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Hi, everybody! I am Georgiana, your English teacher and founder of\\xa0SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help you speak English fluently.

In this episode, I\\u2019d like to include some\\xa0food and cooking vocabulary.

And with a mini-story, you will\\xa0improve\\xa0your\\xa0English\\xa0fluency.

You\\u2019ll see, it\\u2019s like having a conversation with another person.

You know, when I enter the kitchen, the first thought that I have is\\u2026 Why am I here? Yeah. I\\u2019m hungry. That\\u2019s why. Now I remember. \\U0001f642

I open the refrigerator and start scanning for some delicious\\xa0food.

Since I don\\u2019t buy\\xa0ready-made food, I usually stare at the fridge for some minutes until it starts beeping. Then I close it and open it again to continue scanning.

And I\\u2019m not saying my refrigerator isn\\u2019t well organized; it\\u2019s just that I\\u2019m looking for something that I can prepare in 1 minute, or preferably even less.

Many times, I end up making a\\xa0green\\xa0smoothie. That\\u2019s a fast and easy way of getting all the needed nutrients. And plus,\\xa0smoothies\\xa0are delicious.

By the way, a\\xa0smoothie\\xa0is a thick drink that you can make using fruits, vegetables, greens, seeds, milk, ice, etc.

Like I said earlier, I usually end up making a\\xa0green smoothie. Don\\u2019t panic. It\\u2019s green but really yummy.

I add some water or milk, one avocado, 1/2 cup of pineapple, 1/2 frozen banana, 2 cups of spinach, and 1/2 cup of ice cubes. I put it at speed 10 for 45 seconds, and the smoothie is ready. Delicious!

By the way, in case you were wondering, I use a Vitamix\\xa0blender\\xa0to prepare my\\xa0smoothies.

And I don\\u2019t use it only for that.\\xa0\\xa0I also make\\xa0frozen desserts\\xa0with it,\\xa0soups, I can make\\xa0flours\\xa0with it, almond milk,\\xa0batters,\\xa0dough,\\xa0nut butter,\\xa0juices,\\xa0dips, etc. It\\u2019s very versatile.

Whenever I\\u2019m not in the mood for a smoothie, and I want to eat healthy and fast, I use a\\xa0pressure cooker or a frying pan.

A\\xa0frying pan\\xa0is simply a metal\\xa0pan\\xa0with a handle that we use for\\xa0frying\\xa0foods.

A\\xa0pressure cooker\\xa0is an airtight\\xa0pot\\xa0where the food is cooked quickly under\\xa0steam pressure.

I love using a\\xa0pressure cooker\\xa0because whatever I throw into the\\xa0pot\\xa0comes out delicious. I\\u2019m not here to promote any brands, but I\\u2019m really happy with my Instant pot\\xa0cooker.

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