Blanch

To cook an item partially and very briefly in boiling water or fat. Usually a preparation technique to loosen peels from vegetables, fruits and nuts, and to prepare foods before freezing.

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Hearty vegetable soup with diced carrots, potatoes, corn, and bell peppers, garnished with pine nuts, served in a white bowl.

Peanut chili soup

45 min • Easy to Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

A bowl of hearty chili with beans and meat topped with fresh herbs, placed on a countertop near a red pot on the stove.

Fill-Ya’-Boots Chili

260 min • Moderate • 4 servings

Chicken Caesar salad with romaine lettuce, croutons, shredded chicken, and shaved Parmesan cheese on a kitchen counter with ingredients in the background.

Caesar Pleaser Salad

30 min • Easy to Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Lemon drop martini in a sugar-rimmed glass with a lemon twist, ice-filled shaker, and fresh lemons on a kitchen counter.

Sidecar (sweet)

35 min • Easy to Moderate • 2 to 4 servings

Homemade applesauce in a white bowl with fresh apples and a saucepan in the background on a kitchen countertop.

Homemade Apple Sauce

30 min • Easy • 4 to 6 servings

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