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Pronounced lah-GRAYN. A grape varietal, used in the production of red and rosé wines, grown mainly in the valleys of northern Italy in the Trentino-Alto Adige region.

The process of warming food that has been frozen so that the food can be eaten or prepared to be served.

A dark green, tapering and narrow pepper that is five to seven inches long. When fully mature it turns a dark brown.

An Italian sparkling wine that provides a delicate but crisp flavor with a light effervescence. Named for the Prosecco variety of grape used to produce this wine, Prosecco is a white wine that is slightly lighter and somewhat fruiter tasting than Champagne, offering a hint of pear, apple and peach overtones as its consumed, rather than a complex mixture of flavors and aromas.

The process of warming food that has been frozen so that the food can be eaten or prepared to be served.

A hardy plant used as an herb that grows in temperate zones throughout the world. The sweet, spicy, and slightly bitter and acidic roots, stems, seeds, and leaves are used for a variety of purposes.

A round flat cake, which is well known as a breakfast food, but is also enjoyed by many for lunch and supper.

An aquatic plant that grows along the muddy edges of bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, that is also grown commercially in fields that have been flooded to produce this plant.

A meal where people serve themselves to food that has been set up on serving tables. The meal generally includes a variety of hors d'oeuvres, soups, salads, entrees, side dishes, breads, desserts and beverages.

A Swedish term describing a meal where people serve themselves to a large selection of food that has been set up on serving tables.

A tuber used as a vegetable with the shape of a large turnip that has a brown skin and white flesh. Many different sizes are harvested with some weighing as much as six pounds.

Short chunky pieces of pasta with ridges circling the pasta, which form a shape that resembles the grill of a radiator.

A very fine variety of brandy named for the Cognac region in western France where it was first produced.

A dairy product made from the curds of milk that have been separated from the whey. The curds form a firm substance that is aged to create added flavor.

A plant belonging to the parsley family that is a common vegetable grown primarily for the pale green stalks or Celery ribs as they are also known.

A white or yellow-toned, soft, fatty substance obtained from the churning of milk or cream, allowing the butter to separate from the liquid.

An alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juices. The highest quality brandies are referred to as either Cognac or Armagnac, both named for the regions in France where they were first produced.

A somewhat small, round berry that is dark blue in color with a crowned opening at the opposite end of its stem.

An oval, tan-colored nut harvested from a tree that is related to the rose family. Almonds are available as either a bitter or as a sweet flavored type of nut.