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Sometimes considered a cereal grain because it is processed and prepared in similar ways, buckwheat is actually an herb that is related to rhubarb and sorrel.

A tropical root vegetable, grown as a shrub in temperate zones of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America, that is harvested for its root and leaves.

The process of pouring a liquid from one container into another in order to allow the liquid to breathe (aerate), to separate any unwanted deposits (sediment) so that it remains in the original container, and to improve flavors by softening the wine or reducing the wine temperature.

The substances added to other foods to enhance their flavor and smell, such as salt, pepper, herbs, spices, oils, and vinegars to name a few.

A small, heart-shaped, sweet chile pepper, which may be mild or spicy hot in flavor and somewhat bitter tasting.

A salt substance derived from acidic citrus fruits, such as lemon and limes, that is dried and formed into a powder or crystal.

A salt substance derived from acidic citrus fruits, such as lemon and limes, that is dried and formed into a powder or crystal.

(Scientific Name: Volvariella volvacea) An Asian mushroom which is cultivated to sell in two forms, unexpanded (unpeeled) or expanded (peeled).

A very sweet, thick fluid produced by honeybees from flower nectar. It is a natural sweetener that is used in many food dishes to increase the intensity of the flavor desired for the food.

A perennial plant that has celery-like stalks that are greenish pink to dark red in color. Garden variety Rhubarb that is grown outside during the summer months matures from a green into a light pink colored stalk with streaks of green amongst lighter red shades of color.

A plant bearing seeds, which are not a true grain, but are used as one. Quinoa (pronounced “KEEN-wah”) is of the same botanical family as beets and produces clusters that contain thousands of tiny bead-shaped seeds that range in color from light beige to yellow to almost black.

A young sheep, generally between 5 to 12 months of age. Lamb meat is lean with a distinctive flavor....

1. A product created by grinding and sifting various types of substances, such as grains, legumes, nuts, and some vegetables into a powdered form that varies from very soft to coarse in texture.

cream, half and half, milk products,

A nut harvested from the branches of the Chestnut tree, a member of the beech family of plants. A prickly outer casing is removed to expose a dark brown, glossy shell that covers a sweet, but mealy fleshed nut.

A variety of gluten free flour obtained by grinding the seeds of the buckwheat plant. Buckwheat flour has a slightly sour flavor and it is often processed with the addition of wheat flour in order to temper the taste.

A powdered compound used in baking as a leavening agent. It consists of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and a starch, such as cornstarch.