The housework challenge

The project:
Everyone committed to equality should be able to carry on household tasks, so with this project
we are going to learn about them. You will have the chance to experience how to take care of
your family and yourself at home.

Challenges include preparing a meal, ironing some items of clothing and do the cleaning.

Process:
You will be assigned a new challenge every fortnight and will be responsible for documenting
how you put them into practise. Then you will have to present orally in class the process and
your results.

First challenge: preparing your family a meal

You will have to prepare a meal following a recipe, lay the table and clean up and do the dishes
afterwards.

SAUSAGE AND TOMATO PASTA RECIPE

Serves: 4, Cooking time: 50 mins

Ingredients
● 10ml (2tsp) olive oil
● 8 good-quality pork sausages
● 1 red onion, peeled and choppeD
● 1 large carrot, peeled and finely diced
● 400g can chopped tomatoes with herbs
● 10ml (2tsp) tomato purée
● 5ml (1tsp) sugar
● 275g (10oz) penne pasta

Method
1. First you have to Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the sausages until browned.
Then, Remove them from the pan and set aside. Next Add the onion and carrot to the
frying pan and cook for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the tomatoes, purée and sugar and
bring to the boil.
2. Second you have to Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 15 mins. Cut each
sausage into 4 pieces and return to the sauce. Cook the sauce for a further 10-15 mins.

3. Meanwhile, you have to cook the pasta in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water for 8-
 10 mins or according to the packet instructions. After that you have to Drain well and stir
into the tomato sauce.
4. Finally Season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve
immediately.

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/140745/Sausage-and-tomato-pasta

EXAMPLES
HOUSEWORK:

Fathers are happier when doing more housework, says study.

Report also found men who spend more time with their children and work similar hours to
partners are less stressed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/04/fathers-happier-more-housework-
study El reto quincenal:
http://web.educastur.princast.es/proyectos/coeduca/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/
el_reto_quincenal_marian_moreno.pdf