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Eggplants A slightly sweet, tender fruit covered with a shiny skin that ranges in color from dark purple, which is the most familiar, to red, yellow, green, or white, depending on the variety.

Winter Squash Preparation | Winter Squash Cooking | Tips Winter Squash Squash: The fruits of various members of the gourd family, which fall into two classifications, summer squash and winter squash.

Cheeses of France: Ossau-Iraty to Vacherin Mont d'Or Ossau-Iraty A French cheese made from raw (unpasteurized) sheep's milk. The sheep's milk used for the cheese is obtained from Manech or Basco-Béarnaise ewes that are raised along the Pyrenees mountain range in the Basque region of France.

Cheeses of France: Gabietou to Neufchatel Gabietou Pronounced gah-bee-ay-too, this cheese is a mixture of one-third raw sheep's milk and two-thirds cow's milk. Originating in southwestern France, Gabietou Cheese is formed into wheels that range in weight from 6 to 10 pounds.

  England | Spain | Greece | Other Countries and Regions   England Worcestershire Sauce A popular condiment that has a savory flavor and is used to season a wide variety of dishes.

  White Sauces | Brown Sauces | Tomato Sauces (or Red Sauces) | Egg Yolk and Butter SaucesEgg Yolk and Oil Sauces | Oil and Vinegar Sauces | Flavored Butter Sauces   White Sauces In French cooking, traditional white sauces are one of two types: those made with hot milk added to a white roux (such as Béchamel sauce or Mornay sauce) or sauces made with hot broth or stock added to a white roux (such as Velouté sauce).

Types of Dips | Common Base Ingredients Dips are most often prepared with a mixture of ingredients that complement other foods including raw vegetables, chips, crackers, or toast, which are dipped into the mixture; hence the name, dip.

Amaranth | Corn | Millet Frying is a dry heat cooking method that generally requires the use of a heavy-bottomed skillet and a small quantity of oil or fat to cook the food and prevent it from sticking to the pan.

Hot Liquid Cooking Techniques for Grain | Cooking Millet The three basic techniques for cooking millet with hot liquid are boiling, absorption, and steaming, which are perhaps the most popular methods for cooking most whole grains.

Purchasing | Preparing Prime Rib | Prime Rib Marinades | Rubs for Prime RibCooking Prime Rib | Checking Doneness | Carving Prime Rib | Serving Prime Rib Knowing how to cook prime rib requires the understanding of only a few preparation steps and watching the temperature of the prime rib closely as it cooks.

See More Information on Canning Vegetables and Fruits:Canning Preparation | Canning Temperatures and Processing TimesCanning Methods | Canning Safety, Storage, and Tips Canning Supplies | Canning Ingredients Canning is the process used to preserve fruits and vegetables for long term shelf storage.

Sautéing | Pan-Frying | Stir-Frying | Deep-Frying | Grilling and BroilingBaking with Olive Oil | Smoke Point | Cooking Guidelines Sautéing Sautéing is a cooking process using high heat that browns and sears food quickly in a small quantity of oil or fat in a skillet.

Oil Extraction Methods | Types of Edible Liquid FatsOlive Oil Basics | Types of Olive Oil   Oil Extraction Methods There are numerous edible oils obtained from plant sources that are used for hundreds of culinary, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic products.

There is nothing like a homemade pumpkin pie to share with family and friends. Learning the proper steps on how to make pumpkin pie from scratch is well worth the effort, for no shortcut method can match the flavor and texture of homemade pumpkin pie.

Flat Breads Flat breads are made from both leavened and unleavened doughs. Both types have a general flat shape, although leavened flat breads are generally a bit taller and have a softer texture than unleavened flat breads.

Types of Wheat Flour | Types of Non-Wheat FlourImportance of Gluten | Wheat/Non-Wheat Flour Proportions Flour is the main ingredient in all types of breads. Different types of flour milled from wheat are most commonly used for making bread.

Strawberry Preparation | Strawberry Cooking | Freezing Strawberries | Tips Strawberries Large, juicy, red berries that are very sweet when ripe and grow on a low-growing perennial plant that has horizontal runners that spread along the ground.

Described below are some of the products (including flour) created directly from corn. Other than a few exceptions, products that are created after the grain has been ground into flour are not described, because they are so numerous.

 

Bananas Native to tropical regions, a banana has a tough outer peel that may be yellow, red, green, or black when ripe. All varieties have a sweet fragrance when ripe and contain a soft creamy flesh inside that may be white, yellow or pinkish cream colored.