Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• plate: Flat dish used for eating or serving food
• wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• perfect: So good it cannot be improved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• sprinkle: To throw a little water on something
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
• spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
• whisk: To beat egg, etc. to add air and make it light
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• decorate: To make more attractive by adding designs/paint
• skill: Ability to do something well
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• employer: Person or company that hires workers
• zest: Excitement and eagerness (for life); liveliness
• crumb: Small drop of food, usually of bread or cake
• cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
• dish: Shallow container that you cook or serve food in
• soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
• flavour: Taste of something, especially in food or drink
• omelette: An egg mixture cooked until just set
• thicken: To make something more dense or concentrated
• salamander: Amphibian resembling a lizard
• lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
• inexperienced: Lacking knowledge or training
• olden: Long past