List of America's Test Kitchen episodes
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The following is a list of episodes of the public television
cooking show America's Test Kitchen
in the United States
. The program started with 13 shows in 2001, its first season. Beginning with the second season (2002), the show grew to 26 episodes per season.
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cooking show America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen
America's Test Kitchen is a half-hour cooking show distributed to public television stations in the United States, also airing in Canada...
in the United States
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. The program started with 13 shows in 2001, its first season. Beginning with the second season (2002), the show grew to 26 episodes per season.
Season 1: 2001
| Ep | DVD | Title | Recipes | Equipment Corner | Tasting Lab | Science Desk |
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| 1 | 1 | Tomato Sauces for Pasta | Pasta and Fresh Tomato Sauce with Garlic and Basil Rustic Slow-Simmered Tomato Sauce with Meat |
Canned Diced Tomatoes | Tasting Taste | |
| 2 | 1 | The Perfect Roast Turkey | Roast Crisped-Skin Turkey | Instant read thermometers | Store-bought turkey | How Does Brining Brining In cooking, brining is a process similar to marination in which meat is soaked in brine before cooking.Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked,... Work? |
| 3 | 1 | Great Roast Chicken | Easy Roast Chicken | Roasting racks | Supermarket chicken Chicken The chicken is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, and with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird... |
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| 4 | 1 | Beef Stew | Beef Stew with Bacon, Mushrooms, and Pearl Onions Hearty Beef Stew Beef Carbonnade Beef Goulash |
Dutch Oven Dutch oven A Dutch oven is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years.... s |
Does Browning Meat Seal in Juiciness? | |
| 5 | 1 | Perfect Pork | Pan-Seared, Oven-Roasted Thick-Cut Pork Chops Garlic Studded Roast Pork Loin |
Electric Knives | Role of Fat | |
| 6 | 1 | Salmon Three Ways | Simple Pan-Seared Salmon Simple Grilled Salmon Broiled Salmon with Mustard and Crisp Dilled Crust |
Fish Fat | ||
| 7 | 2 | Stir-Fry Made Easy | Stir-Fried Chicken and Zucchini in Ginger Sauce Stir-Fried Tofu, Snow Peas, and Red Onion in Hot and Sour Sauce Stir-Fried Shrimp, Asparagus, and Yellow Pepper in Lemon Sauce |
Chef's Knives | Soy Sauce Soy sauce Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt... |
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| 8 | 2 | Sunday Dinner | Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf with Brown Sugar-Ketchup Glaze Garlic Mashed Potatoes |
Ketchup Ketchup Ketchup is a sweet-and-tangy condiment typically made from tomatoes, vinegar, sugar or high-fructose corn syrup and an assortment of... |
Garlic Garlic Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent... 's Changing Flavor |
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| 9 | 2 | Cooking Eggs | Fluffy Scrambled Eggs Poached Eggs Foolproof Boiled Eggs Fried Eggs for Two |
Non-stick skillets | Bacon Bacon Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating... |
Understanding Egg Egg (food) Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes... Science |
| 10 | 2 | Cookie Jar Classics | Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies Big Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies Big, Super-Nutty Peanut Butter Cookies |
Dark chocolate Chocolate Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC... chips |
Baking Soda 101 | |
| 11 | 2 | The Perfect All-Purpose Cake | Yellow Layer Cake Classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting |
Round cake pans | Protein in Flour Flour Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history... |
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| 12 | 2 | Holiday Pies | American Pie Dough Perfect Pecan Pie The Best Pumpkin Pie |
Pie Plates | ||
| 13 | 2 | Crisps, Cobblers, and Gratins | Fresh Berry Gratin Fruit Crisp |
Food processor Food processor A food processor is a kitchen appliance used to facilitate various repetitive tasks in the process of preparation of food. Today, the term almost always refers to an electric-motor-driven appliance, although there are some manual devices also referred to as "food processors".Food processors are... s |
Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods... |
Season 2: 2002
| ep | DVD | Title | Recipes | Equipment Corner | Tasting Lab | Science Desk |
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| 1 | 1 | Pureed Vegetable Soups | Cream of Tomato Soup Creamy Mushroom Soup |
Blender Blender A blender is a kitchen appliance for chopping or liquefying food.Blender may also refer to:Media:* Blender , a music-themed magazine* Blender , a free and open-source software program for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering... s |
Commercial chicken broth | N/A |
| 2 | 1 | Pesto, Carbonara, & Salad | Bow-Tie Pasta with Pesto Leafy Salad Spaghetti alla Carbonara |
Salad spinners | Supermarket extra-virgin olive oil Olive oil Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps... s |
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| 3 | 1 | Spaghetti and Meatball Supper | Spaghetti and Meatballs American Garlic Bread |
Bread knives | Parmesan cheese | N/A |
| 4 | 1 | Pizza Night | Deep-Dish Pizza | Box Graters | mozzarella Mozzarella Mozzarella is an Italian Traditional Speciality Guaranteed food product. The term is used for several kinds of Italian cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting :... cheese |
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| 5 | 1 | Simple Sandwiches | Classic Tuna Salad Classic Grilled Cheese Sandwiches Flank Steak and Arugula Arugula Eruca sativa , is an edible annual plant, commonly known as rocket, roquette, rucola or arugula, not to be confused with Wild rocket. It is a species of Eruca native to the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Portugal east to Lebanon and Turkey... Sandwiches with Red Onion |
N/A | Canned tuna | Mayonnaise emulsification Emulsion An emulsion is a mixture of two or more liquids that are normally immiscible . Emulsions are part of a more general class of two-phase systems of matter called colloids. Although the terms colloid and emulsion are sometimes used interchangeably, emulsion is used when both the dispersed and the... |
| 6 | 1 | Shrimp Classics | Herb-Poached Shrimp Cocktail Sauce Shrimp Fra Diavolo with Liguine Shrimp Scampi |
Garlic presses | N/A | Changing garlic's flavor |
| 7 | 2 | Steak Frites | Pan-Seared Steaks Shallot Butter Sauce Red Wine Sauce French Fries |
corkscrew Corkscrew A corkscrew is a kitchen tool for drawing stopping corks from wine bottles. Generally, a corkscrew consists of a pointed metallic helix attached to a handle. The user grips the handle and screws the metal point into the cork, until the helix is firmly embedded, then a vertical pull on the... s |
red wines for cooking | |
| 8 | 2 | Fried Chicken & Fixins | Crispy Fried Chicken Creamy Coleslaw Sweet-and-Sour Coleslaw |
cutting boards | successful frying | |
| 9 | 2 | Chicken Cutlets 101 | Chicken Marsala Stuffed Chicken Cutlets with Three Fillings |
Bread Crumbs | The role of "fond" in pan sauces | |
| 10 | 2 | All American Cookout | Grilled Hamburgers with Many Toppings Grilled Vegetables |
hot dogs | ||
| 11 | 2 | Middle Eastern Barbecue | Grilled Shish Kebab Baba Ghanoush |
grill tongs | Do marinades work? | |
| 12 | 2 | Fajitas & Margaritas | Chunky Guacamole Classic Fajitas Fresh Margaritas |
zesters | ||
| 13 | 2 | Thanksgiving Dinner | Crisp-Skin High-Roast Butterflied Turkey with Sausage Dressing Turkey Gravy |
sauce pans | ||
| 14 | 3 | Christmas Dinner | Prime Rib Pommes Anne Blanched Green Beans |
roasting pans | why aging tenderizes beef | |
| 15 | 3 | Winter Supper | Short Ribs Braised in Red Wine with Bacon, Parsnips and Pearl Onions Mashed Potatoes |
food mills | starch in potatoes | |
| 16 | 3 | Ham, Biscuits & Greens | Coca-Cola Ham Cream Biscuits Quick-Cooked Tough Greens |
all purpose flour | ||
| 17 | 3 | Muffins & Scones | Cinnamon-Sugar-Dipped Blueberry Muffins Cream Scones |
muffin tins | butter | |
| 18 | 3 | Bacon, Eggs & Home Fries | Diner-Style Home Fries Oven-Fried Bacon Cheese Omelet |
colanders | orange juice Orange juice Orange juice is a popular beverage made from oranges. It is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate... |
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| 19 | 3 | French Toast, Waffles & Breakfast Strata | Buttermilk Waffles French Toast for Challah or Sandwich Bread Breakfast Strata with Spinach and Gruyère |
waffle iron Waffle iron A waffle iron is a cooking appliance used to make waffles.It usually consists of two hinged metal plates, molded to create the honeycomb pattern found on waffles... s |
maple syrup Maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then... |
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| 20 | 3 | Bar Cookies | Chewy, Fudgy Triple-Chocolate Brownies Raspberry Squares |
coffee makers | raspberry preserves | chocolate flavor diffusion |
| 21 | 4 | Two French Tarts | Sweet Tart Pastry (Pâte Sucrée) Lemon Tart Fresh Fruit Tart with Pastry Cream |
lemon zest, oils and extracts | eggs and acid | |
| 22 | 4 | Diner Pies | Chocolate Cream Pie Key Lime Pie Whipped Cream |
whisks | temperature and whipped cream | |
| 23 | 4 | Apple Pies | Apple Pie Dough Classic Apple Pie |
paring knives | what makes pastry flaky | |
| 24 | 4 | Peach Pie | Lattice-Top Fresh Peach Pie | vanilla ice cream | how starches work | |
| 25 | 4 | Chilled Summer Puddings | Summer Berry Puddings Panna Cotta Rhubarb Fool |
how gelatin works | ||
| 26 | 4 | Chocolate Desserts | Espresso-Mascarpone Cream Dark Chocolate Ganache Bittersweet Chocolate Roulade |
bittersweet chocolate | how to beat egg whites |
Season 3: 2003
| ep | DVD | Title | Recipes | Equipment Corner | Tasting Lab | Science Segment/Tip |
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| 1 | 1 | Party Foods | Cheese Nachos Fresh Guacamole One-Minute Salsa Buffalo Wings |
Tortilla Chips | ||
| 2 | 1 | Hearty Soups | Ham and Split Pea Soup Rustic Potato-Leek Soup |
vegetable peelers | salt Salt In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral... |
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| 3 | 1 | Dressing Up Vegetables | Twice-Baked Potatoes Classic Stuffed Bell Peppers |
pepper mills | black pepper | |
| 4 | 1 | Bistro Basics | Steak au Poivre with Branded Cream Sauce Classic Cream Butter |
torches | How egg yolks thicken custard | |
| 5 | 1 | Steakhouse Dinner | Pan-Seared Filet Mignon Leafy Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing |
steak knives | blue cheese Blue cheese Blue cheese is a general classification of cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk cheeses that have had cultures of the mold Penicillium added so that the final product is spotted or veined throughout with blue, blue-gray or blue-green mold, and carries a distinct smell, either from that or... |
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| 6 | 1 | Chinese Takeout | Fried Rice with Shrimp, Pork and Shitake Mushrooms Kung Pao Shrimp |
rice cooker Rice cooker A rice cooker or rice steamer is a container or kitchen appliance dedicated to cooking rice. Rice can also be cooked in general-purpose saucepans.-Overview:... s |
long-grain rice Rice Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies... |
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| 7 | 2 | Chicken in a Flash | Pan-Roasted Chicken with Shallot and Vermouth Sauce Chicken Piccata |
inexpensive nonstick skillets | ||
| 8 | 2 | Pasta Classics | Spaghetti Puttanesca fettuccine with Bolognese Sauce |
sauté pans | what makes some pasta so sticky? | |
| 9 | 2 | Pasta, Quick & Easy | Pasta with Garlic and Oil Simple Lasagna with Hearty Tomato-Meat Sauce |
pasta Pasta Pasta is a staple food of traditional Italian cuisine, now of worldwide renown. It takes the form of unleavened dough, made in Italy, mostly of durum wheat , water and sometimes eggs. Pasta comes in a variety of different shapes that serve for both decoration and to act as a carrier for the... paraphernalia |
no-boil lasagna noodles | |
| 10 | 2 | Beef Burgundy | Beef Burgundy | oven thermometers | ||
| 11 | 2 | Texas Chili | Chili Con Carne | pot scrubbers | why do we eat chilis? | |
| 12 | 2 | American Casseroles | "Baked" Macaroni and Cheese Turkey Tetrazzini |
cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese, produced in several countries around the world. It has its origins in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset.... |
why doesn't evaporated milk Evaporated milk Evaporated milk, also known as dehydrated milk, is a shelf-stable canned milk product with about 60% of the water removed from fresh milk. It differs from sweetened condensed milk, which contains added sugar. Sweetened condensed milk requires less processing since the added sugar inhibits ... curdle? |
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| 13 | 2 | Pork Chops, Two Ways | Gas-Grilled Pork Chops Smothered Pork Chops |
gas grills | enhanced pork | how braising works |
| 14 | 3 | Backyard BBQ | Barbecued Baby Back Ribs American Potato Salad with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Sweet Pickles |
wood chucks and chips | barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce is a flavoring sauce or condiment ranging from watery to very thick consistency. As the name implies, it was created as an accompaniment to barbecued foods. While it can be applied to any food, it usually tops meat after cooking or during barbecuing, grilling, or baking... |
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| 15 | 3 | Barbecued Salmon | Barbecued Salmon Creamy Dill Cucumber Salad |
charcoal grills | paprika Paprika Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried fruits of Capsicum annuum . In many European languages, the word paprika refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot... |
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| 16 | 3 | Thanksgiving From The Grill | Grill-Roasted Turkey Mashed Sweet Potatoes Basic Cranberry Sauce |
potato masher Potato masher A potato masher or bean masher is a food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, apple sauce, or refried beans.-Construction:... s |
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| 17 | 3 | Holiday Dinner | Roast Beef Tenderloin Parsley Sauce with Cornichons and Capers Scalloped Potatoes |
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| 18 | 3 | Ham Dinner | Spiral-Sliced Ham Green Bean Casserole |
timer/thermometer Thermometer Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer (from the... s |
spiral-sliced hams | |
| 19 | 3 | Weekend Brunch | Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Brown Sugar-Pecan Streusel Fruit with Reduction Sauces |
coffee grinders | how does decaffeination work? | |
| 20 | 3 | Quick Breads | Quick Cinnamon Buns with Buttermilk Icing Banana Bread |
loaf pans | the magic of buttermilk | |
| 21 | 4 | Rustic Bread at Home | Rustic Country Bread | dry measuring cups | yeast Yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding... |
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| 22 | 4 | Cookie Jar Favorites | Thick and Chewy Double-Chocolate Cookies Molasses Spice Cookies |
measuring spoons | ||
| 23 | 4 | Lemon Meringue Pie | Lemon Meringue Pie | rolling pin Rolling pin thumb|A wooden "roller" type rolling pinA rolling pin is a cylindrical food preparation utensil used to shape and flatten dough. Two styles of rolling pins are found; roller and rods. Roller types consists of a thick cylindrical roller with small handles at each end; rod type rolling pins are... s |
store-bought pie crusts | |
| 24 | 4 | Shortcake & Cobbler | Strawberry Shortcake Sour Cherry Cobbler |
Cherries | baking soda and browning | |
| 25 | 4 | Two Chocolate Cakes | Hot Fudge Pudding Cake Flourless Chocolate Cake |
digital kitchen scales | the allure of chocolate | |
| 26 | 4 | New York-Style Cheesecake | Cheesecake Fresh Strawberry Topping |
kitchen timers | store-bought cheesecake Cheesecake Cheesecake is a dessert consisting of a topping made of soft, fresh cheese, usually on a crust or base made from biscuit , pastry or sponge cake. They may be baked or unbaked... s |
vanilla extract Vanilla extract Vanilla extract is a solution containing the flavor compound vanillin. Pure vanilla extract is made by macerating and percolating vanilla beans in a solution of ethyl alcohol and water. In the United States, in order for a vanilla extract to be called pure, the U.S... s |
Season 4: 2004
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| 1 | 1 | Salad 101 | Basic Tossed Green Salad Greek Salad Wilted Green Salad and Bacon Dressing |
red wine vinegars | ||
| 2 | 1 | Summer Tomatoes | Gaspacho Quick Summer Tomato Tart |
mozzarella Mozzarella Mozzarella is an Italian Traditional Speciality Guaranteed food product. The term is used for several kinds of Italian cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting :... cheese |
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| 3 | 1 | One-Pot Wonders | Beef Chili with Kidney Beans Indoor Clambake |
crock pots | tomato puree Tomato purée The definitions of tomato purée vary from country to country. In the USA, tomato purée is a processed food product, usually consisting of only tomatoes, but can also be found in seasoned form... |
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| 4 | 1 | East Coast Seafood | New England Clam Chowder Maryland Crab Cakes |
mayonnaise Mayonnaise Mayonnaise, , often abbreviated as mayo, is a sauce. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice, with many options for embellishment with other herbs and spices. Lecithin in the egg yolk is the emulsifier. Mayonnaise varies in color but is often white, cream, or pale... |
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| 5 | 1 | New Orleans Menu | Jambalaya Bananas Foster |
ice cream scoops | vegetable broth | |
| 6 | 1 | Freedom from Red Sauce | Pasta with Mushrooms Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage |
herb chopper Herb chopper An herb chopper is a cooking tool specifically designed for chopping fresh herbs. There are a variety of different designs and styles for herb choppers. Some include a series of blades to finely slice the herbs. Others are compact food processors. A mezzaluna paired with a concave cutting board... s |
extra virgin olive oil | |
| 7 | 2 | Quick Classic Pastas | "Quick" Bolognese Four Cheese Pasta |
tomato paste | ||
| 8 | 2 | Pot Roast | Pot Roast with Root Vegetables Skillet Green Beans |
vegetable choppers | de-fatting liquids | |
| 9 | 2 | Maple-Glazed Pork Roast | Maple-Glazed Pork Loin Wild Rice Pilaf |
Food storage containers | cleaning crusty pans | |
| 10 | 2 | Truck Stop Classics | Chicken-Fried Steak with Gravy Coconut Cream Pie |
Graham cracker Graham cracker The graham cracker was developed in 1829 in Bound Brook, New Jersey, by Presbyterian minister Rev. Sylvester Graham. The true graham cracker is made with graham flour, a combination of fine-ground white flour and coarse-ground wheat bran and germ. Graham crackers are often used for making s'mores... s |
chilling bowl for whipped cream | |
| 11 | 2 | Chicken in a Skillet | Pan-Roasted Chicken Breasts Almond-Crusted Chicken Breasts with Wilted Spinach |
Traditional skillets | carving whole chicken freezing leftover food |
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| 12 | 2 | Chicken in a Pot | Chicken Provençal Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic |
Kitchen shears | Vermouth Vermouth Vermouth is a fortified wine flavored with various dry ingredients. The modern versions of the beverage were first produced around the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Italy and France... |
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| 13 | 2 | Steak and Potatoes | Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes with Caramelized Onions Grilled steaks |
large saucepans | Mail order steaks vs supermarket steaks | charcoal Charcoal Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen... chimneys |
| 14 | 3 | Steak Tips | Steak Tips Steak Fries |
Grill brushes | grill facts charcoal chimneys cleaning grill ashes |
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| 15 | 3 | Stir Fry 101 | Stir-Fried Pork with Eggplant Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli |
Electric wok Wok A wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia.Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used in other Chinese cooking techniques, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup... s |
Oyster sauce | |
| 16 | 3 | Asian Noodles | Pad Thai Sesame Noodles |
Flat-bottomed wok Wok A wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia.Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used in other Chinese cooking techniques, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup... s |
tamarind Tamarind Tamarind is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic .-Origin:... facts using instant read thermometer Thermometer Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer is a device that measures temperature or temperature gradient using a variety of different principles. A thermometer has two important elements: the temperature sensor Developed during the 16th and 17th centuries, a thermometer (from the... s |
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| 17 | 3 | Italian Classics | Chicken Diavola Frico Strawberries with Balsamic Vinegar |
Balsamic vinegar Balsamic vinegar Balsamic vinegar is a condiment originating from Italy.The original traditional product , made from a reduction of cooked white Trebbiano grape juice and not a vinegar in the usual sense, has been made in Modena and Reggio Emilia since the Middle Ages: the production of the balsamic vinegar is... |
grilling raw meat plates | |
| 18 | 3 | French Food in a Flash | Simplified Cassoulet with Pork & Kielbasa Tarte Tatin |
Diced canned tomatoes | ||
| 19 | 3 | Tea Time | Lemon Pound Cake Oatmeal Scones |
Citrus juicers and reamers | supermarket Tea Tea Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world... s |
stabilizing mixing bowls tea party facts |
| 20 | 3 | Sunday Brunch | Denver Omelet Classic Corn Muffins |
rubber Spatula Spatula The term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints... s |
Baking powder Baking powder Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agent used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods such as muffins, cakes, scones and American-style biscuits. Baking powder works by releasing carbon dioxide gas into a batter or dough through an acid-base reaction, causing bubbles in... |
egg buying tips |
| 21 | 4 | The Pancake Show | Blueberry Pancakes German Apple Pancake |
Electric griddle | Fresh vs frozen blueberries | Pancake Pancake A pancake is a thin, flat, round cake prepared from a batter, and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Most pancakes are quick breads; some use a yeast-raised or fermented batter. Most pancakes are cooked one side on a griddle and flipped partway through to cook the other side... facts keeping pancakes warm |
| 22 | 4 | Cookie Jar Favorites | Thin and Crisp Chocolate Chip Cookies Coconut Macaroons |
Pot holders | Refrigerator cookie dough | |
| 23 | 4 | Summer Berry Desserts | Summer Berry Pie Berry Gratin with Lemon Sabayon |
Ice cream maker Ice cream maker A domestic ice cream maker or ice cream freezer is a machine used to make small quantities of ice cream at home. Ice cream makers may stir the mixture by hand-cranking or with an electric motor, and may chill the ice cream by using a freezing mixture, by pre-cooling the machine in a freezer, or by... s |
whipping cream | |
| 24 | 4 | Easy Sheet Cakes | Chocolate Sheet Cake Carrot Cake |
Milk chocolate | baking tips wrapping frosted cakes |
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| 25 | 4 | Lemon Cheesecake | Lemon Cheesecake | Springform pan Springform pan A springform pan is a type of bakeware that features sides that can be removed from the base. Springform refers to the construction style of this pan. The base and the sides are separate pieces that are held together when the base is aligned with a groove that rings the bottom of the walls. The pan... s |
Lemon buying tips Animal cracker facts Lemon tips |
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| 26 | 4 | Showstopper Desserts | Chocolate Mousse Mousse Mousse is derived from the French word mousse which means "lather" or "foam". A mousse is a prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture... Cake Frozen Lemon Soufflé Soufflé A soufflé is a light baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savoury main dish or sweetened as a dessert... |
Unsweetened chocolate |
Season 5: 2005
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| 1 | 1 | Appetizers | Spiced Pecans with Rum Glaze Pita Chips Creamy Spinach Dip Spicy Peanut Dipping Sauce Beef Satay |
Meat cleavers | store-bought Salsa Salsa (sauce) Salsa may refer to any type of sauce. In American English, it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato based, hot sauces typical of Mexican and Central American cuisine, particularly those used as dips. In British English, the word typically refers to salsa cruda, which is common in Mexican ,... s |
What's the best way to store nuts? |
| 2 | 1 | Simple Soups | Quick Chicken Stock Chicken Noodle Soup Pasta e Faigoli |
Fat separaters | Freezing soup and broth | |
| 3 | 1 | A Soup Supper | Quick Cheese Bread Hearty Lentil Soup |
Vegetable peelers | mail order bacon Bacon Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating... |
Freezing bacon What can I do with leftover bread? |
| 4 | 1 | Regional Classics | Creole-Style Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo Cincinnati Chili |
useful kitchen gadgets | Long-grain white rice | |
| 5 | 1 | Pork Chops and Gravy | Stuffed Pork Chops All-Purpose Gravy Glazed Carrots |
what is Brining Brining In cooking, brining is a process similar to marination in which meat is soaked in brine before cooking.Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked,... Measuring salt Salt In chemistry, salts are ionic compounds that result from the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base. They are composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically neutral... |
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| 6 | 1 | Two Roast Chickens | Crispy Roast Lemon Chicken Chicken Under a Brick with Roasted Potatoes |
countertop Rotisserie ovens | ||
| 7 | 2 | Flash in a Pan | Chicken Paillard Pan-Seared Shrimp with Garlic Lemon Butter |
cookware cleaning products | Chicken cutlets | Non-alcoholic white wine substitute |
| 8 | 2 | Family Favorites | Sweet and Tangy Oven-Barbecued Chicken Classic Macaroni and Cheese |
stain removal products | Microwave popcorn | Electric burner tip |
| 9 | 2 | Restaurant Cooking Comes Home | Flambéed Pan-Roasted Lobster Crab Towers with Avocado and Gazpacho Salsas |
How does Flambé Flambé Flambé is a cooking procedure in which alcohol is added to a hot pan to create a burst of flames. The word means flamed in French .... work? |
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| 10 | 2 | Texas Rib House | Texas-Style Barbecued Ribs Southern Cornbread |
Cast-iron skillet care | Corn bread mixes | Setting up charcoal grills |
| 11 | 2 | Grill-Roasted Beef Tenderloin | Grill-Roasted Beef Tenderloin Salsa Verde Broiled Asparagus |
Kitchen gadgets | Setting up charcoal grills | |
| 12 | 2 | New Flavors from the Grill | Thai Grilled Chicken with Spicy, Sweet, and Sour Dipping Sauce Grilled Salmon with Maple-Soy Glaze |
Portable gas grills | cutting board Cutting board A cutting board is a durable board on which to place material for cutting. Common is the kitchen cutting board used in preparing food; other types exist for cutting raw materials such as leather or plastic.... s and bacteria Bacteria Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals... |
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| 13 | 2 | Mexican Favorites | Chicken Enchiladas with Red Chili Sauce Mexican Rice |
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| 14 | 3 | Quick Pasta | Farfalle with Tomatoes, Olives and Feta Campanelli with Asparagus, Basil, and Balsamic Glaze Pasta with Three Pestos |
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| 15 | 3 | A Passage to India | Chicken Biryani Mulligatawny Soup |
curry powder Curry powder Curry powder is a mixture of spices of widely varying composition based on South Asian cuisine. Curry powder, and the contemporary English use of the word curry are Western inventions and do not reflect any specific Indian food, though a similar mixture of spices used in north India is called... |
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| 17 | 3 | In an Italian-American Kitchen | Eggplant Parmesan Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli |
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| 18 | 3 | Italian Classics | Pasta all'Amatriciana Mushroom Risotto |
rotary cheese graters | jarred pasta sauces | |
| 19 | 3 | Winter Supper | Osso Buco Basic Polenta |
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| 20 | 3 | Bistro Classics | Baked Goat Cheese Salad French Onion Soup |
santoku Santoku The Santoku hōchō or Bunka hōchō is a general-purpose kitchen knife originating in Japan. Its blade is typically between long, and has a flat edge and a sheepsfoot blade that curves in an angle approaching 60 degrees at the point. The top of the santoku's handle is in line with the top of the... knives |
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| 21 | 4 | Ultimate Sticky Buns | Sticky Buns with Pecans | new-generation Coffee Makers | supermarket coffee Coffee Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,... |
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| 22 | 4 | Bake-Sale Favorites | Classic Brownies Congo Bars |
Baking Pans | boxed Brownie Mixes | |
| 23 | 4 | Holiday Cookies | Glazed Butter Cookies Walnut Crescent Cookies |
handheld verses standing mixers | ||
| 24 | 4 | There's a Hole in Your Cake | Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake Angel Food Cake |
Bundt Pans | standardized measuring containers | |
| 25 | 4 | Pumpkin Cheesecake | Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake Brown Sugar and Bourbon Cream |
Cream Cheese | ||
| 26 | 4 | Four-Star Desserts | Chocolate Volcano Cake with Espresso Ice Cream Caramelized Pears with Blue Cheese and Black-Pepper-Caramel Sauce |
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Season 6: 2006
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| 1 | 1 | Eggs for Brunch | Asparagus, Ham and Gruyère Frittata Quiche Lorraine |
Mail-Order Bacon Bacon Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating... |
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| 2 | 1 | Tex-Mex Favorites | Fresh Tomato Salsa Quesadillas Beef Tacos |
Flour Tortilla Tortilla In Mexico and Central America, a tortilla is a type of thin, unleavened flat bread, made from finely ground maize... s |
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| 3 | 1 | South-of-the-Border Soups | Black Bean Soup Tortilla Soup |
Chef's Knives | Supermarket Chicken Broth | |
| 4 | 1 | Cooking with Squash | Butternut Squash Soup Butternut Squash Risotto |
Nutmeg Nutmeg The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas of Indonesia... Graters |
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| 5 | 1 | Dinner on a Dime | Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes Pan-Seared Inexpensive Steaks Mustard-Cream Sauce |
Saucier Saucier A Saucier is a position in the classical brigade style kitchen, which is still used in large commercial kitchens such as some restaurants. It can be translated into English as sauce cook. This position prepares sauces, stews and hot hors d'œuvres and sautés food to order... s Steak Knife Sets |
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| 6 | 1 | One-Skillet Dinners | Skillet Lasagna Skillet Jambalaya |
Celebrity Skillets | Canned Diced Tomatoes | |
| 7 | 2 | American Classics | Chicken and Dumplings Boston Baked Beans |
Zipper-Lock Bags | How Acidity Affects Cooking Beans | |
| 8 | 2 | Meat and Potatoes | Onion-Braised Beef Brisket Smashed Potatoes |
Electric Knives | ||
| 9 | 2 | High-Roast Chicken Dinner | Crisp-Skin High-Roast Butterflied Chicken with Potatoes Pan-Roasted Asparagus with Toasted Garlic and Parmesan |
Remote Thermometers | Chicken | |
| 10 | 2 | Let's Talk Turkey | Roast Turkey for a Crowd Candied Sweet Potato Casserole |
Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe... Gadgets |
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| 11 | 2 | Pork Chops and Tenderloin | Pork Chops with Vinegar and Sweet Peppers Pan-Seared Oven-Roasted Pork Tenderloins Dried Cherry-Port Sauce |
White Wine Vinegars | ||
| 12 | 2 | Fish Steaks 101 | Pan-Seared Sesame-Crusted Tuna Steaks Pan-Roasted Halibut Steaks Chiplotle-Garlic Butter with Lime and Cilantro |
Oven Mitts | Soy Sauce Soy sauce Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans with Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus sojae molds, along with water and salt... |
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| 13 | 2 | Seafood Classics | Fish Meunière with Browned Butter and Lemon Pan-Seared Scallops with Wilted Spinach, Watercress and Orange Salad |
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| 14 | 3 | Italian Classics | Fettuccine Alfredo Beef Braised in Barolo |
Parmesan Cheese | Braising Braising Braising , is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavour... vs. Roasting Roasting Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard browning of the surface of the food, which is considered by some as a flavor enhancement. Roasting uses more indirect, diffused heat , and is... |
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| 15 | 3 | Two Curry Traditions | Indian Curry Thai Green Curry with Chicken, Broccoli, and Mushrooms |
Coconut Milk | Preserving ginger Ginger Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.... |
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| 16 | 3 | Asian Chicken | Chicken Teriyaki Orange-Flavored Chicken |
Store-Bought Teriyaki Teriyaki Teriyaki is a cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade... Sauce |
Rice cooker Rice cooker A rice cooker or rice steamer is a container or kitchen appliance dedicated to cooking rice. Rice can also be cooked in general-purpose saucepans.-Overview:... cooking Disposing of cooking oil |
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| 17 | 3 | Paella Party | Sangria Paella |
Paella Paella Paella is a Valencian rice dish that originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century near lake Albufera, a lagoon in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain's national dish, but most Spaniards consider it to be a regional Valencian dish... Pans |
Olive Oil Olive oil Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps... |
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| 18 | 3 | Grilled Pizza | Grilled Tomato and Cheese Pizzas Spicy Garlic Oil |
What is Yeast Yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic micro-organisms classified in the kingdom Fungi, with 1,500 species currently described estimated to be only 1% of all fungal species. Most reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by an asymmetric division process called budding... ? Starting charcoal Charcoal Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen... in a chimney starter |
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| 19 | 3 | Grill-Roasted Pork Loin | Grill-Roasted Pork French Potato Salad |
Kitchen Twine | Dijon Mustard | Starting charcoal in a chimney starter Grilling on gas grills |
| 20 | 3 | Pulled Pork and Cornbread | Barbecued Pulled Pork All-Purpose Cornbread |
Plastic Wrap Liquid Measuring Cups |
Fuel for charcoal grills Starting charcoal in a chimney starter |
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| 21 | 4 | Rethinking Barbecued Chicken | Barbecued Pulled Chicken Cabbage and Red Papper Salad with Lime-Cumin Vinaigrette |
Mini Food Processors | Barbecue Sauce | Fuel for charcoal grills Starting charcoal in a chimney starter |
| 22 | 4 | Summer Fruit Desserts | Free-Form Summer Fruit Tart Blueberry Cobbler |
Food Processors | Science Behind Great Pie Crust | |
| 23 | 4 | Deep-Dish Apple Pie | Deep-Dish Apple Pie | Rolling Pins | Premium Butters | |
| 24 | 4 | Cookies | Spritz Cookies Chocolate-Chunk Oatmeal Cookies |
Cookie Presses | Convection Oven Convection oven Although the word convection is usually used to describe the natural circulation of gas or liquid caused by temperature differences, the convection in "convection oven" has a more general definition: the transfer of heat via movement of gas or liquid... s Freezing cookie dough |
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| 25 | 4 | Old-Fashioned Birthday Cake | Classic White Layer Cake with Butter Frosting and Raspberry-Almond Filling | Cake Pans | Raspberry Raspberry The raspberry or hindberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus; the name also applies to these plants themselves... Preserves |
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| 26 | 4 | German Chocolate Cake | German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Filling | Cocoa Powders | Butter Temperature and Baking Misc. cake making tips |
Season 7: 2007
| ep | DVD | Title | Recipes | Equipment Corner | Tasting Lab | Science Desk |
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| 1 | 1 | Meat Loaf Dinner | All-beef meatloaf Skillet-roasted potatoes |
Ketchup | ||
| 2 | 1 | Streamlined Chicken Skillet Suppers | Skillet chicken and rice Skillet chicken, broccoli and ziti |
Knife block sets | White wine for cooking | |
| 3 | 1 | Best Beef Stew | Beef Carbonnade with Egg Noodles Acorn squash |
Paring knives | Beer for Carbonnade | Stew in the oven vs stove top |
| 4 | 1 | Sunday Roast Chicken and Stuffing | Roast Chicken with Stuffing Sautéed Garlic-Lemon Spinach |
Kitchen shears | ||
| 5 | 1 | Two Ways with Pork | Cider-Glazed Pork Chops Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin Medallions |
Sauté pans | ||
| 6 | 1 | Faster Family Favorites | Chicken Pot Pie Skillet Tamale Pie |
bottled Italian salad dressing | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lighter Family Favorites | Chicken Parmesan Macaroni and Cheese Macaroni and cheese Macaroni and cheese, also known as "mac and cheese", "macaroni cheese" in British English, or "macaroni pie" in Caribbean English, is a casserole consisting of cooked macaroni and cheese sauce... |
indoor grills | alternative pastas | |
| 8 | 2 | Fish and Chips at Home | Fish and Chips Fish and chips Fish and chips is a popular take-away food in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada... |
Deep fryers | mayonnaise Mayonnaise Mayonnaise, , often abbreviated as mayo, is a sauce. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice, with many options for embellishment with other herbs and spices. Lecithin in the egg yolk is the emulsifier. Mayonnaise varies in color but is often white, cream, or pale... |
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| 9 | 2 | Chicken Kiev | Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev Chicken Kiev is a popular dish of boneless chicken breast pounded and rolled around cold garlic butter with herbs, then breaded and either fried or baked.-Etymology:... |
Cookbook Cookbook A cookbook is a kitchen reference that typically contains a collection of recipes. Modern versions may also include colorful illustrations and advice on purchasing quality ingredients or making substitutions... holders |
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| 10 | 2 | Meat and Potatoes for Company | Pepper-crusted Filet Mignon Filet mignon Filet mignon is a steak cut of beef taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin, or psoas major of the beef carcass, usually a steer or heifer... Potatoes Lyonnaise Onion The onion , also known as the bulb onion, common onion and garden onion, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium. The genus Allium also contains a number of other species variously referred to as onions and cultivated for food, such as the Japanese bunching onion The onion... |
Cocktail shaker Cocktail shaker A cocktail shaker is a device used to mix beverages by shaking. When ice is put in the shaker this allows for a quicker cooling of the drink before serving.... s |
Mail-order steaks | Peppercorn Black pepper Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed... s |
| 11 | 2 | Staying in For Chinese Takeout | Chicken Stir-Fry with Crispy Noodle Cake Hot and Sour Soup |
nonstick saucepans | cornstarch Cornstarch Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch is the starch of the corn grain obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel.-History:... |
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| 12 | 2 | Not Your Average Stir-Fry | Potstickers Thai Chile Beef |
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| 13 | 2 | Tex-Mex Favorites | Huevos Rancheros Huevos Rancheros Huevos Rancheros are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1990 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.-History:Huevos Rancheros perform an instrumental blend of rockabilly, surf, Grunge and punk music. The band currently consists of guitarist Brent Cooper, bassist Tommy Kennedy and drummer Richie Ranchero... |
kitchen tongs | refried beans Refried beans Refried beans is a dish of cooked and mashed beans and is a traditional staple of Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisine, although each cuisine has a somewhat different approach when making the dish.-Ingredients and preparation:... |
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| 14 | 3 | Italian Classics | Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce | Immersion blenders | canned whole tomato Tomato The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler... es |
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| 15 | 3 | Flambé at Home | Steak Diane Steak Diane Steak Diane is a dish consisting of a pan-fried filet mignon with a sauce made from the seasoned pan juices. It is often flambéed at the table in restaurants. The dish takes its name from Diana the Roman goddess of the hunt.-Preparation:... Crêpes Suzette |
orange liqueur Liqueur A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, nuts, spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.The... s |
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| 16 | 3 | Hearty Eggs for Breakfast | Scrambled Eggs Scrambled eggs Scrambled eggs is a dish made from beaten whites and yolks of eggs . Beaten eggs are put into a hot pot or pan and stirred frequently, forming curds as they coagulate.-Sample preparation:... Family-Sized Tomato, Bacon Omelette Omelette In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat , or some combination of the above... |
non-stick spatula Spatula The term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints... s |
breakfast sausage Breakfast sausage Breakfast sausage is a type of fresh pork sausage usually served at breakfast in the United States. It is a common breakfast item in traditional American "farmer" or "country" breakfasts, as it originated as a way for farmers to make use of as much of their livestock as possible... |
eggs Egg (food) Eggs are laid by females of many different species, including birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish, and have probably been eaten by mankind for millennia. Bird and reptile eggs consist of a protective eggshell, albumen , and vitellus , contained within various thin membranes... |
| 17 | 3 | Summer Cooking | Shrimp Skewers Spice-Rubbed Picnic Chicken |
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| 18 | 3 | Barbecued Brisket and Corn Fritters | Barbecued Brisket Brisket Brisket is a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest of beef or veal. The beef brisket is one of the eight beef primal cuts. The brisket muscles include the superficial and deep pectorals. As cattle do not have collar bones, these muscles support about 60% of the body weight of standing/moving... Corn Fritters |
charcoal Charcoal Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen... grills |
hot sauce Hot sauce Hot sauce, chili sauce or pepper sauce refers to any spicy sauce made from chili peppers and other ingredients.-Ingredients:There are many recipes for hot sauces - the common ingredient being any kind of peppers. A group of chemicals called capsaicinoids are responsible for the heat in chili peppers... |
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| 19 | 3 | Beer Can Chicken Dinner | Beer Can chicken Pasta Salad with Pesto |
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| 20 | 3 | Rainy Day Barbecue | Oven-Barbecued Spareribs Buttermilk Coleslaw Quick Barbecue Sauce |
grill pans | spice rub container | |
| 21 | 4 | Strawberry Cream Cake | Strawberry Cream Cake | standing mixers | whipping cream | |
| 22 | 4 | Dark Chocolate Desserts | Chocolate cupcake Cupcake A cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper or aluminum cup... s Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Chocolate Mousse Mousse Mousse is derived from the French word mousse which means "lather" or "foam". A mousse is a prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture... |
muffin Muffin A muffin is an American English name for a type of quick bread that is baked in small portions. Many forms are somewhat like small cakes or cupcakes in shape, although they usually are not as sweet as cupcakes and generally lack frosting. Savory varieties, such as cornbread muffins, also exist... tins |
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| 23 | 4 | Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake | Old-Fashioned Chocolate Layer Cake Chocolate Frosting |
cake stands | chocolate chips | "blooming" chocolate |
| 24 | 4 | Easy Apple Desserts | Apple Brown Betty Apple Strudel Strudel A strudel is a type of layered pastry with a — most often sweet — filling inside, often served with cream. It became well known and gained popularity in the 18th century through the Habsburg Empire.... |
silicone Silicone Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications , cookware, and insulation.... pastry brush Pastry brush A pastry brush, also known as a basting brush, is a cooking utensil used to spread oil or glaze on food. Traditional pastry brushes are made with natural bristles or a plastic or nylon fiber similar to a paint brush, while modern kitchen brushes may have silicone bristles... es |
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| 25 | 4 | Favorite Citrus Desserts | Key Lime Key lime The Key lime is a citrus species with a globose fruit, 2.5–5 cm in diameter , that is yellow when ripe but usually picked green commercially. It is smaller, seedier, has a higher acidity, a stronger aroma, and a thinner rind than that of the Persian lime... bars Lemon Bundt Cake |
baking sprays | juicing citrus fruits | |
| 26 | 4 | Lighter Cheesecake | Low-Fat Cheesecake Cheesecake Cheesecake is a dessert consisting of a topping made of soft, fresh cheese, usually on a crust or base made from biscuit , pastry or sponge cake. They may be baked or unbaked... |
whole-bean coffee Coffee Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,... |
Season 8: 2008
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| 1 | 1 | Rainy Day BBQ Pork Chops | Skillet BBQ Pork Chops Cool and Creamy Macaroni Salad |
Chef's Knives | Brining | |
| 2 | 1 | Lemon Layer Cake | Lemon Layer Cake | Cake Mixes | Preparing Cake Pans | |
| 3 | 1 | Italian-American Classics | Baked Manicotti Cheesy Garlic Bread |
Garlic Presses | Parmesan Cheese | |
| 4 | 1 | Cookie Jar Favorites | Triple Chocolate Cookies Brown Sugar Cookies |
Coffee makers | ||
| 5 | 1 | Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties... BBQ |
Kansas City Sticky Ribs Kansas City BBQ Sauce and Smoky BBQ Beans |
Grill Thermometers | Pickles Pickled cucumber A pickled cucumber is a cucumber that has been pickled in a brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment for a period of time, by either immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation.-Gherkin:A gherkin is not only... |
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| 6 | 1 | French Classics | Coq au vin Coq au vin Coq au vin is a French braise of chicken cooked with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic.While the wine is typically Burgundy, many regions of France have variants of coq au vin using the local wine, such as coq au vin jaune , coq au Riesling , coq au pourpre , coq au Champagne, and so... Chocolate Pots de Crème |
Dutch ovens | Cooking with Alcohol | |
| 7 | 1 | Coffeehouse Treats | Blueberry Scones Better Bran Muffins |
Coffee Mugs | Strawberry Preserves | |
| 8 | 2 | Asian Take-Out at Home | Thai-style Chicken Soup Stir-Fried Portobellos with Ginger-Oyster Sauce |
Ladles | Soy Sauce | |
| 9 | 2 | Holiday Beef Tenderloin Beef tenderloin A beef tenderloin, known as an eye fillet in New Zealand and Australia, filet in France and Germany and fillet in the United Kingdom, is cut from the loin of beef. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae,... Dinner |
Roast Beef Tenderloin with Caramelized Onion & Mushroom Stuffing Creamy Mashed Potatoes Mashed potato Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places... |
Knife Sharpeners | All About Potatoes | |
| 10 | 2 | Pasta and Tomatoes, Reimagined | Penne Penne Penne is a type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna . In Italy, penne are produced in two main variants: "penne lisce" and "penne rigate" , the latter having ridges on each penna... with Vodka Pasta Caprese |
Stock Pots | Penne | |
| 11 | 2 | A New Way with Turkey | Roast Salted Turkey Roasted Green Beans |
Roasting Pans | Turkey | |
| 12 | 2 | White Chicken Chili Supper | White Chicken Chili Double-Corn Cornbread Cornbread Cornbread is a generic name for any number of quick breads containing cornmeal and leavened by baking powder.-History:Native Americans were using ground corn for food thousands of years before European explorers arrived in the New World... |
Cast-Iron Skillets | Tortilla Chips | All About Chilis |
| 13 | 2 | French Apple Tart Tart A tart is a baked dish consisting of a filling over a pastry base with an open top not covered with pastry. The pastry is usually shortcrust pastry; the filling may be sweet or savoury, though modern tarts are usually fruit-based, sometimes with custard.... |
Apple Galette | Baking Equipment | Flour Flour Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history... |
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| 14 | 2 | Chicken in a Skillet | Chicken in a Skillet Parmesan-Crusted Chicken Breasts |
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| 15 | 3 | Pizza Party | Pepperoni Pan Pizza Antipasto Antipasto Antipasto , means "before the meal" and is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, roasted garlic, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses... Pasta Salad |
Convection Toaster Ovens Toaster The toaster is typically a small electric kitchen appliance designed to toast multiple types of bread products. A typical modern two-slice toaster draws anywhere between 600 and 1200 W and makes toast in 1 to 3 minutes... |
Frozen Pizza | Heating Leftover Pizza |
| 16 | 3 | Old-Fashioned Breakfast Cakes | New York-Style Crumb Cake Blueberry Boy Bait |
Cake Pans | Hot Cocoa Hot chocolate Hot chocolate is a heated beverage typically consisting of shaved chocolate, melted chocolate or cocoa powder, heated milk or water, and sugar... |
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| 17 | 3 | Bistro Bistro A bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. Home cooking with robust earthy dishes, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet are typical... Steak Dinner |
Pan-Seared Thick-Cut Steaks Garlic & Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes |
Slotted Spoons | Thick Cut Steaks All About Salt |
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| 18 | 3 | Lightening Up Chocolate Desserts | Low-fat Chocolate Brownies Low-Fat Chocolate Mousse Mousse Mousse is derived from the French word mousse which means "lather" or "foam". A mousse is a prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture... |
Vanilla Ice Cream Ice cream Ice cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. Most varieties contain sugar, although some are made with other sweeteners... |
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| 19 | 3 | Fish on the Grill | Grilled Blackened Red Snapper Red snapper (fish) The red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, is a fish found in the Gulf of Mexico and the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States and, much less commonly, northward as far as Massachusetts. In Latin American Spanish it is known as huachinango or pargo... Sweet & Saucy Grilled Salmon |
Grill Mitts | Keeping Fish Fresh | |
| 20 | 3 | Indian Favorites, Simplified | Indian-Style Vegetable Curry Curry Curry is a generic description used throughout Western culture to describe a variety of dishes from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisines... Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken Tikka Masala Chicken tikka masala is a curry dish of roasted chicken chunks in a spicy sauce. The sauce is usually creamy, spiced and orange-coloured... |
Canned Tomatoes | Spice Organizer | |
| 21 | 4 | Grilled Cornish Game Hens | Grillen Cornish Game Hens Rice Salad with Oranges, Olives, and Almonds |
Chimney Starters | Basmati Basmati Basmati is a variety of long grain rice grown in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, notable for its fragrance and delicate, nuanced flavour. Its name means "the fragrant one" in Sanskrit, but it can also mean "the soft rice," and the word coincidentally means "my smile" in Arabic... Rice |
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| 22 | 4 | Easy Skillet Suppers | Skillet Baked Ziti Skillet Beef Stroganoff |
Can Opener Can opener A can opener is a device used to open metal cans. Although preservation of food using tin cans had been practiced since at least 1772 in the Netherlands, the first can openers were patented only in 1855 in England and in 1858 in the United States. Those openers were basically variations of a... s |
Olive Oil Olive oil Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps... |
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| 23 | 4 | Four-Cheese Lasagna | Four-Cheese Lasagna Spicy Salad with Mustard and Balsamic Vinaigrette |
Box Grater Grater A grater is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces. It was invented by François Boullier in the 1540s.-Uses:... s |
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| 24 | 4 | Two Ways with Shrimp | Garlicky Shrimp with Buttered Bread Crumbs Shrimp Salad |
Kitchen Timers | Canned Tuna | Buying Shrimp |
| 25 | 4 | Drive-In Specials | Oven-Fried Onion Rings Well-Done Hamburgers |
Cheddar Cheese | Burgers: too rare or not too rare... | |
| 26 | 4 | Favorite Slow Cooker Slow cooker A slow cooker, also known as a Crock-Pot or Slo-Cooker , is a countertop electrical cooking appliance that is used for simmering, which requires maintaining a relatively low temperature compared to other cooking methods for many hours, allowing unattended cooking... Classics |
Beef Burgundy Beer-Braised Short Ribs |
Slow Cookers |
Season 9: 2009
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| 1 | 1 | The Best Blueberry Blueberry Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue berries and are perennial... Pie Pie A pie is a baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients.... |
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| 2 | 1 | French Classics, Reimagined | Poulet en cocotte (French chicken in a pot) French onion soup French onion soup French onion soup is an onion and beef broth or a beef stock based soup traditionally served with croutons and cheese as toppings... |
Gruyère cheese Gruyère (cheese) Gruyère is a hard yellow cheese, named after the town of Gruyères in Switzerland, and originated in the cantons of Fribourg, Vaud, Neuchâtel, Jura, and Berne... s |
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| 3 | 1 | Dinner With a Latin Accent | Arroz con pollo (Chicken with rice) Sizzling Shrimp |
Crazy kitchen gadgets | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | 1 | The Crunchiest Pork Chops Ever | Pork Chops Pork chop A pork chop is a cut of pork cut perpendicularly to the spine of the pig and usually containing a rib or part of a vertebra, served as an individual portion.-Variations:... Apple Sauce |
nonstick skillets Frying pan A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, and no lid. Larger pans may have a small grab handle opposite the main handle... |
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| 5 | 1 | Perfecting Pasta Sauces | Meat sauce creamy tomato sauce |
N/A | extra-virgin olive oil Olive oil Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps... |
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| 6 | 1 | Easy Apple Desserts | Apple Pie Apple pie An apple pie is a fruit pie in which the principal filling ingredient is apples. It is sometimes served with whipped cream or ice cream on top... Applesauce Cake |
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| 7 | 2 | One Great Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the... |
Herbed Roast Turkey Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Mashed potato Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places... Best Turkey Gravy Gravy Gravy is a sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces and gravy is often thicker than in Britain... |
Potato Ricers Potato ricer A potato ricer is a kitchen implement used to process potatoes by forcing it through small holes, which are often not much wider than a grain of rice. Mashed potatoes is a food commonly made using this utensil. In technical terms, it works by a process of extrusion. A potato ricer can also be used... |
How starches Starch Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an energy store... affect texture in mashed potatoes |
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| 8 | 2 | Soups of the Day | Beef and Vegetable Soup Hearty Tuscan Bean Stew |
Beef Broth Broth Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce. It can be eaten alone or with garnish... |
In Search of Glutamates Brining Brining In cooking, brining is a process similar to marination in which meat is soaked in brine before cooking.Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked,... Beans |
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| 9 | 2 | Bringing Home Italian Favorites | Tiramisu Tiramisu Tiramisu, , , literally "pick me up", is an Italian cake and dessert.It is made of ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks and mascarpone, and flavored with liquor and cocoa... Chicken Saltimbocca Saltimbocca Saltimbocca is a dish made of veal lined or topped with prosciutto and sage; marinated in wine, oil or saltwater depending on the region or one's own taste... |
Refrigerator and Freezer Thermometers | Prosciutto Prosciutto Prosciutto |ham]]) or Parma ham is a dry-cured ham that is usually thinly sliced and served uncooked; this style is called prosciutto crudo in Italian and is distinguished from cooked ham, prosciutto cotto.... |
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| 10 | 2 | Everyone's Favorite Cake | Foolproof Chocolate Frosting Fluffy Yellow Layer Cake |
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| 11 | 2 | Resurrecting the Roast Beef Dinner | Slow-Roasted Beef Horseradish Horseradish Horseradish is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbages. The plant is probably native to south eastern Europe and the Arab World , but is popular around the world today... Cream Sauce Mashed Potatoes Mashed potato Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places... and Root Vegetables |
Meat-Probe Thermometers | Salting Salting (food) Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt. It is related to pickling . It is one of the oldest methods of preserving food, and two historically significant salt-cured foods are dried and salted cod and salt-cured meat.Salting is used because most bacteria, fungi and other potentially... Meat |
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| 12 | 2 | South-of-the-Border Supper | Steak Tacos Taco A taco is a traditional Mexican dish composed of a corn or wheat tortilla folded or rolled around a filling. A taco can be made with a variety of fillings, including beef, chicken, seafood, vegetables and cheese, allowing for great versatility and variety... Enchiladas Verdes Enchilada An enchilada is a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with a variety of ingredients, including meat, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, seafood or combinations.-Etymology:... Sweet and Spicy Pickled Onions |
Silicone Silicone Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications , cookware, and insulation.... Spatulas |
Jarred Hot Salsas Salsa (sauce) Salsa may refer to any type of sauce. In American English, it usually refers to the spicy, often tomato based, hot sauces typical of Mexican and Central American cuisine, particularly those used as dips. In British English, the word typically refers to salsa cruda, which is common in Mexican ,... |
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| 13 | 3 | Lunchtime Specials | Pizza Bianca Creamless Creamy Tomato Soup Croutons Crouton A crouton is a small piece of sautéed or rebaked bread, often cubed and seasoned, that is used to add texture and flavor to salads, notably the Caesar salad, as an accompaniment to soups, or eaten as a snack food. The word crouton is derived from the French croûton, itself derived from croûte,... |
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| 14 | 3 | Fish Made Easy | Poached Poaching (cooking) Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid, generally milk, stock or wine.-Utilization:Poaching is particularly suitable for delicate food, such as eggs, poultry, fish and fruit, which might easily fall apart or dry out... Salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true... Crunchy Oven-Fried Fish Sweet and Tangy Tartar Sauce Tartar sauce Tartare sauce is a creamy white sauce frequently used to season fried seafood dishes.-Composition:... |
Mandolines Mandoline A mandoline is a cooking utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes; with suitable attachments, it can make crinkle-cuts. It consists of two parallel working surfaces, one of which can be adjusted in height. A food item is slid along the adjustable surface until it reaches a blade mounted... |
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| 15 | 3 | A Grand, Sweet Finale | Make-Ahead Chocolate Soufflé Soufflé A soufflé is a light baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savoury main dish or sweetened as a dessert... Grand Marnier Grand Marnier Grand Marnier is a liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is made from a blend of true cognacs and distilled essence of bitter orange. Grand Marnier is 40% alcohol . It is produced in several varieties, most of which can be consumed "neat" as a digestif and can be used in... Soufflé |
Balloon Whisks Whisk A whisk is a cooking utensil used in food preparation to blend ingredients smooth, or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping. Most whisks consist of a long, narrow handle with a series of wire loops joined at the end. The wires are usually metal, but some are... |
Soufflés Soufflé A soufflé is a light baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savoury main dish or sweetened as a dessert... |
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| 16 | 3 | Holiday Ham and Biscuits | Glazed Spiral-Sliced Ham Ham Ham is a cut of meat from the thigh of the hind leg of certain animals, especiallypigs. Nearly all hams sold today are fully cooked or cured.-Etymology:... Best Drop Biscuits Biscuit A biscuit is a baked, edible, and commonly flour-based product. The term is used to apply to two distinctly different products in North America and the Commonwealth Nations.... |
Cutting Boards Cutting board A cutting board is a durable board on which to place material for cutting. Common is the kitchen cutting board used in preparing food; other types exist for cutting raw materials such as leather or plastic.... |
Orange Marmalade Marmalade Marmalade is a fruit preserve made from the juice and peel of citrus fruits, boiled with sugar and water. The benchmark citrus fruit for marmalade production in Britain is the "Seville orange" from Spain, Citrus aurantium var... |
Bacteria Bacteria Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals... on Board |
| 17 | 3 | Let's Do Chinese | Pork Stir Fry Stir frying Stir frying is an umbrella term used to describe two Chinese cooking techniques for preparing food in a wok: chǎo and bào . The term stir-fry was introduced into the English language by Buwei Yang Chao, in her book How to Cook and Eat in Chinese, to describe the chǎo technique... Beef or Vegetable Stir Fry |
Rice Cookers Rice cooker A rice cooker or rice steamer is a container or kitchen appliance dedicated to cooking rice. Rice can also be cooked in general-purpose saucepans.-Overview:... |
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| 18 | 3 | Pork on the Grill | Grilled Pork Loin Sautéed Spinach Spinach Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions... |
Artisanal Bacon | ||
| 19 | 3 | Old-Fashioned Snack Cakes | Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Cream cheese Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting, white cheese with a high fat content. Traditionally, it is made from unskimmed milk enriched with additional cream.... Frosting Oatmeal Oatmeal Oatmeal is ground oat groats , or a porridge made from oats . Oatmeal can also be ground oat, steel-cut oats, crushed oats, or rolled oats.... Cake with Broiled Icing |
Measuring the British United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... way: Using weighing scales. |
Goodbye to Gumminess | |
| 20 | 4 | Backyard Steak and Potatoes | Grilled Flank Steak Grilled Potatoes with Garlic Garlic Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent... and Rosemary Rosemary Rosemary, , is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which includes many other herbs, and is one of two species in the genus Rosmarinus... Mediterranean Marinade Marination Marination is the process of soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking. The origins of the word allude to the use of brine in the pickling process, which led to the technique of adding flavor by immersion in liquid... |
Silicone Silicone Silicones are inert, synthetic compounds with a variety of forms and uses. Typically heat-resistant and rubber-like, they are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medical applications , cookware, and insulation.... Spatulas |
Mail-Order Porterhouse Steaks | Salting Salting Salting may refer to:-People:*George Salting , Australian-born English art collector, who left the Salting Bequest, which included the**Salting Madonna , National Gallery, London-Other:... Meat |
| 21 | 4 | Grilled Rack of Lamb Dinner | Grilled Rack of Lamb with Garlic and Herbs Summer Vegetable Gratin Gratin Gratin is a widespread culinary technique in food preparation in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter. Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind... |
Broiler-Safe Gratin Dishes | ||
| 22 | 4 | Four-Star Stuffed Chicken Breasts | Stuffed Chicken Breasts Arugula Salad Green Beans Amandine |
Meat Pounders Meat tenderizer A meat tenderizer is hand-powered tool used to tenderize slabs of meat in preparation for cooking the meat. Although a meat tenderizer can be made out of virtually any object there are three types that manufactured specifically for tenderizing meat. The first, most common, is a tool that resembles... |
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| 23 | 4 | Breadmaking, Simplified | Almost No-Knead Bread Skillet Soda Bread |
Serrated Knives | Kneading Kneading Kneading is a process in the making of bread or pasta dough, used to mix together the ingredients and add strength to the final product. Its importance lies in the mixing of flour with water. When these two ingredients are combined and kneaded, the gliadin and glutenin proteins in the flour expand... and Autolysis |
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| 24 | 4 | Weeknight Summer Supper | Perfectly grilled chicken breasts Cherry Tomato Salad |
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| 25 | 4 | French Country Cooking | Daube Provençal (Beef stew from the south of France) Meringue Meringue Meringue is a type of dessert made from whipped egg whites and sugar, occasionally some recipes may call for adding an acid such as cream of tartar or a small amount of vinegar and a binding agent such as cornstarch found in icing sugar which may be added in addition to the corn starch which... Cookies |
Pastry Bags Pastry bag A pastry bag is an often cone- or triangular-shaped, hand-held bag made from cloth, paper, or plastic that is used to pipe semi-solid foods by pressing them through a narrow opening at one end, for many purposes including cake decoration... |
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| 26 | 4 | Puddings—from Simple to Spectacular | Creme caramel Stovetop rice pudding Pudding Pudding most often refers to a dessert, but it can also be a savory dish.In the United States, pudding characteristically denotes a sweet milk-based dessert similar in consistency to egg-based custards, though it may also refer to other types such as bread and rice pudding.In the United Kingdom and... |
Electric Kettles Kettle A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own electric heating element.- Stovetop kettles :... |
Season 10: 2010
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| 1 | 1 | Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake | Triple-Chocolate Mousse Mousse Mousse is derived from the French word mousse which means "lather" or "foam". A mousse is a prepared food that incorporates air bubbles to give it a light and airy texture... Cake |
Innovative Teapots Teapot A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or a herbal mix in near-boiling water. Tea may be either in a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed, either to hold the leaves as they steep or to catch the leaves inside the teapot when the tea is poured... |
White Chocolate White chocolate White chocolate is a confectionery derivative of chocolate. It commonly consists of cocoa butter, sugar, milk solids and salt, and is characterized by a pale yellow or ivory appearance... |
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| 2 | 1 | Chicken Classics, Reinvented | Hearty Chicken Chicken (food) Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world, and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture.- History :... Noodle Soup Crisp Roast Chicken |
Vegetable Broth Broth Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce. It can be eaten alone or with garnish... |
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| 3 | 1 | Best Weekend Breakfast | Best Blueberry Blueberry Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue berries and are perennial... Muffins Muffin A muffin is an American English name for a type of quick bread that is baked in small portions. Many forms are somewhat like small cakes or cupcakes in shape, although they usually are not as sweet as cupcakes and generally lack frosting. Savory varieties, such as cornbread muffins, also exist... with Orange Orange (fruit) An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.... Glaze Best Blueberry Muffins with Almond Almond The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree... Crunch Topping Best Blueberry Muffins with Frozen Blueberries Best Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Streusel In baking and pastry making, streusel is a crumb topping of butter, flour, and white sugar that is baked on top of muffins, breads, and cakes .Some modern recipes add various spices and occasionally chopped nutmeats... Topping Perfect French Omelets Best Blueberry Muffins |
Omelette Omelette In cuisine, an omelette or omelet is a dish made from beaten eggs quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, sometimes folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat , or some combination of the above... Pans |
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| 4 | 1 | Braises | Hungarian Beef Stew Braised Braising Braising , is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavour... Beef Short Ribs Short ribs Short ribs are a popular cut of beef. Beef short ribs are larger and usually more tender and meatier than their pork counterpart, pork spare ribs... Braised Beef Short Ribs with Guinness Guinness Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost... and Prunes |
Sweet Paprika Paprika Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried fruits of Capsicum annuum . In many European languages, the word paprika refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot... |
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| 5 | 1 | Two Ways with Pork | Roasted Pork Chops in a Skillet Maple Maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other maple species such as the bigleaf maple. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before the winter; the starch is then... -Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Smoked Paprika Paprika Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried fruits of Capsicum annuum . In many European languages, the word paprika refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Paprika can range from mild to hot... and Ginger Ginger Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.... Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Orange Orange (fruit) An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.... and Chipotle Chipotle A chipotle , or chilpotle, which comes from the Nahuatl word chilpoktli meaning "smoked chili pepper" is a smoke-dried jalapeño that tends to be brown and shriveled. It is a chili used primarily in Mexican and Mexican-inspired cuisines, such as Mexican-American and Tex-Mex.Varieties of jalapeño... Maple-Glazed Pork Tenderloin |
Portable Induction Induction cooker An induction cooker uses induction heating for cooking. Unlike other forms of cooking, heat is generated directly in the pot or pan , as opposed to being generated in the stovetop by electrical coils or burning gas... Burners Electric Citrus Juicers Cut-Resistant Glove Electric Egg Cookers |
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| 6 | 1 | The Cookie Jar | French Butter Cookies—Sables Sablé (biscuit) Sablé is a French round shortbread biscuit, originates in Caen, in the province of Normandy.-History:According to the "letters" of the Marquise de Sévigné, the biscuit was created for the first time in Sablé-sur-Sarthe in 1670.... Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate chip cookie A chocolate chip cookie is a drop cookie that originated in the United States and features chocolate chips as its distinguishing ingredient. The traditional recipe combines a dough composed of butter and both brown and white sugar with semi-sweet chocolate chips... Toasted Coconut Coconut The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word... Sables Almond Sables Chocolate Sables Lemon Sables |
Milk Chocolate Types of chocolate Chocolate is a range of products derived from cocoa , mixed with fat and finely powdered sugar to produce a solid confection... Chips Dark Chocolate Types of chocolate Chocolate is a range of products derived from cocoa , mixed with fat and finely powdered sugar to produce a solid confection... Chips |
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| 7 | 1 | Saucy Italian Favorites | Pasta with Tomato and Almond Almond The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree... Pesto Pesto Pesto is a sauce originating in Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy , and traditionally consists of crushed garlic, basil and pine nuts blended with olive oil and Parmigiano Reggiano and Fiore Sardo... (Pesto Alla Trapanese) Hearty Italian Meat Sauce (Sunday Gravy) Pasta with Tomato, Pine Nut Pine nut Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines . About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of great value as a human food.... , and Arugula Pesto |
Blenders Blender A blender is a kitchen appliance for chopping or liquefying food.Blender may also refer to:Media:* Blender , a music-themed magazine* Blender , a free and open-source software program for 3D modeling, animation, and rendering... |
All About Panades | |
| 8 | 2 | Meat and Potatoes for Company | French Mashed Potatoes Mashed potato Mashed potato is made by mashing freshly boiled potatoes with a ricer, fork, potato masher, food mill, or whipping them with a hand beater. Dehydrated and frozen mashed potatoes are available in many places... with Cheese and Garlic Garlic Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent... (Aligot) Roast Beef Tenderloin Beef tenderloin A beef tenderloin, known as an eye fillet in New Zealand and Australia, filet in France and Germany and fillet in the United Kingdom, is cut from the loin of beef. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae,... |
Slicing Knives | Processing Potatoes Potato The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species... |
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| 9 | 2 | Rolls and Loaves | Multigrain Bread Rustic Dinner Rolls Bread roll A bread roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. Bread rolls are often used in the same way as sandwiches are—cut transversely, with fillings placed between the two halves.-Various forms:... |
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| 10 | 2 | Egg Dishes with an Accent | French Onion and Bacon Bacon Bacon is a cured meat prepared from a pig. It is first cured using large quantities of salt, either in a brine or in a dry packing; the result is fresh bacon . Fresh bacon may then be further dried for weeks or months in cold air, boiled, or smoked. Fresh and dried bacon must be cooked before eating... Tart Spanish Tortilla Tortilla In Mexico and Central America, a tortilla is a type of thin, unleavened flat bread, made from finely ground maize... with Chorizo Chorizo Chorizo is a term encompassing several types of pork sausages originating from the Iberian Peninsula.In English, it is usually pronounced , , or , but sometimes .... and Scallions Spanish Tortilla with Roasted Red Peppers and Peas |
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| 11 | 2 | Sensational Skillet Recipes | Stovetop Roast Chicken Chicken (food) Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world, and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture.- History :... with Spicy Thai Sauce Stovetop Roast Chicken with Lemon-Herb Sauce Stovetop Roast Chicken with Sake Glaze Stovetop Roast Chicken with Grapefruit-Tarragon Tarragon Tarragon or dragon's-wort is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood. Corresponding to its species name, a common term for the plant is "dragon herb". It is native to a wide area of the Northern Hemisphere from easternmost Europe across central and eastern Asia to India,... Sauce Skillet Lemon Soufflé Soufflé A soufflé is a light baked cake made with egg yolks and beaten egg whites combined with various other ingredients and served as a savoury main dish or sweetened as a dessert... |
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| 12 | 2 | An Austrian Supper | Breaded Pork Cutlets (Pork Schnitzel) Austrian-Style Potato Salad Potato salad Potato salad is a dish made from boiled potatoes, the versions of which vary throughout different regions and countries of the world. Although called a salad, it is generally considered a side dish, as it generally accompanies the main course.... |
Traditional Skillets Wine Aerators Aeration Aeration is the process by which air is circulated through, mixed with or dissolved in a liquid or substance.-Aeration of liquids:-Methods:Aeration of liquids is achieved by:... |
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| 13 | 2 | Who Wants Pasta? | Baked Ziti Penne Penne is a type of pasta with cylinder-shaped pieces. Penne is the plural form of the Italian penna, deriving from Latin penna . In Italy, penne are produced in two main variants: "penne lisce" and "penne rigate" , the latter having ridges on each penna... Garlicky Garlic Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent... Shrimp Shrimp Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important... Pasta |
Cookware Sets | Cottage cheese Cottage cheese Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. It is drained, but not pressed, so some whey remains and the individual curds remain loose. The curd is usually washed to remove acidity, giving sweet curd cheese. It is not aged or colored. Different styles of cottage cheese are made from... |
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| 14 | 2 | An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving is celebrated each year on the second Monday of October in Canada and on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. In Canada, Thanksgiving falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the... |
Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin pie Pumpkin pie is a traditional sweet dessert, often eaten during the fall and early winter, especially for Thanksgiving and Christmas in the United States and Canada. The pumpkin is a symbol of harvest time and featured also at Halloween.... Slow-Roasted Turkey with Gravy Gravy Gravy is a sauce made often from the juices that run naturally from meat or vegetables during cooking. In North America the term can refer to a wider variety of sauces and gravy is often thicker than in Britain... |
Cinnamon Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods... |
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| 15 | 3 | Coconut Layer Cake | Coconut Coconut The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word... Layer Cake Layer cake A layer cake is a cake consisting of multiple layers, usually held together by frosting or another type of filling, such as jam or other preserves. Most cake recipes can be made into layer cakes; butter cakes and sponge cakes are common choices... |
Premium Unsalted Butter Butter Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying... |
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| 16 | 3 | Salmon—Indoors and Out | Charcoal Charcoal Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen... -Grilled Salmon Salmon Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true... Fillets Fillet (cut) A fillet is a cut or slice of boneless meat or fish.- Meat :In the case of beef, in the USA, the term most often refers to beef tenderloin, especially filet mignon.- Chicken :... Oven-Roasted Salmon Gas-Grilled Salmon Fillets Orange Orange (fruit) An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.... and Mint Lamiaceae The mints, taxonomically known as Lamiaceae or Labiatae, are a family of flowering plants. They have traditionally been considered closely related to Verbenaceae, but in the 1990s, phylogenetic studies suggested that many genera classified in Verbenaceae belong instead in Lamiaceae... Relish Grapefruit Grapefruit The grapefruit , is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. When found, it was named the "forbidden fruit"; it has also been misidentified with the pomelo or shaddock , one of the parents of this hybrid, the other being sweet orange The... and Basil Basil Basil, or Sweet Basil, is a common name for the culinary herb Ocimum basilicum , of the family Lamiaceae , sometimes known as Saint Joseph's Wort in some English-speaking countries.... Relish Relish A relish is a cooked, pickled, or chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment.In North America, relish commonly alludes to sweet pickle relish-like sauce that often condiments hot dogs, hamburgers and other types of fast food.-Description and ingredients:The item... Olive Vinaigrette Vinaigrette The word vinaigrette or vinegarette can refer to:*Vinaigrette, the salad dressing or sauce... Tangerine Tangerine __notoc__The tangerine is an orange-colored citrus fruit which is closely related to the Mandarin orange . Taxonomically, it should probably be formally named as a subspecies or variety of Citrus reticulata; further work seems to be required to ascertain its correct scientific name... and Ginger Ginger Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.... Relish Fresh Tomato Tomato The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler... Relish Spicy Cucumber Cucumber The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The plant is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: "slicing", "pickling", and... Relish Almond Almond The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree... Vinaigrette |
California Olive Oils Olive oil Olive oil is an oil obtained from the olive , a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin. It is commonly used in cooking, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps... |
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| 17 | 3 | Italian Bread and Sauce | Ciabatta Ciabatta Ciabatta is an Italian white bread made with wheat flour and yeast. The loaf is somewhat elongated, broad and flattish. There are many variations of ciabatta.Ciabatta in its modern form was developed in 1982... Quick Tomato Tomato The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler... Sauce |
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| 18 | 3 | Great Glazed Chicken | Roasted Broccoli Broccoli Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family, whose large flower head is used as a vegetable.-General:The word broccoli, from the Italian plural of , refers to "the flowering top of a cabbage".... with Optional Garlic Garlic Allium sativum, commonly known as garlic, is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and rakkyo. Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent... Roasted Broccoli with Shallot Shallot The shallot is the botanical variety of Allium cepa to which the multiplier onion also belongs. It was formerly classified as the species A. ascalonicum, a name now considered a synonym of the correct name... , Fennel Fennel Fennel is a plant species in the genus Foeniculum . It is a member of the family Apiaceae . It is a hardy, perennial, umbelliferous herb, with yellow flowers and feathery leaves... Seeds, and Parmesan Roasted Broccoli with Optional Garlic for Two Glazed Roast Chicken Chicken (food) Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world, and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture.- History :... Roasted Broccoli with Olives, Garlic, Oregano Oregano Oregano – scientifically named Origanum vulgare by Carolus Linnaeus – is a common species of Origanum, a genus of the mint family . It is native to warm-temperate western and southwestern Eurasia and the Mediterranean region.Oregano is a perennial herb, growing from 20–80 cm tall,... , and Lemon Roasted Broccoli with Garlic and Anchovies Anchovy Anchovies are a family of small, common salt-water forage fish. There are 144 species in 17 genera, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Anchovies are usually classified as an oily fish.-Description:... |
Vertical Roasters Roasting Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard browning of the surface of the food, which is considered by some as a flavor enhancement. Roasting uses more indirect, diffused heat , and is... Mini Prep Bowls |
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| 19 | 3 | Chicken and Rice—Indian-Style | Basic Rice Pilaf Pilaf Pilaf is a dish in which rice is cooked in a seasoned broth . In some cases, the rice may also attain its brown color by being stirred with bits of cooked onion, as well as a large mix of spices... Tandoori Chicken Tandoori chicken Tandoori chicken is highly popular Indian and Pakistani dish consisting of roasted chicken, yogurt, and spices.-Preparation:The chicken is marinated in Yoghurt and seasoned with tandoori masala. It is moderately piquant in India and Pakistan, but the heat is reduced in most Western nations... Yoghurt Yoghurt Yoghurt, yogurt or yogourt is a dairy product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yoghurt are known as "yoghurt cultures"... Sauce Onion Relish Relish A relish is a cooked, pickled, or chopped vegetable or fruit food item which is typically used as a condiment.In North America, relish commonly alludes to sweet pickle relish-like sauce that often condiments hot dogs, hamburgers and other types of fast food.-Description and ingredients:The item... for Curry Curry Curry is a generic description used throughout Western culture to describe a variety of dishes from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan, Thai or other Southeast Asian cuisines... Cilantro-Mint Chutney Chutney Chutney is a a condiment used in South Asian cuisine that usually contains a spice and vegetable mix.Chutneys are wet or dry, having a coarse to fine texture. The Anglo-Indian loan word refers to fresh and pickled preparations indiscriminately, with preserves often sweetened. At least several... |
Boning Knives Boning knife A boning knife is a type of kitchen knife with a sharp point and narrow blade. It is used in food preparation for removing the bones of poultry, meat, and fish. Generally 12 cm to 17 cm in length it features a very narrow blade... |
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| 20 | 3 | All-Time Cookie Favorites | Thin and Crispy Orange Orange (fruit) An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world.... -Almond Almond The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree... Oatmeal Oatmeal Oatmeal is ground oat groats , or a porridge made from oats . Oatmeal can also be ground oat, steel-cut oats, crushed oats, or rolled oats.... Cookies Chewy Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC... Cookies Salty Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Thin and Crispy Oatmeal Cookies Thin and Crispy Coconut Coconut The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word... -Oatmeal Cookies |
Green Environmentally friendly Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment.... Skillets Frying pan A frying pan, frypan, or skillet is a flat-bottomed pan used for frying, searing, and browning foods. It is typically in diameter with relatively low sides that flare outwards, a long handle, and no lid. Larger pans may have a small grab handle opposite the main handle... |
Stone-Ground Oats Quick Oats Steel-Cut Oats Rolled Oats |
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| 21 | 4 | South-of-the-Border Supper | Mexican-Style Charcoal Charcoal Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen... -Grilled Grilling Grilling is a form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from above or below.Grilling usually involves a significant amount of direct, radiant heat, and tends to be used for cooking meat quickly and meat that has already been cut into slices... Corn Maize Maize known in many English-speaking countries as corn or mielie/mealie, is a grain domesticated by indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica in prehistoric times. The leafy stalk produces ears which contain seeds called kernels. Though technically a grain, maize kernels are used in cooking as a vegetable... Mexican Pulled Pork (Carnitas) Mexican-Style Gas-Grilled Corn |
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| 22 | 4 | Best Burgers and Fries | Easier French Fries French fries French fries , chips, fries, or French-fried potatoes are strips of deep-fried potato. North Americans tend to refer to any pieces of deep-fried potatoes as fries or French fries, while in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, long, thinly cut slices of deep-fried potatoes are... Best Old-Fashioned Burgers Hamburger A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll... Classic Burger Sauce Belgian-Style Dipping Sauce Chive and Black Pepper Dipping Sauce |
Electric Deep Fryers Deep frying Deep frying is a cooking method in which food is submerged in hot oil or fat. This is normally performed with a deep fryer or chip pan; industrially, a pressure fryer or vacuum fryer may be used.... |
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| 23 | 4 | The Italian Grill | Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Flank steak The flank steak, also known as bavette, is a beef steak cut from the abdominal muscles of the cow. A relatively long and flat cut of meat, flank steak is used in a variety of dishes including London broil and fajitas... with Sun-Dried Tomatoes Sun-dried tomato Sun-dried tomatoes are ripe tomatoes which are placed in the sun to remove most of the water content from the tomatoes. Cherry types of tomatoes will lose 88% of their initial weight, whilst larger tomatoes can lose up to 93% during the process... and Capers Caper Capparis spinosa, the caper bush, is a perennial winter-deciduous species that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant... Gas-Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Italian-Style Charcoal-Grilled Chicken Chicken (food) Chicken is the most common type of poultry in the world, and is prepared as food in a wide variety of ways, varying by region and culture.- History :... Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak with Spinach Spinach Spinach is an edible flowering plant in the family of Amaranthaceae. It is native to central and southwestern Asia. It is an annual plant , which grows to a height of up to 30 cm. Spinach may survive over winter in temperate regions... and Pine Nuts Pine nut Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines . About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of great value as a human food.... Charcoal-Grilled Stuffed Flank Steak Italian-Style Gas-Grilled Chicken |
Provolone Provolone Provolone is an Italian cheese that originated in Southern Italy, where it is still produced in various shapes as in 10 to 15 cm long pear, sausage, or cone shapes. A variant of Provolone is also produced in North America and Japan... |
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| 24 | 4 | Classic Asian Appetizers | Shrimp Tempura Tempura ], is a Japanese dish of seafood or vegetables that have been battered and deep fried.-Batter:A light batter is made of cold water and soft wheat flour . Eggs, baking soda or baking powder, starch, oil, and/or spices may also be added... Thai Pork Lettuce Wraps Teppanyaki Teppanyaki is a style of Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan , which means iron plate, and yaki , which means grilled, broiled or pan-fried... Mustard Mustard (condiment) Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant... Dipping Sauce Ginger Ginger Ginger is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It lends its name to its genus and family . Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal.... -Soy Soybean The soybean or soya bean is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean which has numerous uses... Dipping Sauce Scallion Scallion Scallions , are the edible plants of various Allium species, all of which are "onion-like", having hollow green leaves and lacking a fully developed root bulb.-Etymology:The words... Dipping Sauce Chili Aioli Aioli Aioli ) is a traditional sauce made of garlic, olive oil, and egg. There are many variations, such as the addition of mustard or, in Catalonia, pears. It is usually served at room temperature. The name aioli comes from Provençal alh 'garlic' is a traditional sauce made of garlic, olive oil,... Dipping Sauce |
Mortars and Pestles Mortar and pestle A mortar and pestle is a tool used to crush, grind, and mix solid substances . The pestle is a heavy bat-shaped object, the end of which is used for crushing and grinding. The mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, ceramic or stone... |
Mirin Mirin is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, consisting of 40%–50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content—14% instead of 20%. There are three general types. The first is hon mirin , which contains alcohol. The second is shio mirin, which contains... |
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| 25 | 4 | Turkey on the Grill | Gas Grill-Roasted Roasting Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard browning of the surface of the food, which is considered by some as a flavor enhancement. Roasting uses more indirect, diffused heat , and is... Boneless Turkey Breast Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast with Olives and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Sun-dried tomato Sun-dried tomatoes are ripe tomatoes which are placed in the sun to remove most of the water content from the tomatoes. Cherry types of tomatoes will lose 88% of their initial weight, whilst larger tomatoes can lose up to 93% during the process... Crisp Roasted Potatoes Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast with Herb Butter Charcoal Grill-Roasted Boneless Turkey Breast |
Grill Grilling Grilling is a form of cooking that involves dry heat applied to the surface of food, commonly from above or below.Grilling usually involves a significant amount of direct, radiant heat, and tends to be used for cooking meat quickly and meat that has already been cut into slices... Cookware |
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| 26 | 4 | Old-Fashioned Fruit Desserts | Apple Apple The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring... Upside-Down Cake Upside-down cake An upside-down cake is a cake usually made in a pan with a curved bottom. Once cooked, turned over and allowed to set, the cake is eaten upside-down... with Almonds Almond The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree... Individual Fresh Berry Gratins Gratin Gratin is a widespread culinary technique in food preparation in which an ingredient is topped with a browned crust, often using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and/or butter. Gratin originated in French cuisine and is usually prepared in a shallow dish of some kind... Apple Upside-Down Cake with Lemon and Thyme Thyme Thyme is a culinary and medicinal herb of the genus Thymus.-History:Ancient Egyptians used thyme for embalming. The ancient Greeks used it in their baths and burnt it as incense in their temples, believing it was a source of courage... Apple Upside-Down Cake Individual Fresh Berry Gratins with Lemon Zabaglione Zabaglione Zabaione , is an Italian dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, a sweet wine , and sometimes whole eggs. It is a very light custard, which has been whipped to incorporate a large amount of air. Zabaglione is traditionally served with fresh figs... Individual Fresh Berry Gratins with Honey-Lavender Lavender The lavenders are a genus of 39 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. An Old World genus, distributed from Macaronesia across Africa, the Mediterranean, South-West Asia, Arabia, Western Iran and South-East India... Zabaglione |
Apple Slicers | Vanilla extract Vanilla extract Vanilla extract is a solution containing the flavor compound vanillin. Pure vanilla extract is made by macerating and percolating vanilla beans in a solution of ethyl alcohol and water. In the United States, in order for a vanilla extract to be called pure, the U.S... |
Season 11: 2011
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| 1 | Old-Fashioned Sunday Dinners | Pot Roast Chicken Pot Pie |
Food Storage Containers | Salting Salting (food) Salting is the preservation of food with dry edible salt. It is related to pickling . It is one of the oldest methods of preserving food, and two historically significant salt-cured foods are dried and salted cod and salt-cured meat.Salting is used because most bacteria, fungi and other potentially... Meat |
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| 2 | Desserts with an English Accent | Bread Pudding Shortbread |
Best Small Appliances | Stale bread vs. dried bread | ||
| 3 | Tostadas and Empanadas | Empanadas Empanada An empanada is a stuffed bread or pastry baked or fried in many countries in Latin America, Southern Europe and parts of Southeast Asia. The name comes from the verb empanar, meaning to wrap or coat in bread. Empanada is made by folding a dough or bread patty around the stuffing... Tostadas Tostada Tostada is a Spanish word which literally means "toasted". It is used in Latin America to name several different traditional local dishes which have in common the fact they are toasted or use a toasted ingredient as the main base of their preparation. There is a gender difference between "tostada"... |
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| 4 | Chewy Brownies and Chocolate Cupcakes | Brownies Chocolate brownie A chocolate brownie is a flat, baked square or bar introduced in the United States at the end of the nineteenth century and popularized in both the U.S. and Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. The brownie is sliced from a type of dense, rich chocolate cake, which is, in texture,... Chocolate Cupcakes Cupcake A cupcake is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper or aluminum cup... |
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| 5 | Italian Comfort Classics | Chicken Canzanese (braised chicken) Polenta Polenta Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. The word "polenta" is borrowed from Italian.-Description:Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal , which can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired.As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier... |
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| 6 | Fall Favorites | Slow-roasted Pork Pork Pork is the culinary name for meat from the domestic pig , which is eaten in many countries. It is one of the most commonly consumed meats worldwide, with evidence of pig husbandry dating back to 5000 BC.... Shoulder Baked Apples Apple The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring... |
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| 7 | Seafood In a Skillet | Pan-seared Scallops Scallop A scallop is a marine bivalve mollusk of the family Pectinidae. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world's oceans. Many scallops are highly prized as a food source... Skillet-roasted Fish Fillets |
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| 8 | Coffee Break Sweets | Ultimate Banana Bread Cream Cheese Coffee Cake |
Electric Kettles Kettle A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own electric heating element.- Stovetop kettles :... |
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| 9 | Dutch Oven Classics | Beef Beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in... Stew Stew A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables , meat, especially tougher meats suitable for slow-cooking, such as beef. Poultry, sausages, and seafood are also used... Chicken and Dumplings Chicken and dumplings Chicken and dumplings is a popular comfort food dish, commonly found in the Southern and Midwestern United States, that is also attributed to being a French Canadian meal that originated during the Great Depression... |
Dutch Ovens Dutch oven A Dutch oven is a thick-walled cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years.... |
Beef broth Broth Broth is a liquid food preparation, typically consisting of either water or an already flavored stock, in which bones, meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been simmered. Broth is used as a basis for other edible liquids such as soup, gravy, or sauce. It can be eaten alone or with garnish... |
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| 10 | Asian Favorites At Home | Stir-fry Thai Chicken with Basil Shumai |
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| 11 | Southern Fare, Reinvented | Pulled Pork Pulled pork Pulled pork is a form of barbecue in which pork, usually shoulder cut or mixed cuts, is cooked using a low-heat, long-cook method. With these extended times at low temperatures, the meat becomes tender enough that its weakened connective tissue allows the meat to be "pulled", or easily broken into... Without a Grill Easier Fried Chicken Fried chicken Fried chicken is a dish consisting of chicken pieces usually from broiler chickens which have been floured or battered and then pan fried, deep fried, or pressure fried. The breading adds a crisp coating or crust to the exterior... |
Electric Pressure Cookers Pressure cooking Pressure cooking is a method of cooking in a sealed vessel that does not permit air or liquids to escape below a preset pressure. Because the boiling point of water increases as the pressure increases, the pressure built up inside the cooker allows the liquid in the pot to rise to a higher... |
Brining Brining In cooking, brining is a process similar to marination in which meat is soaked in brine before cooking.Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked,... |
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| 12 | Stuffed Beef Tenderloin | Horseradish-Crusted Beef Tenderloin Beef tenderloin A beef tenderloin, known as an eye fillet in New Zealand and Australia, filet in France and Germany and fillet in the United Kingdom, is cut from the loin of beef. As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle ventral to the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae,... Roasted Carrots Carrot The carrot is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist. It has a crisp texture when fresh... |
Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver James "Jamie" Trevor Oliver, MBE , sometimes known as The Naked Chef, is an English chef, restaurateur and media personality, known for his food-focused television shows, cookbooks and more recently his campaign against the use of processed foods in national schools... Flavour Shaker |
Horseradish Horseradish Horseradish is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbages. The plant is probably native to south eastern Europe and the Arab World , but is popular around the world today... |
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| 13 | Sweet Endings | Chewy Sugar Cookies Sugar cookie A sugar cookie is a cookie made from sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda. Sugar cookies may be formed by hand or rolled and cut into shapes. They are commonly decorated with frosting, sprinkles, or a combination of both. In North America, sugar cookies are ... Berry Fool |
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| 14 | Weeknight Workhorses | Pan-Seared Chicken Breasts Sautéed Pork Cutlets |
Meat Pounders Meat tenderizer A meat tenderizer is hand-powered tool used to tenderize slabs of meat in preparation for cooking the meat. Although a meat tenderizer can be made out of virtually any object there are three types that manufactured specifically for tenderizing meat. The first, most common, is a tool that resembles... |
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| 15 | Thanksgiving Turkey | Old Fashioned Stuffed Turkey | Hybrid chef's knives | |||
| 16 | Easier Italian Favorites | Hearty Minestrone Minestrone Minestrone is the name for a variety of thick Italian soups made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes.... Almost Hands-Free Risotto Risotto Risotto is a class of Italian dishes of rice cooked in broth to a creamy consistency. The broth may be meat-, fish-, or vegetable-based; many kinds include Parmesan cheese, butter, and onion... |
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| 17 | Steak Frites | Steak Fries Vinaigrette Vinaigrette The word vinaigrette or vinegarette can refer to:*Vinaigrette, the salad dressing or sauce... |
Spatulas Spatula The term spatula is used to refer to various small implements with a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift materials including foods, drugs, plaster and paints... |
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| 18 | Shrimp In a Skillet | Greek-Style Shrimp Shrimp Stir-Fry |
Feta Cheese Feta Feta is a brined curd cheese traditionally made in Greece. Feta is an aged crumbly cheese, commonly produced in blocks, and has a slightly grainy texture. It is used as a table cheese, as well as in salads Feta is a brined curd cheese traditionally made in Greece. Feta is an aged crumbly cheese,... |
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| 19 | Deep-Dish Pizza | Ultimate Deep Dish Pizza Perfect Chopped Salad |
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| 20 | All-American Fruit Desserts | Sweet Cherry Pie SKillet Apple Crisp |
Ice Cream Scoops | Supermarket Vanilla Ice Cream | ||
| 21 | Grilled Pork Chops and Ribs | Memphis-Style Barbecued Spareribs on Charcoal Grill Best Charcoal Grill-Smoked Pork Chops |
Best New Grill Gadgets | |||
| 22 | Simply Italian | Rosemary Focaccia Spaghetti with Pecorino Romano and Black Pepper (Cacio e Pepe) |
Whole-Wheat Pasta | |||
| 23 | Great Grilled Roast Beef | Inexpensive Charcoal Grill-Roasted Beef with Garlic and Rosemary Roasted Smashed Potatoes |
Smokers | All About Brining | ||
| 24 | Summertime Supper Fare | Charcoal-Grilled Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Prosciutto and Fontina Charcoal-Grilled Tuna Steaks with Red Wine Vinegar and Mustard Vinaigrette |
The Best Summer Gadgets | |||
| 25 | Grilled Steak and Gazpacho | Charcoal-Grilled Argentine Steaks with Chimichurri Sauce Creamy Gazpacho Andaluz |
Canned Diced Tomatoes | |||
| 26 | Lazy Day Breakfast | Buttermilk Waffles French Toast |
Waffle Irons | Baking Soda and Browning | ||