Sigrid describes her day using verbs in the simple past tense. Each verb will flash on the screen in the past tense with the infinitive in parentheses, just in case you need a little help. There is even a vegetarian pasta recipe included!

Sigrid muses about how much she loves this time of year and time of day where she lives in Italy. If she had one complaint, it would be: too much green!

Sigrid is having a friend over for dinner and needs to plan the menu and figure out the table setting. Join her in the kitchen!

To finish setting the table, Sigrid needs silverware and some final touches such as salt and pepper, hot pads, and some candles.

Paul is having trouble waking up this morning, but he manages to make coffee and tell us a bit about his morning routine.

Michele is cooking crispy and spicy roast potatoes. From peeling to parboiling, to seasoning and roasting, she shows us how to prepare this simple and delicious dish. This is a great video to help you expand not only your cooking skills, but also your comprehension skills, since Michele has an Australian accent.

This special recipe brings back memories of the past for Michele, who can recall her own grandmother baking banana bread. Using three overripe bananas, and a few basic ingredients, the preparation gets underway...

Michele mixes all the ingredients together, and puts the batter into a tin and into the oven to bake. Has she gotten the recipe right? Will the banana bread be as good as her grandmother's was?

In this beginner-level video, Luana teaches us about plants. She talks about the functions of the various parts of a plant, and offers tips on watering plants that grow indoors and outdoors.

Sigrid talks to us while preparing some simple vegetables for dinner on her terrace in Italy. Fresh green beans, also known as "string beans," are the centerpiece of the meal.

Sigrid gets to work in the kitchen and talks her way through preparing and cooking dinner, almost as if you were there with her. You'll notice she uses either the "will" future ("I will" or "I'll") or the phrase "going to" (often reduced to "gonna") to talk about each next step.

In the United States, summer means it's time for corn. Let's get acquainted with this popular vegetable.

Sigrid shows us how to prepare the corn for cooking. She also tells us how it is eaten in the United States.

Sigrid goes on a hike, sees some edible greens, and decides to go back with the right equipment. As you will see, foraging is her idea of fun.

Back home, Sigrid works out on her terrace preparing the greens she has picked. She will cook the lambsquarters, but she'll eat the purslane raw, as a salad. She also has some regrets about one missed opportunity.