CHALLENGE

BY KARINA AND ADEL WILSON

TENERIFE BADGE

Tenerife is our favourite holiday destination, it is one of the , we used to live there and it has a very special place in our hearts. Tenerife is an island of surprises and not just a place to sunbathe or play on the beach, there is a wealth of history and culture which we would like to share with you

If you enjoy doing this badge as much as we did we intend that this will be the first of a series of Canary island badges

The money raised by the Tenerife Badge will be divided as follows

1/2 to Fife Guiding to provide financial help with the setting up of new units 1/2 to AWF to help with their fundraising for Acoustic Research of the Short Finned Pilot Whales

A big thanks for reading, we have provided Resources for leaders at the end of the Challenges, but please check out the internet for further information, you are welcome to adapt any of the challenges for your unit, we just want you to have fun. In our challenge details apart from the picture of the badge we have not used colour to save ink when printing out details

The cost of the badge is £1.50 postage 1-20 =75p, 21-60 = £1.50, 60+ = £2.00 payment can be made by paypal, or by cheque, to Janet Wilson - 3 Loxford Lodge, The Esplanade, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3SS [email protected] / 0779 5511355

BUEN SUERTE!

GOOD LUCK! ADEL AND KARINA WILSON

AWF STATEMENT Our goal is to raise awareness of conservation issues and inspire action by individuals to take responsibility and 'do something' themselves about these issues. Our websites are designed to facilitate action at an individual level. We work mainly with young volunteers from all over the world and we work on conservation projects globally- wolves to bears, whales to sharks, coral reefs to elephants, leopards to rainforests...and of course indigenous peoples, an equally threatened grouping by Ed Bentham Founding Trustee AWF

www.awf-volunteeringabroad.org www.awf-adventureholidays.org e-mail: [email protected]

To achieve your badge please do the following challenges

Rainbows - one challenge from each section

Brownies - one challenge from each section and an extra one from any section

Guides - one challenge from each section and an extra two from any section Senior Section / Adults - two challenges from each section

Discover

1 Plan a trip to Tenerife and do a cruise of the 7 islands, draw a map to show where you went

2 Find out about the Three Kings

3 When do children get coal in Tenerife/Spain?

4 Which Country is Tenerife part of?

5 Find out one fact about each of the seven islands

6 Watch a film about Sea life

7 Draw a sea animal that can be found in the waters of Tenerife and find out three facts about it

8 Find out what currency is used in Tenerife, compare the value against the English pound and draw a coin and note of the currency used in Tenerife

9 Name two fruits grown in Tenerife that are orange and yellow and create something orange or yellow or use both colours together

Discover Leader Resources

1 The Canary Islands: El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote

2 and 3 /spanish-courses-spain/image/sus-majestades-los-reyes-magos-img.htmlThe Magi are popularly referred to as wise men and kings. As part of their religion, these priests paid particular attention to the stars, and gained an international reputation for astrology, which was at that time highly regarded as a science. Their religious practices and use of astrology caused derivatives of the term Magi to be applied to the occult in general and led to the English term magic. A tradition in the Spanish culture is the celebration of the king’s night, when children and adults are filled with illusions and hopes. There is a parade on every January 5th that is carried out in large and small cities in Spain. It is to represent the route that the Magi took to Bethlehem to find baby Jesus following the star which pointed the way. Traditions identify a variety of different names for the Magi. In the Western Christian church they have been commonly known as Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.

In Spain and Latin America there is the tradition of delivering gifts to children on the night of January 5th to 6th. That night, long awaited by children, the three Magi arrive in the city with all their entourage and they are received by the authorities. Mounted on their camels, the kings parade through the city to enjoy and delight children who are looking with eyes full of wonder and enthusiasm.

The Cavalcade of Kings is a representation of festive worship of the three Magi to the baby Jesus. The cities are filled with light and colour. There are parade of floats, camels, royal pages and the most varied and exotic characters parade before the astonished eyes of children and adults. According to Spanish tradition, on the evening of January 5th the three Magi from the Orient tour the city by throwing candy to children and showing their entire splendour.

The Kings coal and bun: Roscón de Reyes Roscon - during the kings night and day, there is also a time to enjoy desserts and sweets. The Kings large ring-shaped bun baked for Epiphany is the star product of that day. This is a kind of large bun, more or less rounded, and decorated with pieces of crystallised fruit of various colours, very sweet and tasty.

The moment of eating this Christmas sweet is diverse. You can have it at breakfast, when the family are together opening gifts, at mealtime, as a dessert and as a snack. Within the rounded bun, small gifts hide which are discovered with joy and good humour by those who eat the cake.

But all this tradition is associated with the behaviour of children throughout the year, at times when children have not been well-behaved, they will not receive the gifts they expect. One of the things required by the Magi from the Orient is the kindness and good behaviour in children. For those who during the year have not behaved well, the Kings do not bring gifts, but another kind of "gift", on the morning of January 6th children find coal. But as the Magi are not mean, coal given to children is a type of sweet coal, sugar, which they can eat and it symbolizes the notice of the need for the child to change.

The letter to the Kings and the delivery to royal page. Letter to the Kings Each year, with the advent of Christmas, Spanish homes are filled with joy and enthusiasm. In Spain and the Spanish tradition countries, the Magi are celebrated with renewed hope. As the three Magi from the Orient did when worshiped the Child God by handing gifts, children and adults expect them to repeat the same gesture of generosity.

At the time, children helped by adults, write a letter to the Kings of The Orient, in which they detail, more or less, their behaviour during the year (although the Kings already know) and which reflect their illusions and yearnings for the New Year. They write the gifts they want to receive and close the letter then it's time to deliver it to the Kings. The letter can reach their Majesties by different paths. The first is delivered by hand to a royal page, this is fun, beautiful and exciting. The king’s page mounts the stage in which Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar receive children to take their letters and hear what gifts they want to receive, after verifying that they have behaved well and have been good.

Another way to deliver the letter is by mail. The latest way of delivering the letter, very typical in the Spanish tradition, is leaving it on King’s night, next to the slippers, under the Christmas tree by the fireplace or in the window. Gifts at night - the Kings are dedicated to enter the homes of children, read the letters and leave gifts next to the slippers.

Whatever the method chosen to deliver the letter, the next morning, children and adults wake up full of excitement and they run to their shoes, where there are miraculous gifts. Joy, excitement, and hope flood Spanish homes. It is one of the most magical nights of the year. 4 Spain 5 Facts about the islands El Hierro - live volcanic activity 2012, figs and almonds are grown here, the smallest of the seven islands La Palma known as la isla bonita - the pretty island, has the clearest skies in the world, there is an observatory on the island, famous for embroidery and silk La Gomera has a whistling language, famous for the dance of the drum, they make palm honey there (syrup extracted from the palm tree) Tenerife has the highest mountain in Spain - , Vilaflor is the highest village in Spain, the used to live here, it is the largest of the Canary islands Gran Canaria its capital is Las Palmas, you can find the Dunes of Maspalomas here, the painted cave museum is here Lanzarote has 100 mouthed volcanoes, the average temperature is 21 degrees centigrade, it is the eastern most island of the Canaries Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary islands, it is situated just off the coast of Africa, it is the oldest of the Canary islands

6 Films such as Finding Nemo, Little Mermaid, Shark Tale, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Sponge Bob Squarepants

7 pictures can be found on wikipedia or other internet sites, three animals are Sea Urchins - the sea urchin is a spiny, hard-shelled animal that lives on the rocky seafloor, from shallow waters to great depths. There are about 700 different species of sea urchins worldwide. The biggest sea urchin is the red sea urchin Dolphins - dolphins are mammals; this means that they nurse their babies with milk from the mothers. Dolphins can swim up to 260 m. below the surface of the ocean. Dolphins can stay up to 15 minutes under water, but they cannot breath under the water.

Whales - whales are mammals this means that whale calves grow inside their mothers until they are born they are then nursed and taken care by their mothers until they reach a certain age. Whales breathe air like us therefore, they need to reach the surface of the ocean to breathe because they cannot breathe underwater. To breathe, whales have a blowhole in the top of their heads when they reach the surface, they take air in through this blowhole.

8 The currency is the euro, for pictures of the notes either type into the internet picture of euro currency or try www.asiatraveltips.com, the value in 2012 is approximately 1.20 euros which is equal to £1.00

9 Oranges and bananas. creating something in either yellow or orange is fun, below are some ideas, there are lots more on the internet, www.allcrafts.net or www.dtlk-kids.com are just two. make a yellow or orange friendship bracelet do paper weaving in orange and yellow knit a yellow or orange scarf make a yellow and orange jigsaw create a collage in yellow and orange

Paper mache fruit - this is a great one to do and so effective, you can do this with most fruits, use vaseline to grease a banana and orange then paper mache it and when dry cut around the paper mache around the middle of the fruit, then it will be in two halves, then put some dry rice or pulses in the middle and paper mache the fruit back together. When dry paint the fruit in yellow and orange and varnish it if you want. make yellow pom pom chicks make pom pom friends in yellow and orange make a bracelet using yellow and orange beads cover a small plain paper book in yellow or orange or both and use it as a scrapbook or memory book make a frame for your favourite photo in card decorating the frame in yellow or orange

Make yellow and orange Marbles - Bake or dry the marbles according to the directions on the package of clay, buy yellow and orange clay and then take a small piece of clay and roll it into a ball . Make about 10 small marbles, and 1 larger one, for rolling in yellow and then another 11 in orange the same. how to play a game of marbles - get together with a friend, draw a circle outside (or any other hard outdoor surface) with chalk, place all the marbles in the circle except for the larger ones which you use to try and knock out the marbles, one of you has the orange marbles and one the yellow, have your friend try to roll your marbles out of the centre, she will claim the marbles she knocks out, but, if she rolls one of her marbles out of the circle you get that marble! Take turns until all the marbles are gone, the person with the most marbles wins!

Explore

1 Do a water activity

2 Learn about Spanish dancing and try it yourself

3 Cook a Spanish Tortilla

4 Name a volcano in Tenerife and make a model or draw a picture

5 Find out about Carnival time in Tenerife, learn a fact

6 Design a carnival outfit or a carnival hat

7 Make a carnival outfit or hat for yourself or in miniature

8 Make a model of anything associated with Tenerife out of recycled materials

9 Find out who is and draw an imaginative picture

10 Make a fun fruit sangria

11 Create a seaside collage

12 Discover more about sand pictures. What is their association with Tenerife?

13 Make a sand picture.

Explore Leader Resources

1 water activities - make boats out of a juice carton cut longways in the middle then use a straw and make some sails, make a hole in the sails and thread it though the straw and blue tac the straw in the centre, the sails can be decorated. Go swimming, walk through puddles with your wellies!! Go canoeing, sailing, kayaking, or anything else based around water

2 Flamenco is the most popular and best-known Spanish dance, to learn a Flamenco dance look on YouTube and then perform your own variation!! 3 Oven-baked Spanish Tortilla – Tortilla Español al Horno Ingredients: Olive oil, 1 clove of garlic, minced, 1/2 lb onion (about 2 medium onions), chopped, about 8 medium potatoes, peeled & thinly sliced, 10 eggs, 1/3 cup milk, 4 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 375F. Boil potatoes until not quite soft (about 7 min) and drain. Heat olive oil in frying pan and fry onion until tender. Add garlic and saute a few more minutes. Let potatoes, onion, and garlic cool slightly. In a bowl, beat the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together. Add the cooled onion/garlic mixture and stir. Mix the egg mixture into the potatoes. Grease a 9 x 11-inch dish fairly liberally with oil. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking-dish and flatten the top surface of the mix – no peaks wanted! Bake in the centre of the oven for about 40 minutes until it's golden brown - make sure it's set in the centre using a sharp knife to test it. When ready remove from the oven and leave it cool to cool and set a little more. (about 5 minutes) Loosen the edges with a knife and serve hot or cold with bread 4 Mount Teide pictures can be found on the internet, a good site is Wikipedia 5 The Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is held each February in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the largest of the Canary islands, and attracts people from all over the world. It is considered the second most popular and internationally-known carnival, after the one held in Rio de Janeiro(Brazil). Partially for this reason, the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is twinned with the city of Rio de Janeiro. Please look on the internet or on Wikipedia for any other facts 6 You could look on the internet for some ideas, 7 Hold a competition in your unit 9 Guayota, was the main harmful and vicious God and Achamans's enemy. According to Guanche legend, Guayota lived inside Mount Teide the volcano, one of the gateways to the underworld. Guayota was said to be represented as a black dog and was accompanied by demons, also in the form of black dogs, known as . Achamán is the supreme god of the Guanches on the island of Tenerife; he is the father god and creator. The name means literally "the skies", Achamán, an eternal god with unlimited power, created the land and the water, the fire and the air, and all creatures derived their existence from him. Achamán lived in the heights and sometimes descended upon the summits of the mountains, looking upon his creations. According to legend, Guayota kidnapped (the sun) and shut it up in the Teide, plunging the world into darkness. Humans prayed to Achaman who saved Magec, and instead locked Guayota up in the Teide. Guayota is the king of evil genies, and was worshipped in the island of Tenerife in the Guanche religion. 10 Non alcoholic Fruit Sangria - 4 cups cranberry-grape juice, 1 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 1 pear diced, 1 apple diced, 3 cups fizzy lemon-lime. You can also add any other fruits you want and add more lemon and lime . Directions: In a large jug, combine cranberry-grape juice, orange juice, fresh lemon juice, diced pear, and diced apple. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Just before serving, stir in the lemon-lime soda and some ice. 12 Every Year the city centre of La Orotava in northern Tenerife celebrates the festivities of Corpus Christi over several days. Since 1847 the over 500-metre-long loop road of the procession is ornamented with a carpet of flowers and coloured sand. The carpet contains a couple of pictures (tapicas) and pattern paints (corridores) which are filled with petals. It is divided- depending on local conditions – into approximately 50 chapters. The carpets are constructed by different groups and individuals (alfombristas) using models. Those groups are for example neighbourhoods of different suburbs, schools, working groups. The individuals often design their chapter on their own, but get help from family and friends at preparing their chapter. Some chapters are created by traditional resident families for which the participation and the activity in the community play an important role. Here and there, external or foreign groups are invited to participate in creating a chapter. The single chapters are based on religious topics. The town hall square which is located half way, shelters since 1912 a big picture of sand of over 900 square metres. The installation of this picture starts a month before Corpus Christi and needs about 2000 kg of coloured sand. To prevent the picture to be spoiled by rain, the square is covered with a tarpaulin for several days. The progress of the work can be tracked by the public from the upper end of the town hall stairs. On the following Sunday the ‘Romería de San Isidro’ takes place to celebrate the Holy Isidro el Labrador who is one of the patron saints of La Orotava. The peasants and peasant women parade in their traditional costumes and with their animals and bands through the city.

Conserve

1 AWF - Volunteering Abroad - what do they do? awf-volunteeringabroad.org

2 What is the AWF Dragonfly project?

3 What is Solar Power?

4 How can you save electricity?

5 How can you save water?

6 Clean up your local park or beach

7 Make a poster of an endangered animal in Tenerife and put it up somewhere for others to see

8. Make a poem, story or song about conservation and share it with others

9 Walk and talk - walk more - use your feet and walk everywhere you can for a weekend- depending on your age have an adult with you

10 Talk more face to face, put your mobile away for the weekend, meet with your friends and chat more

11 Make a model out of recycled materials

12 make a collage out of recycled materials

13 What does recycling mean to you?

14 Imagine life on a sunny island, how could you be Green?

Conserve Leader Resources

1 AWF has been established some two decades and works on four continents on an expanding range of conservation and humanitarian projects. Please check out the web site awf-volunteeringabroad.org In March 2012, volunteers with the AWF agreed a strategy with regard to whales and dolphins to work towards over 2012/2013. The strategy prioritises issues volunteers feel they can and should do something about. See below for details. What will we do? We will raise awareness on the whale watching boats in Tenerife and list as much support as we can from tourists to help develop and finance our plans. We will implement programmes over the course of 2012 to achieve the goals we have set ourselves. We will fundraise and sell whale and dolphin merchandising to finance our programmes 2 Why The AWF Dragonfly Project? www.awf-volunteeringabroad.org We have a mother. We have sisters. We have aunts. We have cousins. We have grandmothers. They are all women who we love and care for. This is true of all women in Sierra Leone. We feel they deserve opportunities to make dreams come true A Place For Women in York Village, Sierra Leone creates space and opportunity to explore and discover talents. It is focused on sharing skills, education, social, cultural and business opportunities to create a world of their own. It is the first of many such women's resource centres that the AWF is opening in collaboration with local communities. This first centre will open July 2012. As young women, we want to learn about and understand their culture and values, and bring this knowledge home. We believe that through women working together, we can create a new world. 3 Solar Panels are a form of active solar power, a term that describes how solar panels make use of the sun's energy: solar panels harvest sunlight and actively convert it to electricity. Solar Cells, or photovoltaic cells, are arranged in a grid-like pattern on the surface of the solar panel. These solar voltaic cells collect sunlight during the daylight hours and convert it into electricity. 4 Conserving electricity - to do with an adult Unplug appliances when you're not using them. Using a power strip makes it easier to conserve electricity because you just have to unplug one cord instead of many. Also unplug any chargers that aren't in use because they still use electricity even when they're not actively charging something. Set your thermostat at a reasonable temperature. Set it as high or as low as you need to be comfortable, but don't heat or cool excessively. Use your appliances efficiently to conserve electricity. Refrain from opening your oven unnecessarily because it has to work harder and use more energy to heat back up; only run the dishwasher when it is fully loaded; adjust the water level on the washing machine for smaller loads and clean out the lint filter in your drier before every load. Better still dry clothes outside - weather permitting. Turn off the lights when you leave a room. If your lights have a dimmer switch, dim the lights as much as possible. Also use sunlight to your advantage during the day and turn off artificial lighting. 5 Easy Ways to Conserve Water - to do with an adult Don’t let it run. We have all developed the bad habit of letting the tap run while wait for the shower to warm up, while we brush our teeth, or while we wait for a cold glass of water. Keeping a jug of water in the refrigerator or turning the tap off while we brush our teeth can save several gallons of water each day! It’s simple really, before you turn on the tap, think of ways you can use less water to accomplish the same purpose. Fix the drip. There is no such thing as a little drip. A leaky tap with a drip of just 1/16 of an inch in diameter (about this big –o–) can waste 10 gallons of water every day. You can turn off that drip by replacing worn washers or valve seats with the help of your parents. The silent leak. Even worse than the careless hand on the tap is the silent toilet bowl leak, probably the single greatest water waster in homes. A leak of one gallon every 24 minutes—an average amount—totals 2.5 gallons per hour or 60 gallons per day! To check your toilet for a leak, place a few drops of food colouring in the tank and wait. If the color appears in the bowl, then there’s a leak. Often these leaks can be fixed with a few minor adjustments, cleaning calcium deposits from the toilet ball in the tank, or by replacing worn valves. Close the hose. Letting the garden hose run faster or longer than necessary while we water the lawn or wash the car often becomes a careless and wasteful habit. A ½ inch garden hose under normal water pressure pours out more than 600 gallons of water per hour and a ¾ inch hose delivers almost 1,900 gallons in the same length of time. If left on overnight, one garden hose can easily waste twice as much water as the average family uses in a month. Irrigate wisely.We have all seen the neighbour who waters their lawn during an afternoon thunder storm. We have all seen the corner business whose hose automatic sprinkler system consistently over-waters causing sheets of water to flow across paths and parking areas. Be wise, watch the weather and irrigate only during the cooler parts of the day (early morning or late evening). How do you know if you lawn requires water? Try the step test. If you walk across your lawn and the grass does not spring back up, then it's time to water. Most grass varieties require minimal watering (1/4 - 1/2 inches, once or twice a week). Set a small cup next to your sprinkler to measure the amount your particular sprinkler delivers. Check the plumbing. Proper maintenance is one of the most effective water savers. Tap washers are inexpensive and take only a few minutes to replace. At home, check all water taps, hoses, and hose connections (even those that connect to dishwashers and washing machines) for leaks. Check the garden hose too—it should be turned off at the tap, not just at the nozzle. The 5 Minute Challenge.A quick shower uses around 20-30 gallons less water than a bath. Challenge yourself and your family members to take 5 minute showers. Use a kitchen timer to keep track. Install a water-saving showerhead for additional savings. Teach your community. Just as it is important to conserve water in your own home, it is important to help our towns and cities save water by teaching others to use water wisely. In agricultural areas, water may be saved by using more effective irrigation methods. In industrial areas, manufacturers can save water by reusing it and by treating industrial wastes. Cities and towns can save water by eliminating leaks and installing meters. Wastewater can be treated and reused. As you conserve water at home and in your community, you will help ensure that the water available now continues to meet the growing water needs of the future. Get started - conserve water today! Take little steps each day to reduce the amount of water you use, by the end of the month it will become second nature.

Share

1 Learn 10 Spanish words or phrases and teach them to someone else

2 What is Gazpacho? Make it and share it

3 Hold a tapas evening

4 Have a carnival party

5 Hold a Three Kings evening

6 Make a Banana cake or loaf and share it

7 Make a Potaje and share it

8 Name a Spanish dance and perform your version of it to your friends

9 Write a speech about what you have learnt about AWF in Tenerife or the Dragonfly project and share it with your friends either by e mail or by reading or showing it to them

10 Keep a scrapbook of the badge activities to include photos and comments and share it with your family and friends

11 Write a postcard to family or friends about a recent holiday or a special day or a guiding experience you have had

12 Imagine you have just been shipwrecked on a desert island. What are the 5 things you would miss the most about home? Share this with your friends!!

13 Share something with a Guiding friend

Share Leader Resources 1 Good morning. Buenos días. Good afternoon. Buenas tardes. Good evening. (greeting) Buenas noches. Hello, my name is John. Hola, me llamo Juan. What is your name? ¿Cómo te llamas? How are you? ¿Cómo estás? I am fine. Estoy bien. Nice to meet you. Mucho gusto. Goodbye. Adiós. Please. Por favor. Thank you. Gracías. I'm sorry. Lo siento. Bless you. Salud. You are welcome (it was nothing). De nada. How much does it cost? ¿Cuánto cuesta? How many are there? ¿Cuántos hay? What time is it? ¿Qué hora es? 2 Gazpacho is a tomato-based, raw vegetable soup traditionally served cold, originating in the southern region of Andalucia. Gazpacho is widely consumed in the Spanish cuisine, as well as in neighbouring Portugal, where it is known as gaspacho. Gazpacho is mostly consumed during the summer months, due to its refreshing qualities and cold serving temperature. There are many variations of this soup some are made with bread please check the internet for more recipes. Gazpacho - 1 stalk celery, 4 ripe tomatoes, 1 red onion, 1 cucumber, 1 green pepper, 2 red bell peppers, 3 garlic cloves, 3 cups of tomato juice, 1/8 cup olive oil, 1/3 cup white wine vinegar (optional), Salt and pepper, Fresh basil leaves Chop the vegetables. Chop the celery, tomatoes, red onion, green pepper, cucumber, red bell pepper and garlic into a 1/4-inch dice. Or, using a food processor, pulse the vegetables until they are coarsely chopped, but not pureed. Add the other ingredients. Add the tomato juice, olive oil and vinegar to the vegetable mixture. Stir well Chill well. Chill the soup for at least six hours before serving. The flavour improves the longer the soup chills. Try to leave it in the fridge overnight, if possible. Garnish and serve. Shortly before serving, ladle the soup into bowls or glasses and garnish with basil leaves. This recipe will serve four to 6 3 There are some great recipes on the internet but the BBC good food site is brilliant - 2 ideas below Tortilla Tapas 3 tbsp olive oil, 1 large onion - thinly sliced, 3 medium-size potatoes- peeled and thinly sliced, 2 garlic cloves- crushed, 2 large red peppers - quartered, seeded and thinly sliced, 6 large eggs- lightly beaten, ½ tsp dried crushed chilli flakes, handful flat leaf parsley - chopped Preheat oven to fan 180C/ conventional 200C/gas 6. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. Tip in onion and potatoes and fry gently for 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender, turning frequently, adding garlic and peppers for the last 5 minutes. Tip into a large bowl, season and cool for 5 minutes. Stir in the eggs, chilli flakes and parsley. Leave to sit for 5 minutes, then put a nonstick 20cm square tin in the oven to heat up. After 5 minutes, remove tin and brush with oil. pour in the egg mixture and return to oven. Cook for 15-20 minutes. (Check it's ready by pressing the top lightly. If it is still runny, return to the oven for a couple of minutes.) Once cooked, remove and leave to cool for 5 minutes, then turn out on to a board. Cut into squares and serve. Tomato bread 4 ripe tomatoes - chopped, 1 garlic clove - finely chopped, 3 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper, 20 slices of baguette, 5-6 slices serrano ham or cold sausages or cheese or anything else you may like to try Mix together the chopped tomatoes, garlic glove, olive oil, salt and pepper. Keep in the fridge until needed. To serve, toast 20 slices of baguette. Spoon a little tomato topping on to each piece of toast. Tear 5-6 slices of jamón serrano into pieces or whatever else you may be using and put one piece on each slice of bread. 6 Banana loaf - 75g butter - softened, 110g golden caster sugar, 125g plain flour, 100g wholemeal flour, 2 tsp baking powder, 2 eggs, 4 ripe bananas - mashed, 50g pecans - each snapped in half (optional), 1 lemon - juiced, mixed with 1 tbsp golden caster sugar to finish (optional) Heat the oven to 180C/fan 170C/gas 4. Beat the butter, sugar, flours, baking powder, eggs and banana together. Stir in the nuts and spoon into a lined and buttered 450g loaf tin. Bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. spoon over the lemon sugar, if using. 7 Potaje - again lots of variations please check the internet for more recipes A few handfuls of dried beans, a soup bone and a slow cooker will turn these ingredients into a rich and delicious soup in a few hours. Depending on how low-maintenance you want your soup to be, you can choose softer beans such as black-eyed peas, which can be tossed in the pot dry, or heartier beans, such as red or navy beans, that will need to be pre-soaked for the best results Ingredients - Ham or beef soup bones, 2 cups beans, 8 cups water, 1 bay leaf, Salt and pepper Soak beans, if necessary. Red, black, navy and other hard beans should be soaked overnight, or cover with water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit for one hour before using. Black-eyed peas and split peas don't need to be soaked. Add the beans and soup bones to the Crock Pot. Cover with water, and add a bay leaf. Slow cook until it is thickened, remove bones and serve, when we make this recipe we add vegetables and any left over meat, in fact we sometimes use stockcubes and no meat, we like this with chick peas! 8 Spanish Dance is a complex dance form. Basically, Spanish dance can be categorized in 6 groups, which are Flamenco, Classical Spanish Dance (“Estilización”), Folklore, Eighteenth Century Dances, Ballet (Classical Dance), and Castanets To learn Flamenco dancing look on YouTube and then do your version!! PERFORM IT AND HAVE FUN