Events
- Chop (to)
- To cut with a quick and heavy blow.
- Cut (to)
- 1. To divide into two or more parts with a sharp-edged instrument; to sever.
- 2. To cut off: To cut so as to take off; to detach by cutting.
- Peel (to)
- 1. To strip (anything) of its natural integument or outer layer, as an orange, potato, or the like of its skin or rind; to remove the peel of.
- 2. To peel off: To strip off or pare off (skin, bark, etc.).
- Rub (to)
- To subject (a surface or substance) to the action of something (as the hand, a cloth, etc.) moving over it, or backwards and forwards upon it, with a certain amount of pressure and friction.
- Scrape (to)
- To remove (an outer layer or something excrescent or adhering) by drawing across the surface the edge of some instrument held nearly perpendicularly.
- Simmer (to)
- To be or keep in a heated condition just around boiling-point.
- Slice (to)
- To cut out or off in the form of a slice or slices.
- Squeeze (to)
- 1. To press or compress hard, esp. so as to flatten, crush, or force together.
- 2. To press or force out; to cause to ooze or flow out by the application of pressure.
- Stir (to)
- 1. To agitate with the hand or an implement so as to alter the relative position of the parts of a liquid, or a soft or semi-liquid mass; esp. to agitate with a more or less circular continuous movement, as with a spoon, so as to mix the particles or promote solution of solid matter.
- 2. To mix (in, together, etc.) by stirring.
- Thaw (to)
- To free from the physical effect of frost; to unfreeze; said usually in reference to a non-liquid substance rigid with frost.
- Toss (to)
- To stir or turn (food) over, so as to coat it with butter, oil, sauce, etc.
Objects
- Sauce
- Any preparation, usually liquid or soft, and often consisting of several ingredients, intended to be eaten as an appetizing accompaniment to some article of food. Often with qualifying word denoting the predominant ingredient or the food it has to accompany.
Last updated 28 jun 2011
