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A potato dish originating from Switzerland that is traditionally made with boiled potatoes that are grated and fried.

Varieties of potatoes that are harvested in the early stages of its growth, before it matures, in order to keep it small and tender.

The brand name for a type of grain that is closely related to durum wheat and is often considered a specialty grain.

An oblong-shaped squash that is a variety of the spaghetti squash. It has a tan to yellow thick-skinned outer shell with a tapered oval shape.

A nutritious legume that is round in shape, small in size, and very versitile as an ingredient for a variety of foods and food dishes.

An aromatic herb with square stems that can grow to be six feet tall and bear large, curved leaves with spiked edges surrounding small pink and white colored flowers.

A type of pasta that differs from the others in that it always contains eggs or egg yolks blended into flour and water.

A hard-boiled egg in which the yolk is removed and blended with other ingredients such as mayonnaise, mustard, and seasonings.

A type of cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk that can be whole, part skimmed, or skimmed. Whole-milk Cottage Cheese contains 4% fat while part skimmed provides 2% fat as a reduced-fat product or 1% fat as a low-fat product.

One of several varieties of medium size round red or white potatoes that are suitable for boiling, as well as roasting or frying.

An oval, tan-colored nut harvested from a tree that is related to the rose family. Almonds are available as either a bitter or as a sweet flavored type of nut.

The combination of sweet and fresh flavors creates a thick and savory soup made from a mix of vegetables and sweet potatoes.

A shallow pan that has shallow sides that are generally fluted to provide a decorative edge to the item being baked.

A French term that refers to the process of browning foods, such as a casserole or various potato and vegetable dishes, under a broiler oven, a hot oven or a cooking torch to produce a brown crust.

A corn product made from hominy that has been coarsely cracked. (Hominy is also coarsely ground. There are medium and finely ground versions, too.) Traditionally, the word samp, from the Algonquin, nasàump, referred simply to “hominy” and was not a name given to a specific type of hominy or as a reference to the size of the pieces after cracking or grinding, and so, over the years, the word samp, became a term that was interchangeable with the term hominy.

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 small, round fleshy root vegetable with a smooth skin that can range in colors from white to yellow, green, or scarlet.

A variety of potato which is harvested very early in its growth. This potato is removed from the vine while the leaves on the plant are still green, growing to an approximate diameter of 2 inches.

A black colored seaweed native to Japan and Atlantic waters growing in small clumps of fronds that are coarse and stringy in appearance.

A flat pan with straight sides that are ¾” or taller, which is used for baking food in the oven. There are many sizes and depths available, but the most common sizes is 9 x 13 x 2 inches.