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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Hearty lentil soup with a dollop of cream and fresh thyme, served with crusty bread and olive oil.

French Herbed Mushroom Potage

45 min • Easy to Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Seafood pasta with mussels, shrimp, and calamari in tomato sauce on a white plate, placed on a wooden kitchen counter near a stove.

A Taste of Sicily (arnos grove style)

40 min • Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Roasted asparagus spears garnished with lemon wedge on a white plate, set on a wooden kitchen counter.

Roast asparagus

20 min • Easy • 2 to 4 servings

Halved cantaloupe filled with melon balls, seasoned with black pepper, set on a white plate next to a pepper grinder and saucepan.

Peppered Cantaloupes

50 min • Easy to Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Colorful cabbage salad with carrots, mandarin slices, raisins, pine nuts, and green onions in a bowl, with a jar of dressing in the background.

Purple Cabbage Salad

20 min • Easy • 6 to 8 servings

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