A to Z - Glossary of Terms

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A

Aga
The ultimate British cooking machine, still manufactured in Shropshire to the Swedish scientist Dalen’s design from 1929 – find out why on one of our Aga demonstration courses or half and full day practicals.

Agar
A vegetarian alternative to gelatine, made from seaweed.

B

Baking
Brilliant baking is easy to achieve – from classic cakes to delightful desserts, wonderful recipes that you will make many times over the years can be found on our baking courses.

Bread
Kneading dough is a great stress reliever and our bread courses show how to make old favourites and our new continental collection recipes -  after all, the word “lady” means “kneader of the dough”, from the old English word hlaefdige.

C

Chocolate
Naturally high in antioxidants, more than twice that in red wine, and it contains a “feelgood” chemical that cheers you up! Cadbury’s must have known that they were on to a good thing when they started selling their first Dairy Milk bar in 1905.

Cumbria
Noted for its wonderful, artisan foods and the birthplace of LucyCooks!

D

Damson
The Lyth valley a few miles from LucyCooks is famous for its annual Damson Day and Harvest – delicacies include the local Damson Gin and Damson Jam.

E

Eggs
Eggstraordinary versatile, from soufflés to sauces and mayonnaise to meringues. You won’t find the powdered variety at LucyCooks - all our eggs are free range...

F

Fish
From mackerel to Mediterranean fish pie and trout fillets to tuna steaks, learn why fish is the best fast food on one of our fish courses.

G

Gluten Free
Here at Lucy Cooks we're keen to ensure that gluten intolerance doesn't get in the way of enjoying great food, and that's why we run special gluten free courses designed to teach new recipes for all the family, whether sweet or savoury, or cakes and bakes.

H

Herbs
An essential ingredient to add flavour, texture and contrast to most recipes.

I

India
A land of contrasts. Learn how to make wonderful Indian dishes on our Taste of India courses that are full of flavour and delicately spiced.

J

Jams, Preserves and Chutneys
Learn how to preserve the best of England’s hedgerows with our special course in September.

K

Knives
We now stock the fabulous range of Henckels knives in our cookshop - to get the best from your knives, sharpen them regularly at least twice a month. To test if you knife needs sharpening try it out on a tomato, a sharp knife will slice through the skin with only the slightest of pressure.

L

Laksa
A great spicy soup – find out how to make it on one of our Taste of Indonesia courses.

Lucy's
Find out why Lucy’s on a Plate is so popular and learn to make some of the most popular recipes on our A Taste of Lucy’s course.

M

Meat
In central and south America iguana meat is sautéed, then casseroled, a dish considered to be a gastronomic treat – we won’t give you iguana meat on our meat courses but you will come away with some great meat recipes to make again and again.

N

Noodles
A filling meal can be created with noodles, from soup to stir-fry, that are quick and easy to make but also good for you. Learn how on one of our far eastern "Taste of" courses, such as A Taste of Thai.

O

Oven
Essential for cakes, baking and roasting – here at LucyCooks we use Neff ovens.

P

Pastry
Whether it's hot water, butter crust, choux, sweet or savoury and home made puff, learn all the different types on one of our Perfect Pastry courses.

Q

Quenelles
the term quenelle is used to describe the decorative shape of a portion – this can be perhaps salmon or chocolate mousse formed by using 2 spoons to shape into a quenelle.

Quinine
Gin and tonic would just not be the same…

R

Rhubarb
Wonderfully delicate in taste when lightly poached in a sugar syrup and served on top of a ginger cheesecake.

S

Stocks and Sauces
Essential to a great meal is a great stock to start with… learn your sabayon from your soubise on one of our Stocks and Sauces courses.

T

Turkey
The centrepiece for the most important day of the year for most people – learn how to make all the trimmings to serve with it on one of our Christmas Preparation courses.

U

Upside-down
The best part of an apple or banana tarte tatin is the great sticky toffee and caramel sauce that oozes out when turned up the right way!

V

Vegetarian
Great recipe ideas can be found on one of our many vegetarian courses using delightful recipes from around the world.

W

Weights and Measures
Essential to get right if your recipe is to succeed – we make it easy for you at LucyCooks as all the ingredients are weighed out for you ready for your course.

X

Xtra
We go that “xtra mile” to ensure that you have an “xtra special day” with us!

Y

Yorkshire Pudding
The essential part of a traditional British Sunday lunch – learn how to make the best on our Sunday Lunch course.

Z

Zzzzz
we guarantee our courses won’t send you to sleep - you will be too busy having a great time!