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Cooking

The process of preparing food, usually with heat.

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An Italian dessert consisting of tubular or horn-shaped pastry shells that have been deep-fried, then filled with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta (and often whipped cream) mixed with bits of ...

Barm brack

Culinary arts; Cooking

An Irish bread with raisins or currants and candied fruit peel. It's generally slathered with butter and served as a tea accompaniment. Literally translated it means "yeast bread," although it's ...

Cappuccino

Culinary arts; Cooking

An Italian coffee made by topping espresso with the creamy foam from steamed milk. Some of the steamed milk is also added to the mix. The foam's surface may be dusted with sweetened cocoa powder or ...

Al

Culinary arts; Cooking

An Italian word meaning "at the," "to the" or "on the. " For example, al dente means "to the tooth. "

Brasserie

Culinary arts; Cooking

An informal French café that serves beer, wine and simple, hearty food.

Endive

Culinary arts; Cooking

Endive is closely related to and often confused with its cousin, chicory. They're both part of the same botanical family, Cichorium. There are three main varieties of endive: Belgian endive, curly ...

Hotchpotch

Culinary arts; Cooking

Each country has its own version of this rich, layered, vegetable-and-meat stew. Scots usually add barley and the meat is mutton or beef or sometimes grouse and rabbit. The English call it hot pot ...