September Events at the Denver Spanish House

In this issue: Upcoming special event including: Picasso's Guernica and the Politics of franquismo, current classes, and Dulce de Leche recipes.

Denver Spanish House special events:

Picasso's Guernica and the Politics of Franquismo: This free event will focus on one of Picasso's most famous works of art and its historic significance. Presented by Natalie Romano, the event will be Friday September 12th from 7-8pm at the Denver Spanish House office. Space is limited, so sign up soon!

Peliculas in Pink: Starting in September, Denver Spanish House will host free Spanish language movie nights. Join us for two great upcoming films:

Nueve Reinas: This entertaining Argentine crime film stars Gastón Pauls and Ricardo Darín who play two con artists trying to heist some rare and valuable stamps. Sunday evening, September 20th at 5pm. Sign up here.

Maria, llena eres de gracia (Maria Full of Grace): Out of Colombia, this film was released in 2004 featuring Catalina Sandino Moreno. Moreno plays a working poor 17 year-old who gets pregnant and turns to the lucrative possibility of drug smuggling to take care of her family. The film puts a human face to the drug trafficking industry, and explores the choices we make in desperate times. October 5th, 5pm. Sign up here.

Denver Spanish House Current Classes:

Spanish for High Beginners will be starting on Tuesday nights from 7-8:30pm on September 9th, meeting weekly for 8 weeks. Sign up.

Business Spanish for Beginners will be a lunch hour class starting Monday, September 29th. Sign up.

Classes for kids will be starting soon, utilizing games, music, and visuals to teach your child the basics of Spanish in a fun environment. Contact me if you'd like to get your child involved!

For each new student you refer who joins classes at the Denver Spanish House, get a free 90 minute class.

Dulce de Leche recipe

Starbuck's and Haagen Dazs have done their part to mass market what Latin Americans and some Europeans have been enjoying for years: dulce de leche. Literally "sweet of milk", dulce de leche is very similar to the look and taste of caramel. Dulce de leche can be: eaten by the spoonful, in the middle of cookies, in ice cream, a cake filling, a flan flavor, and my favorite way to start the day, spread on your breakfast toast.

The basic dulce de leche recipe calls for cooking whole milk and sugar over the stove for several hours until it darkens and caramelizes, but for an easier method, start with sweetened condensed milk. In a double boiler over medium heat, pour a can of sweetened condensed milk and stir occasionally for about 50 minutes, or until it caramelizes, becoming thicker and a golden brown. Another option is to open a can of sweetened condensed milk and cover it with foil. Put the can in a pan full of water so the can is mostly covered, and bake in the oven for 90-120 minutes at 425 degrees, until the sweetened condensed milk becomes golden brown. Here are some tasty recipes for dulce de leche mousse and cookies. ¡Buen provecho!

Denver Spanish House is a language and cultural center with the goal of sharing the Spanish-language and culture of Latin America and Spain in the Denver area.

Saludos,

Nikki Knaddison
Denver Spanish House
Classes. Culture. Conversation.
www.denverspanishhouse.com
303-246-6175