Cooking Techniques

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A

Acids Prevent Browning
Al Dente
Asparagus, Steaming
Au Gratin

B

Baking Muffins
Baking Soda & Baking Powder
Baking Tips
Baste
Beef, Cooking
Beurre Manie
Blanch
Boil
Braising
Breading
Broil / Grill
Butter, Storing
Butterfly

C

Caramelization, Flavor Enhancer
Caramelizing Sugar
Chiffonade
Chop
Clay Pot Cooking
Cold to Hot
Cooking Eggs
Cooking Garlic
Cooking Scallops
Corn Starch as Thickening Agent
Custard as Thickening Agent
Cutting Melons

D

Deglaze
Degorge / Disgorge / Dégorger
Dice
Dressings, Storing
Drying Salad Greens

E

Emulsion
Enhancing Flavors

F

Filet or Fillet
Fish, Storing
Fold

G

Grating Cheese
Grilling

J

Julienne

K

Key Flavors
Knead

L

Less Oil to Sear, Using

M

Mandoline
Marinate
Marinate, as Flavor Enhancer
Matchstick
Measuring
Meat, Pounding
Melting Cheddar
Mince

O

Oil in Vinaigrette
Opposites Attract
Oven Temperatures

P

Parboil
Pare
Pasta Water
Pasta, Portion Size
Pasta, Salt in water
Peel
Peeling Tomatoes
Pizza Dough, Working with
Poaching
Puree

R

Reduce
Refreshing
Resting Meat
Ripening Tomatoes
Roasting
Roasting Peppers
Roasting, Less Fat
Rubs

S

Sauté
Scald
Scaling Recipes
Score
Sear
Seed
Separating Eggs
Seviche
Shellfish, Cooking
Sherbert vs. Sorbet
Shred
Sift
Simmer
Skim
Slicing Steak
Smoke
Souffle, Baking
Soup, Hot vs. Chilled
Steaming
Stuff and Truss
Sweating Vegetables

T

Taste Buds
Temper
Tenderize
Thickening – Potatoes
Thickening – Rice
Truss

W

Water Bath (Bain Marie)
Whisk
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Mediterranean Diet Score: Vegetables

Mediterranean Diet Score: Legumes

Mediterranean Diet Score: Fruit or Nuts

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Mediterranean Diet Score: Seafood

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Mediterranean Diet Score: Dairy

Mediterranean Diet Score: Meat

Mediterranean Diet Score: Conclusion

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