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A large round root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a crisp texture and a mild to sweet peppery flavor.

A large round root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a crisp texture and a mild to sweet peppery flavor.

A root vegetable related to the turnip and horseradish family, with a sooty dull black exterior that covers a white, crisp inner flesh providing a peppery hot flavor.

A member of the pumpkin family, this vegetable is a thick-skinned pumpkin-shaped squash that ranges in diameter from 8 to 12 inches with an average weight of 3 to 4 pounds.

A rippled leaf vegetable with a white or red stalk and green leaves that have white veins running throughout the stalk.

(Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus complex) An Asian fan-shaped mushroom that is white, light gray, light gray with a bluish tinge, pale yellow or pinkish in color.

Cooking greens from the mustard plant that are grown in both red and green varieties. This green provides a peppery flavor to assorted cooked dishes or when eaten raw.

An egg cooked in water that is heated to a temperature slightly below the boiling point. There are several methods to poach eggs.

A portion of meat, which can also include a fillet of fish, taken from the most tender part of the animal and formed into a round steak to be prepared.

(Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus complex) An Asian fan-shaped mushroom that is white, light gray, light gray with a bluish tinge, pale yellow or pinkish in color.

A popular fruit that grows on ground vines in a number of different shapes and sizes, all round and fairly large.

A perennial aromatic herb that has thin, pointed green leaves that have a distinct licorice-like flavor.

A pear-shaped, summer squash, which is grown in warmer and more tropical climates such as the Caribbean or Mexico.

A rippled or smooth-leafed vegetable that has a white, red or yellow stalk with white veins running throughout the stalks.

(Scientific Name: Boletus edulis) A rich meaty flavored mushroom that has a large, round cap that is pale yellowish brown to dark reddish brown in color and grows 2 to 8 inches in width.

(Scientific Name: Lentinula edodes) An Asian mushroom with a pale brown to dark reddish brown cap that is generally two to four inches wide.

(Scientific Name: Lentinula edodes) An Asian mushroom with a pale brown to dark reddish brown cap that is generally two to four inches wide.

(Scientific Name: Pleurotus ostreatus complex) An Asian fan-shaped mushroom that is white, light gray, light gray with a bluish tinge, pale yellow or pinkish in color.

An herb, which is actually an evergreen plant native to the Mediterranean region but cultivated throughout Europe and America.

A rich flavored, meaty textured mushroom, which has a large, flat, dark brown cap that grows up to 5 inches in diameter when mature.