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A variety of cheddar cheese made from cow's milk and produced in the Coombe Castle region of England, an area close to the origin of cheddar cheese.

A winter squash, typically weighing 5 to 7 pounds, that is round in shape and grows with a very distinctive protruding ring around the flower end opposite the stem end.

A flavoring or infusing process that is used to alter and enhance the natural flavor of a beverage. It begins by heating a beverage and then adding a spice or various mulling spices, which includes herbs, to the warm drink.

An early winter squash that combines a sweet dumpling with an acorn squash to produce a small acorn shaped vegetable.

A product native to Germany and France, which is produced from cow's milk, formed into a round block of smooth semi-soft textured cheese.

A root vegetable that looks like a turnip, and is commonly called a "rutabaga" or at times a "Swedish turnip," but is actually from the cabbage family.

A round freshwater fish, which is found worldwide. There are several varieties of trout, including rainbow, brook, and lake.

A bivalve mollusk that has been enjoyed by Europeans for thousands of years but Americans have only recently begun to appreciate them.

A strong flavored jellylike mixture that is produced by combining the flesh and peel of a fruit and cooking it with sugar until it is the proper consistency.

A mild, sweet flavored, large pepper, which is one of the most common varieties of peppers grown. Distinguished from spicy types of peppers with its sweet taste, the bell pepper is green when it begins to grow and then, depending on variety, turns red, yellow, orange, purple, white, or brown as it ripens and matures.

A round or oval shaped fruit that is harvested from lower growing trees found in most of the temperate regions of the world.

Candied fruit, also referred to as crystallized fruit, is fruit that has been cooked in sugar syrup and then allowed to set in the syrup for a long period of time.

Grown primarily in northern India, this pepper is considered to be the hottest and provide the most intense heat of all chile peppers.

A type of Jewish pastry or cookie that is filled with a wide range fillings (usually sweet), such as apricots, dates, prunes, poppy seeds, or a mixture of poppy seeds and honey.

Raised in the cold waters of northern oceans, this species of fish is a member of the Salmonidae family, which salmon and trout are also.

A sweet-flavored paste or chutney-like sauce that is made with uncooked fruits, nuts and seasonings....

A variety of bean, which is also referred to simply as a Runner Bean that can be eaten as a fresh green bean, a fresh podded bean or a dried bean.

Small in size, this variety of winter squash is grown to make homemade pumpkin pies and a variety of foods containing the flesh of this squash.

Traditionally made in England during the 14th century to be served during Christmas, this dessert was originally prepared as porridge with a pudding-like consistency that was thickened with bits of dried fruits, spices, meat (beef or veal), wine or sherry, eggs, and breadcrumbs.

(Scientific Name: Laetiporus sulphureus) Not to be confused with Hen of the Woods, this mushroom variety also is leafy in shape like the Hen of the Woods, both of which grow in a semi-circular form around tree trunks or stumps.