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In recipes, this is abbreviated as "TBSP".

What is a tablespoon?

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To heat liquid until bubbles break on the surface.

What is boiling?

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Use this to remove the skin from fruits and vegetables.

What is a peeler?

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Eggs, cheese, tomatoes, spinach, onions

What is an omelette?

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This is the best season to buy fruits like berries and peaches.

What is summer?

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Two of these make up a 1/2 cup.

What is a 1/4 cup?

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To cut something into uniform, cube shaped pieces.

What is dicing?

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This tool is used to remove liquids from solids or separate and aerate dry ingredients, like flour.

What is a sieve?

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Flour, egg, butter, strawberry jam, chocolate chips

What is hamentashen?

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This piece of paper might help you save money on certain products at certain times.

What is a coupon?

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Three of these make 1 cup.

What is a 1/3 cup?

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The amount you can hold between your thumb and first finger, usually used for salt.

What is a pinch?

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Use this tool to flatten dough.

What is a rolling pin?

300

Oats, peanut butter, chocolate chips, honey, vanilla extract

No-bake cookies

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If you're feeling this way, it's not a good time to go shopping - you might spend more than you intended to!

What is hungry?

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Four of these makes 1 teaspoon.

What is a 1/4 teaspoon?

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When a dry substance completely disappears into a liquid substance.

What is dissolving?

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This large pan with high sides is mainly used for Asian cooking.

What is a wok?

400

Tomato, cucumber, olive oil, onion, lemon juice

What is Israeli salad?

400

This word describes a product with no branding; it's usually less expensive.

What is generic?

500

This is what I would use to measure my sugar if I were doubling a recipe that called for a 1/4 cup of sugar.

What is a 1/2 cup?
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This is what you do when you remove the outer skin from a fruit or vegetable, such as an apple.

What is pare?

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This tool is made of metal or plastic, and helps to make food into interesting shapes.

What is a cookie cutter?

500

Chickpeas, garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice

What is hummus?

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This word describes foods that you should only buy small amounts of at a time, because they won't last long.

What is perishable?