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¡Hoy es sábado sabroso!     (Today is savory Saturday!)

La fecha es el veintitrés (23) de mayo del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is May 23, 2026.)

El plato de la semana es: cazuela.     (The dish of the week is: stew.)

Cazuela is a traditional Chilean stew featuring beef and vegetables.

Para preparar la cazuela necesitamos:     (To prepare cazuela, we need:)

aceite de oliva	(olive oil)
carne con hueso	(bone-in beef)
osobuco	(ossobuco)
zanahoria	(carrot)
dientes de ajo	(garlic cloves)
pimentón rojo	(red bell pepper)
agua	(water)
papas	(potatoes)
zapallo	(squash)
choclo	(corn)
arroz	(rice)
porotos verdes	(green beans)
sal	(salt)
cilantro	(cilantro)

Watch Santiago prepare his abuela’s cazuela in this one-minute video receta (recipe). ¡Buen provecho! (Bon appétit!)

¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo!   (May you have a super-savory Saturday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico!     (Today is linguistic Monday!)

La fecha es el once (11) de mayo del año dos mil veintiséis.     ​(The date is May 11, 2026.)

La letra de la semana es r.     (The letter of the week is r.)

In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).

Alimentos que inician con la letra R     (foods that start with the letter R):

1 (uno) –	rábano	(radish)
2 (dos) –	raspado	(slushy)
3 (tres) –	ravioles	(ravioli)
4 (cuatro) –	remolacha	(beet)
5 (cinco) –	repollo	(cabbage)
6 (seis) –	requesón	(cottage cheese)
7 (siete) –	res	(beef)
8 (ocho) –	rodaballo	(turbot)
9 (nueve) –	romero	(rosemary)
10 (diez) –	rosquilla	(doughnut; ring-shaped pastry)

For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.

¡Que tengas un lunes logrado!     (May you have a successful Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es lunes lingüístico!     (Today is linguistic Monday!)

La fecha es el cuatro (4) de mayo del año dos mil veintiséis.     ​(The date is May 4, 2026.)

La letra de la semana es q. (The letter of the week is q.)

In this round of the Spanish alphabet, we review alimentos (food).

Alimentos que inician con la letra Q     (foods that start with the letter Q):

1 (uno) –	quesadilla	(cheesecake)
2 (dos) –	queso	(cheese)
3 (tres) –	quinoa / quinua	(quinoa)

For a refresher on pronunciation rules, refer to pages 12-18 and 30 of You Can Speak Spanish! – Volume 1.

¡Que tengas un lunes laqueado!     (May you have a varnished Monday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es jueves jovial!     (Today is jovial Thursday!)

La fecha es el treinta (30) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 30, 2026.)

Visitemos Potosí, Bolivia.   (Let’s visit Potosí, Bolivia.)

Let’s find out why Potosí is referred to as la capital de la plata (the silver capital) in this nine-minute video tour. Do you remember learning about the dish silpancho?

Here is some new vocabulary from the video:

plata	(silver)
potosí	(fortune; riches)
escatimar	(to skimp on)
derroche	(wasteful spending)
ostentación	(ostentation; flashiness)
amarillo chillón	(bright yellow)

¡Que tengas un jueves giratorio!   (May you have a revolving Thursday!)

L. A. Feliz

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¡Hoy es miércoles melado!     (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)

La fecha es el veintinueve (29) de abril del año dos mil veintiséis. (The date is April 29, 2026.)

El postre de la semana es:     cremolada de durazno.     (The dessert of the week is:     peach slushy.) 

Since Bolivia is one of the world’s largest producers of peaches (and peaches are one of my favorite fruits), cremolada de durazno is this week’s featured treat.

Para preparar la cremolada de durazno necesitamos:     (To prepare cremolada de durazno, we need:)

durazno	(peach)
agua	(water)
azúcar	(sugar)
hielo	(ice)

In less than two minutes, let’s learn to prepare peach syrup and ice it up for a refreshing cremolada de durazno with this video receta (recipe). Qué dulce! (How sweet!)

¡Que tengas un miércoles meloso!     (May you have a sweet Wednesday!)

L. A. Feliz

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