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Any of a variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

A beef roast cut from the top butt muscle, which is one of two main muscles of the sirloin. The top butt is a bit better in quality than the bottom butt and is very suitable for oven roasting if it is not overcooked.

A type of nut butter made from soybeans that are roasted, crushed, and mixed with soybean oil to form a stiff textured food spread with a mild nutty flavor.

A kitchen utensil used to create decorative curls of butter for serving or garnishing food dishes. The curler is dipped in hot water and then drawn across the top of a 1/4 pound stick of butter that has been refrigerated and remains somewhat hard and cold.

A soft spreadable nut butter made from the slightly sweet, round nut grown on shrubs and trees in North America, Europe, and Asia.

A processed cut taken from the top half of the leg. The butt end is meatier but contains more fat than the shank end of the whole ham and is harder to carve because it contains the hip and pelvic bone.

A sweet, creamy spread used as a frosting and/or a filling for cakes, pastries, and cookies. It is prepared by slowly adding hot sugar syrup to egg yolks as they are whipped over a hot water bath.

A condiment or an ingredient that is most often served to accompany fall or winter foods, but is certainly enjoyed year around.

A flat, light green to all white in color, this dried bean has a kidney shape and provides a mild flavor with a soft texture.

Slices of French or Italian bread that are flavored with garlic butter and possibly herbs on both sides of the bread and then oven toasted to a crispy texture.

A variety of pear that has a shape and appearance similar to a Bartlett pear. Very juicy in texture, the French Butter Pear provides a sweet, succulent flavor containing a hint of lemon.

A mixture of minced vegetables, such as carrots, onions and celery, and herbs sautéed in butter, used to add flavor to soups, stews and sauces.

A condiment made basically from pureed apples combined with sugar, cinnamon, and vinegar. It is used as a spread for muffins, bagels, toast, crackers, and cheese sandwiches, as a topping to be added to desserts, or as an ingredient to be used in making a variety of cakes, pies, and pastries.

A French cheese made with cow's milk in which extra cream is added before the milk coagulates. The extra cream gives the cheese a rich, smooth texture.

In pork, the cut of meat that is a ham roast.

A thick tasty paste made from ground peanuts that is used as a food spread or as an ingredient in recipes.

A French term that refers to a combination of vegetables, such as carrots, onions and celery, with herbs sautéed in butter, that are all combined and mixed together.

An herb characterized by its long green shoots that are used as a seasoning in food dishes to provide a flavor very similar to a very mild onion.

A large oval shaped green and tan colored squash that has a watermelon appearance in shape and color.

A winter squash with a thick bumpy skin that may range in color from grayish-blue (Baby-blue and blue hubbard) to green (Green hubbard) to bright orange (Golden hubbard).