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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Fresh okra on a plate with salt, ready to be cooked, with a pot of boiling water and a colander in the background.

Blanched okra

10 min • Easy • 2 to 4 servings

Creamy hummus garnished with olive oil and paprika, served with herb-seasoned pita chips on a white plate.

Lebanese Bread

15 min • Easy • 6 servings

Golden brown pie with almond slices on top, resting on a beige cloth next to a rolling pin, bowl, and bottle of oil in a kitchen setting.

French Blue Cheese Galette

95 min • Moderate • 8 to 10 servings

A plate of homemade shortbread cookies with sugar edges, set on a wooden kitchen counter.

Lavender Shortbread

50 min • Moderate • 24 to 30 servings

Spiced minced meat curry garnished with chopped parsley, served on a white plate.

Garam Marsala (Wet Paste)

10 min • Easy • 10 to 12 servings

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