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A creamy cheese product produced when the whey is drained from yogurt. With a higher concentration of nutrients after the whey is removed, yogurt cheese provides a creamy smooth cheese that is low in calories, sodium, lactose, and cholesterol.

A cooked mixture of fruit and nuts that are heated until they become thick and heavy textured. Similar in consistency to a preserve, a conserve is served as a spread for breads, pastries, meats, and similar foods.

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

A seasoned ground meat preparation made from a mixture of fine or coarsely ground meats, poultry, fish, fruits, or vegetables.

1) A French term used to refer to a bread appetizer that has been buttered and covered with jam, honey, melted cheese, or other similar ingredients.

A round to pear-shaped fruit with a dark green skin harvested from trees that are grown in semi-tropical regions, such as Africa, Austrailia, Carribbean, Indonesia, Israel, Peru, Spain, South America, and the U.

An hors d'oeuvre made with spreadable cheese that is blended or covered with a variety of other ingredients to enhance the flavor of the cheese.

1. Descriptor of a fresh, brisk, young wine, pleasingly balanced with refreshing acidity. 2. The process of adding crispness to vegetables, crackers or breads.

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

A traditional French dessert, referred as bombe glacee or bombe, made with ice cream or sherbet and a mixture of custard and fruit.

A thick, clear, gelatin-like substance made from fruit juice, sugar, and the thickener pectin, which are cooked together to reduce the liquid content, concentrate the flavor, and thicken the mixture.

A very soft, blue-veined Danish cheese with a buttery flavor. This blue cheese has a spreadable quality making it excellent for appetizers or as a snacking cheese it goes well with fruit and nuts.

A layered dessert that began as a European confection, which was made in England. Sheets of sherry infused sponge cake, cut to fit in a round bowl, were spread with jam and a pastry cream or egg custard.

A sweetened tomato sauce, very similar to a jelly, that is served as a condiment for bread and other foods.

A French term for chestnuts that are preserved in a sweetened syrup resulting in a "candied" nut. Marron glacé is considered a delicacy that may be served as a dessert accompaniment, a snack, or as a topping that is chopped into pieces and spread over baked goods, fruits, ice cream, and puddings.

A leafy salad green that grows from a stalk and spreads out to form a loose leafed bunch of greens with a decorative frilled red edging.

A leafy salad green that grows from a stalk and spreads out to form a loose leafed bunch of greens with a decorative frilled green edging.

A spreadable processed cheese that is produced in France. Similar to other processed cheeses made by combining natural cheese with emulsifiers, stabilizers and vegetable-based gums, Gourmandise Cheese is a smooth and creamy cheese that may be seasoned with flavorings and/or nuts such as Kirsch liqueur, cherry juice or bits of walnuts.

Any of the ingredients added over the pizza and the pizza crust. Often, a tomato sauce is spread over the crust and then one or several ingredients, such as cubed meats, ground meats, pepperoni sausage slices, Canadian bacon, Italian sausage, seafood such as anchovies or shrimp, vegetables such as peppers, or fruit such as pineapple, may be added as a topping.

A large, juicy, red berry that is very sweet when ripe and grows on a spreading, stemless plant. Strawberries are eaten raw, used as an ingredient in many salads and desserts, and are also one of the most popular flavorings in candies and other sweet products.