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Founded in 1941, Barron's Educational Series is a leading publisher of test preparation manuals and school directories. Among the most widely recognized of Barron's many titles in these areas are its SAT and ACT test prep books, its Regents Exams books, and its Profiles of American Colleges. In ...
Said to have been named after the Comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis xv, this term denotes a dish using cauliflower — particularly cooked cauliflower served with cheese sauce. Crème Dubarry is a creamy cauliflower soup.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have been named after the Comtesse du Barry, mistress of Louis xv, this term denotes a dish using cauliflower — particularly cooked cauliflower served with cheese sauce. Crème Dubarry is a creamy cauliflower soup.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have been named for the opera singer Luisa Tetrazzini, this rich dish combines cooked spaghetti and strips of chicken with a sherry-Parmesan cheese cream sauce. Parmesan or bread crumbs are sprinkled over the surface and the dish is baked until bubbly and golden brown. Turkey is sometimes substituted for chicken in this dish.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have originated during the Irish famine, boxty is rather like a thick pancake composed of mashed and shredded potatoes, flour and baking soda or baking powder. Like a scone, the dough is shaped into a circle, cut into quarters and baked on a griddle. Boxty is usually served as a side dish with meat.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have originated in the English town of Bath in the 18th century, this sugar-coated yeast bun is studded with candied fruit and currants or golden raisins.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have originated with African slaves on Southern plantations, hoppin' John is a dish of black-eyed peas cooked with salt pork and seasonings and served with cooked rice. Tradition says that if hoppin' John is eaten on New Year's day, it will bring good luck.
Industry:Culinary arts
Said to have originated with African slaves on Southern plantations, hoppin' John is a dish of black-eyed peas cooked with salt pork and seasonings and served with cooked rice. Tradition says that if hoppin' John is eaten on New Year's day, it will bring good luck.
Industry:Culinary arts
San Francisco's Italian immigrants are credited with creating this delicious fish stew made with tomatoes and a variety of fish and shellfish.
Industry:Culinary arts
Savory dumplings are small or large mounds of dough that are usually dropped into a liquid mixture (such as soup or stew) and cooked until done. Some are stuffed with meat or cheese mixtures. Dessert dumplings most often consist of a fruit mixture encased in a sweet pastry dough and baked. They're usually served with a sauce. Some sweet dumplings are poached in a sweet sauce and served with cream.
Industry:Culinary arts
See 1. An herb and spice mixture specifically created to complement fish and shellfish. The blend varies depending on the manufacturer, but typically includes allspice, bay leaves, cloves, ginger, mustard seeds, peppercorns and red chiles. Packages of fish boil (also called crab boil and shrimp boil) can be found in supermarkets. The contents are combined with the boiling water in which fish or shellfish are cooked. 2. An outdoor "picnic" in which fish, new potatoes and usually onions are cooked in huge pots of salted water over an intensely hot open fire.
Industry:Culinary arts
