Bisbal Cream: December 2010

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Have a blast means to have a great time; to have a lot of fun. Example: Thanks for inviting us to the party, we are having a blast.

Hello. I`m Geta. I`m going to write about Christmas in Britain.The most important days of the Christmas festival in Britain are.
24th December: Christmas Eve
25 th December: Christmas Day
26 th December: Boxing Day.
30th December: New Year´s Eve
31st January: New Year´s Day
Bye,Bye friends. I wish you a Happy New Year.

The Mixing Bowl: Chocolate Macarons by Marina Ekroos

I was first introduced to the photographer Marina Ekroos while researching info on the Ikea cookbook, Homemade is the Best. I came across a comment by someone, saying that the photographs in that book reminded him/her of the work of Marina Ekroos. Who is this Marina Ekroos? I wondered. I quickly googled her name, found her Web site, and instantly feel in love with her work. Apparently, other people have, too, as there have been a slew of articles written about Marina in the past few months. Most of them mention the similarity between her photos and the Ikea images, and, more importantly, the fact that Marina was creating minimalist aerial food photos long before the Ikea cookbook was ever released. In addition, Marina’s amazing photographs do not only capture the ingredients used in a dish, like the Ikea photos, but also the process, and the finished product. A complete recipe all in one photo! So beautiful and clever! That said, I was, of course, so happy when she agreed to shoot a recipe for us! Those chocolate macarons look delicious and I adore the little guide underneath! Thanks, Marina! To check out more of Marina’s wonderful work online, click here.

[If you need help converting the measurements, click here for a nifty conversion calculator. Recipe adapted from Nohanna.]

Christmas at our school.

Hi again, my dear pupils!
I hope you´re enjoying your holidays. Here you´ve got a slideshow with some photos about our Christmas activities at school. I hope you like it. I wish you a very good year full of hapiness to you all. See you soon!

Do you like my Xmas sweater??? by Paula C 5A

Hello everybody!!!
What about your holidays?I hope you´re having a great time.
This is Gerard Piqué with my Xmas sweater.
The sweater is red with my Xmas message on it ( Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year).
It´s got two sockings, a star, an angel, a snowman, and a flower.
It´s very lovely.Isn´t it?.
I hope you like it very much!!
Happy Xmas and Happy Holidays!
See you in January!

DJ Thetapiaman - Radioactiva - Megamix More Beats (2010)

DJ Thetapiaman - Radioactiva - Megamix More Beats

Tracklist:

C+C Music Factory – Do You Wanna Get Funky (DJ Groove Rmx)
Will Smith – Getting Jiggy With It
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance
Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Extended Mix)
Mano Negra Ft. Fidel Nadal - Si La Vida Me Da Palo
Fulanito – Chillando Goma
Pedro Suarez Bertiz - Me Estoy Enamorando (Jeff Bernstein's Remix)
Rachel - Que Estemos Juntos Los Dos (Remixed Version)
Rafa Villalba – Chiquetere
Madison Avenue – Don´t call Me Baby (12” mix)
French affair – My Heart Goes Boom
Robin S – Show Me Love (Extended)
Junior Jack – My Feeling
Nek– La Vida E (Eiffel 65 RMX)
Cher - Believe (Almighty Definitive Remix)
Nick skitz – Disco Burn
Lock And Load – Blow ya Mind
Klubbheads – Turn Up The Bass(Extended Mix)
The Beat Shop – Read My Lips
Sound Design - Happiness (Original)

Total 62:45

`"My snowman" by Juan Carlos, 5A

Hi friends!
This is my snowman.
In his face it´s got two reindeer horns, sunglasses, his nose is a carrot and it´s got a scarf and a Santa jacket. It´s got two arms and a tail.
Next to the snowman, it´s a Siberian husky dog.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS! SEE YOU IN JANUARY!.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS

All the students painted some pictures of Luis Seoane and this was the result. I like these works very much. Congratulations to everybody!

Birthday Cake

I can’t believe it’s already been a year. Whew. How did time just sneak past me so quickly? Around this time last year (December 12 to be exact) C and I welcomed the 3rd member into our family, the very best Christmas gift we could have gotten. Looking back, I can’t even begin to count all the milestones, the exciting “firsts” (and equally wonderful seconds and thirds) that brought us so much joy. The year past seems to be bursting at the seams with our happiness…even in the midst of many (many!!!) sleepless nights, tired-to-the-bone days, and instances of parental insecurity and uncertainty (we’ve had our share of those too!).

At this one year mark, I can’t help but look back and examine how I did as a mum so far. I’ve tried to give the best of myself, filled her bottles and bowls with what I feel are good things, protect her but also give her many opportunities for discovery and exploration. I’ve put the things I love, that I hope she learns to love, in her path – books, good food, snuggles (and more than the occasional kitchen demonstration). There are definitely things I might have done differently, in retrospect. An adjustment here and there, a little more diligent here, and little less stringent there. But on the whole, none too shabby I think…I hope.

And on her first year birthday, I baked a cake. Nothing earth-shattering, but something that I believe the mum I want to be would do.

In my search for this first birthday cake I looked through all my cookbooks, magazines, and bookmarked cake files. I wanted something special but simple. Nothing over the top (no 3-tier princess cakes please) but something worthy of holding that momentous single candle. As fate would have it I found that very cake on another food blog – a cake baked as a birthday cake (or future birthday cake) by a girl who was expecting her first baby (who at this writing has already celebrated that all-important 1st birthday). It was the classic of all classic birthday cakes – a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. You don’t get any more simple-but-well-loved than that. You can find the recipe HERE. If you find yourself in need of a birthday cake I implore you to give this one a try – it is perfect…moist, light and vanilla-buttery. In my pre-party test-bakes I made it both in layer cake and cupcake forms and both turned out wonderful. The recipe makes two 9-inch round, 2-inch tall cake layers, but I made two 8-inch cake layers and a dozen cupcakes instead.

I used a different frosting from the one paired with the cake originally as it was not holding up too well in my warm-humid native climate. I finally settled on the recipe below which is adapted from the Cupcake Bakeshop. I love that it uses 3 kinds of chocolate that you adjust based on your taste. The recipe below uses my preferred quantities for the different chocolates, but you can find the original recipe here.

Fudge Frosting
(Adapted from the Cupcake Bakeshop)

9 oz bittersweet chocolate
4 oz unsweetened chocolate
3 oz semi sweet chocolate
2 sticks (one cup) unsalted butter
5 cups powdered (confectioners) sugar
Pinch salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup whole milk

- Melt the chocolate and the butter in a double boiler and stir until smooth. Set aside to cool.
- Sift the powdered sugar and salt into a bowl.
- Combine the milk and vanilla.
- Add the milk/vanilla mixture to the sugar/salt and whisk until incorporated.
- Add the melted chocolate to the milk/sugar mixture and whisk until smooth.
- Chill the mixture in the fridge. When chilled whisk again until fluffy.

I am so happy with the way the cake turned out, but more importantly I am so happy I actually made it. I’m sure all mothers have different (and many!) moments they mark that define themselves as mums. Baking little C’s birthday cake was definitely one of mine.

Happy birthday once again my little cherry bomb! You spin me right round baby and mama wouldn’t have it any other way :)

To everyone else…I hope you are having a fantastic holiday season!

"My Christmas Doll" by Andrea, 5 A

Hello everbody!

This is my Christmas Doll.I created at the Doll Palace. My Christmas Doll has got long, straight, blond hair.She´s a fairy. She´s wearing a Santa´s hat and a beautiful long dress. She´s with a snowman in a beautiful snowy landscape.
I hope you like it. It´s my way to say HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

" My Christmas sweater " by Antía,5A

Hello friends!
This is Selena Gómez wearing my Christmas sweater.It´s beautiful, isn´t it?I love my new sweater.It´s grey and it´s got my name, an angel, a Xmas tree and snowflakes on it. I made it at My HolidaySweater.com.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I love Xmas!!!! By Paula Conde 5A

Hi, my great friends!!
Christmas is already here and I´m very very happy!!
Xmas is a truly magic sensation.I like Xmas very much.!
Santa Claus is a very fat man and he´s wearing a red suit.
He´s the kindest man in the world because he brings presents to all the children.But you have to be good!!!!.
I like Xmas too because we are on HOLIDAYS!!!!!
I hope you like it!!
Bye, Bye and happy New Year!

CHRISTMAS by María R R

Hello friends. Xmas time is here and there is magic all around. I love Xmas trees and lights.

I'm writing letters to The Three Wise Men asking for Peace and to Father Christmas asking for presents for all the children around the world.

"When you dream alone, it's just a dream. When we dream together, dreams may come true"

Bye friends. See you next year. Enjoy your Xmas holiday!

Peacock Lollipop Holder

This lollipop holder by Jonathan Adler is totally impractical, but I think I love it. You certainly couldn’t keep the lollipops unwrapped, unless you were having a party or something, and they would be eaten quickly. If you left them naked for weeks at a time they would get all sticky and covered with dust. Yuck! Still, I really like the idea and the retro style of the peacock. It’s sort of like an updated take on the candy dish. J. Adler is the best. He always makes such cheery things. I hope everyone has a great holiday! :-) --Erin

" Christmas in Britain" by Yago Rama, 5 A

Hi kids!
I´m going to write about Christmas in Britain.
Christmas is the most important festival in Britain.
The most important days of Christmas are:24th December is called Christmas Eve.25th December is called Christmas Day and 26th December is Boxing Day.31st December is called New Year's Eve.1st January is called New Year's Day.
Christmas Day is the favourite day for children.They wake up very early in the morning to open their presents.
Traditional Christmas foods are turkey,Christmas pudding and mince pies.The whole family sit down for Christmas dinner at mid-day.Crackers are also very usual at Christmas dinner.
In many homes there is a Christmas tree.
SEE YOU IN JANUARY! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"I like presents" by Martín Varela, 5A

Hi friends!.
I love Xmas because I like presents.
Presents are very good but this year I only want two presents.
I don´t like Father Xmas but I like Three Wise Men.
BYE¡¡¡

I like Xmas very much!!! by Paula F, 5A

Hi friends¡¡

I like Christmas very much .It´s my favourite festival. I like holidays, family time , receiving presents, decorating the house and the Christmas tree. I like singing Xmas songs too.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"My Christmas snow globe'' by Catherine , 5C

Hi friends!
It´s Christmas time. Ho, ho,ho...... and this is my snow globe. There are many buildings, a bench and one Zeppelin. It has got a city inside it.It´s a snowy landscape. Ah, and Father Christmas is looking at my snow globe.I hope you like it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"My snow globe" by Anxo, 5C

Hi, boys and girls!.

This is my snow globe.I created at Christmas Coke. It´s a Christmas scene.It has got a hut,a Christmas tree,a snowman and a reindeer.The hut is small and it has got a bird.The tree is big.The snowman has got a hat and a broom and the reindeer is small and brown.It´s a snowy landscape.

Have a happy Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!

``This is CHRISTMAS´´ by Sara M. 5C

Hi, my dear friends!

Christmas is the biggest festival in Britain and in Spain . Every year in December we celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ.During the week before Christmas Day,we send cards, make the nativity scene and we decorate the Christmas trees.
The most important days are 24th, 25th and 26th. December 24th is called Christmas Eve. December 25th is called Christmas Day, and December 26th is called Boxing Day. We don´t celebrate Boxing Day.Christmas Day is the most important day of the Xmas festival. People have a special meal. Tradicional food are seafood, turkey, mince pice and Xmas pudding too.
In many homes there is a Christmas tree. The families decorate the Xmas tree with baubles, tinsels, lights and fairies. There is a star on the top of the Xmas tree. People decorate streets with lights at Christmas too.
There are many symbols of Xmas: angels, holly , snow, robins, stockings, candles, bells, crackers, carols, elves, and lanterns.

SEE YOU IN JANUARY! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!.