking bottles via WhatsApp till April 1 — so order ahead and keep it chilled. Thanks to a viral hit on TikTok, Partner in Wine looks to be this season’s must have. The cans hold a full bottle of wine and can keep it cool for 24 hours (£35, partnerinwine.co.uk).

As for the wine itself? Elephant and Castle local Diogenes the Dog (diogenesthedog.co.uk), which is surrounded by three small parks, offers 20 per cent off prices in store and does local same day delivery. Brixton’s Salon (salonwinestore.co.uk) is another specialist with pick-up offered throughout the week, as are Quality Wines (thequalitychophouse.com). Don’t want to risk a broken bottle? Bagged wine is better than ever: Le Grappin’s two-bottle “Bagnums” start from £27 (legrappin.com), and St John offers three litres of its terrific house white, red and rosé for £38 (stjohnrestaurant.com).

READ MORE

It’s not just wine that’s been boxed up. Pinkster is now selling dry London gin infused with raspberries on tap. Four bottles of the stuff on tap, to be precise, in one £99 cardboard box that offers more than 100 serves (pinkstergin.com). If you want similarly sweet flavours without such a boozy hit, hard seltzers are growing more popular here. These are typically easy-drinking, four per cent cans that taste much the same as a soft drink with a shot. Too many are overly sugary, but Served (£10 for four, serveddrinks.co.uk) seems to have got things right and the vegan, gluten-free offerings from Whisp (£10 for four, whispdrinks.co.uk) look good too. Or stick to a classic sun loving aperitif with El Bandarra (£20.99, elbandarra.com).

Pre-mixed cocktails are a Covid success story: gone are bottles that arrived too weak and too sweet. The Drinks Drop (from £7.50, thedrinksdrop.com) seems most picnic-prepared: fresh cocktails from some of London’s best bars arrive on the same day for any order made before 3pm. Otherwise, try Forest Hill’s Asterley Bros, which offers one-litre bags of negroni and martinez, which will do for 10 drinks (£44.95, asterleybros.com) and is available for same day delivery across London.

Best-laid plans

While the temptation is to get out there as quickly as possible, take a moment to map an afternoon out. You’ll need to scout your local park to ensure picnics are even possible — Clapham Common, for instance, still has fences keeping its fields off limits.

The only real essential, food and drink aside, is a decent blanket. Forget your Covid crochet project: a waterproof lining is a lifesaver. VonHaus’s VonShef range seems to offer the best value here and their herringbone number is an easy carry as it rolls up with its own straps (£26.99, vonhaus.com). No surprise the National Trust is decent as well, and theirs is all wool, aside from the waterproof lining (£40, nationaltrust.org.uk). The other big thing is a decent cool bag and a kit to carry all the plates and glasses; chucking a tote on the front of a Boris bike is a smashing idea, but only literally. Again, VonShef is handy, with its four-person backpack including a rug too (£69.99). But head to the Standard’s shopping and ES Best pages for all our top picks (standard.co.uk/shopping).

Finally, if living a hallway away from your bathroom means you’ve forgotten the horror of being caught short in the middle of a field, check lockdownloo.com, which maps public toilets across the UK. A blue dot means open, red closed. Most of London’s parks have about half of their usual facilities, others not so much. Go easy on the bubbles.

Have your say. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. VIEW COMMENTS

Источник

Mini sausage rolls and veggie red pepper ricotta puffs

30 mins to 1 hour

Makes about 30 of each

Mary’s homemade sausage rolls will always be the first to go at a party! Choose from a veggie or traditional meat version – they are both really easy to make and absolutely delicious!

30 mins to 1 hour

Makes about 30 of each

Ingredients

For the red pepper and ricotta rolls

• 200g/7oz roasted red peppers in oil (from a jar), drained and chopped
• 125g/4½oz full-fat ricotta cheese
• 50g/1¾oz Parmesan or pecorino cheese, grated
• 2 tbsp chopped basil
• plain flour, for dusting
• 1 x 320g packet ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry (see Recipe Tips)
• 1 free-range egg, beaten
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the mini sausage rolls with thyme

• 225g/8oz pork sausage meat
• 50g/1¾oz mature cheddar, grated
• 2 tsp chopped thyme leaves
• 1 x 320g packet ready-rolled all-butter puff pastry
• 1 free-range egg, beaten
• plain flour, for dusting
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and line two large baking trays with baking paper.

For the red pepper and ricotta rolls, place the peppers in a bowl and add the two cheeses and the basil. Mix together and season with salt and pepper.

On a floured work surface, roll out the pastry to make it slightly thinner and to form a rectangle measuring about 25x48cm/10x19in. Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and cut it widthways into six strips each measuring about 8x25cm/3x10in.

Divide the pepper and cheese mixture into six and place a sixth of the mixture along the long edge of each pastry strip, leaving a 1cm/½in border. Brush both long edges with beaten egg, then fold the pastry in half lengthways and press the long edges together to seal.

Trim the edges of the pastry using a sharp knife and then crimp with the back of a fork. Place the finished rolls in the fridge to chill as you make the others.

Use a large sharp knife to slice each roll on the diagonal into 4–5 pieces, then place on one of the prepared baking trays and brush with more beaten egg. Leave the vegetarian rolls in the fridge while you prepare the meat ones.

For the mini sausage rolls with thyme, place the sausage meat, cheese and thyme in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Mash together with a fork until combined.

Roll out the pastry on a floured work surface so that it is slightly thinner and forms a rectangle the same size as the vegetarian rolls (25x48cm/10x19in). Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and then similarly cut it widthways into six strips each measuring about 8x25cm/3x10in.

Divide the sausage mixture into six even-sized portions, then roll each into a long sausage shape and place lengthways along one side of each pastry strip, leaving a 1cm/½in border along that edge. Brush both long edges with beaten egg, then fold the pastry in half lengthways and press the long edges together to seal.

Trim the edges using a sharp knife and then crimp with the back of a fork. Place the finished rolls in the fridge to chill as you make the others. The rolls benefit from being chilled before baking, so if you have time, leave them in the fridge for 10 minutes first.

Use a large sharp knife to slice each roll on the diagonal into 5–6 pieces. Place on the prepared baking tray and brush with more beaten egg.

Bake the vegetarian rolls for 15–18 minutes, or until golden-brown and cooked through. Bake the meat rolls for 12–15 minutes, or until golden-brown and cooked through. Serve warm.

Recipe Tips

Using ready-rolled puff pastry is best, to save time; if you buy it in a block, be sure to roll it out thinly.

The pastry is easiest to work with if you remove it from the fridge 10 minutes before use. Both sets of rolls benefit from being chilled before baking, so if you have time, leave them in the fridge for 10 minutes first.

Источник