Flaming Foods
"Joy of Cooking" instructions for making this cherry dessert: "Standing back, ignite with a long lighted match
cherries jubilee
Blake Carrington is the patriarch on this 1980s primetime soap rebooted in 2017
Dynasty
To think an opponent is not as good as he actually is; it can lead to overconfidence
underestimate
Avoid the sting as you tell us that un’ape is this insect
bee
Valentino in Santa Monica had private dining in this space that held thousands of bottles, like Gavi & Chardonnay
a wine cellar
Henri Charpentier is said to have created this dessert crepes dish by accident; the dish was a flaming success
Crepe Suzette
t describes futuristic novels full of doom & gloom & oppressive societies like "The Hunger Games" series
dystopian
At the University of Washington, Spanish 101 is elementary, 201 is this & 301 is advanced
intermediate
If you’re called un asino, you’re either a fool, or this animal
donkey
Valentino in Santa Monica had private dining in this space that held thousands of bottles, like Gavi & Chardonnay
roe
You can make a flaming version of this tex-mex dish whose name means "little sashes"
fajitas
Constantine the Great is considered the first emperor of this empire
byzantine
Defusing across synapses after being released by neurons, these substances stimulate other parts of the brain & body to action
neurotransmitters
That’s the scariest ragno, one of these, I’ve ever seen! Don’t tell Signorina Muffet
spider
Naturally, NYC's La Grenouille serves cuisses de grenouilles, this exotic dish in butter & garlic
frog legs
This dessert, cake & ice cream browned in the oven, can be flambeed for a dramatic presentation
Baked Alaskan
The pink variety of this flower has petals described as having a "light delicate blush that reminds me of a beating heart", says Asian florist Tan Jun Yong.
hydrangea
It's a synonym for adulterous, as in an affair
extramarital
Un cane is this; ready for walkies?
dog
Diners book months in advance at Apège in Paris; in winter the menu has black truffles & in spring, stalks of white this
asparagus
Brennan’s in New Orleans says that this flaming fruity dessert is the most requested item on its menu
Bananas Foster
This jellylike substance that fills the cells of an organism contains mitochondria & ribosomes
cytoplasm
A wondrous change, specifically Jesus' appearance in glory observed each August 6
transfiguration
It really gets me that una capra is one of these farm animals
goat
Copenhagen's Noma has taken the idea of 'making food that looks like other food' to another level by making beery leather and black garlic look this this creepy critter.
a beetle