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A cooking process that places foods above, not in, water that is boiling or hot enough to produce steam that cooks the foods with a moist hot air.

A combination of equal parts milk and light cream that contains up to 15 percent milk fat. Half and Half will typically range between 10% to 18% fat content.

A wine fortified by adding grape alcohol partway through the fermentation. The wine is kept in oak for a relatively short time, then fortified and aged in bottles.

Generally considered to be a salad green, chicory is a relative of the endive family of greens, known as Cichorium.

A thick, gelatin substance containing bacteria that forms in vinegar most often when the vinegar warms to temperatures between 60ºF to 85ºF.

Generally, this term refers to a sweetened whipped cream with added flavoring. French in origin, Chantilly Creme is referred to as crème chantilly and in France is used as a topping for various desserts or an ingredient in savory food dishes.

A small hard bread that is considered to be a traditional, old world recipe served in homes throughout Germany where it is referred to as Mandelbrot.

An unusual quick bread flavored with molasses that was developed from the necessity of early New England settlers to make a hearty bread using their limited resources.

Generally considered to be a flavoring or condiment that is used for enhancing the taste of other foods.

Produced in France, this cheese is a soft variety that is very similar to a traditional cream cheese.

A type of cookware made of bamboo that consists of individual cooking trays or layers with openings in the bottom, that are assembled together and used to cook food with the use of steam.

Pronounced kawr-byayr. A wine producing district in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. A majority of wines produced in Corbières AC is red (94%), rosé (4%) and white (2%) are produced in small quantities.

Pronounced Ah-lee-on-eekoh. A grape varietal used in the production of powerful red wines. Originating in Southern Italy, it is grown primarily in the Campania and Basilicata regions.

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 type of flour made from barley grain. The flour is usually produced from “pearled” barley, which refers to barley that has been scoured and polished to remove the husk and the bran.

1) Derived from various Asian terms meaning "tea", Chai is the name applied to a popular hot beverage served throughout many parts of the world, but particulary Asia.

A French term used to describe a light custard sauce that is prepared with egg yolks, sugar, hot milk, and cream.

An oval shaped, bright yellow citrus fruit that is sought for its tart flavored, highly acidic juice and skin.

A liquid solution, such as apple cider or ethyl alcohol, which has been fermented once with bacteria, converting the natural surgars into alcohol and then fermented a second time to convert the solution into acedic acid or vinegar.

A type of cookware consisting of inserts or layers with perforations in the bottom, that are assembled together and used to cook food with the use of steam.