Boil

To boil is to cook a liquid to bubbling or agitating rapidly. Water, at sea level, boils at 212º F (100º C).

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A plate of creamy pasta garnished with fresh parsley, accompanied by a lemon and a block of cheese on a recipes website.

Lemon spaghetti

25 min • Easy • 2 to 4 servings

Freshly baked brownies cut into squares in a baking dish, cooling on a kitchen countertop.

“Contraband” brownie

50 min • Easy to Moderate • 12 to 16 servings

Creamy seafood soup with spinach and chunks of fish, served in a white bowl with a side of crusty bread on a wooden kitchen counter.

Baby, it’s cold outside crabmeat soup

40 min • Easy • 4 to 6 servings

Steamed asparagus tied in a bundle, topped with hollandaise sauce, served on a white plate with extra sauce in a small bowl.

Simple asparagus

10 min • Easy • 2 to 4 servings

Golden, crispy potato pancakes stacked on a plate with a bowl of batter and a cast-iron skillet in the background.

Latzo Matzo-Meal Latkes

45 min • Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

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