Reader\'s Digest Canada - 04.2020

WORD POWER

ANSWERS

CROSSWORD

ANSWERS

ADDIN DANCE

NANNY CLEAR

DRAKE ALONG

ELL TORONTO

SIAM NEW

NBACHAMPS

ROE ERAS

RAPTORS ACT

OXLIP KAWHI

ALONE OWNER

REDID RESTS

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1. shuck—B: remove
   from an outer covering;
   as, There were many
   campers willing to help
   shuck the corn that
   would later be cooked
   over coals.


2. mezzaluna—A: knife
   with a curved blade and
   two handles; as, Using
   a mezzaluna, Anwar
   chopped the parsley in
   just 15 seconds.


3. sear—C: cook the sur-
   face of something quickly
   with intense heat; as,
   Amira enjoyed the sound
   of her steak sizzling as
   she seared it.


4. dredge—A: coat
   lightly; as, Tarick dredged
   the chicken in flour and
   breadcrumbs before
   baking it.


5. coulis—C: sauce
   made from puréed fruit
   or vegetables; as, For
   added flair, Toula driz-
   zled every piece of cake
   with strawberry coulis.
   12. coddle—A: cook in
   liquid just below the
   boiling point; as, Harry
   coddled the eggs for
   seven minutes, leaving
   the yolks runny.
   13. aspic—B: savoury
   meat-stock jelly; as, Corin
   loathed the jiggly texture
   of his grandmother’s
   pork aspic.
   14. confit—C: meat
   cooked and preserved
   in its own fat; as, Helen’s
   duck confit was lus-
   ciously tender.
   15. mandolin—A: utensil
   with adjustable blades for
   slicing; as, Leonard used
   the mandolin to julienne
   potatoes for french fries.


6. knead—A: work mois-
   tened flour into dough;
   as, A baker by trade,
   Willem joked that he
   kneaded the dough
   because he needed
   the dough.


7. infuse—A: steep in
   liquid to extract flavour;
   as, Jallal infused rose-
   mary in white vinegar
   to give his salads their
   signature taste.


8. liaison—B: thickening
   agent used in soups and
   sauces; as, Radley added
   a liaison of egg yolks and
   cream to the soup.


9. mince—B: cut into
   very small pieces; as,
   Audrey minced the gar-
   lic, then tossed it into
   the wok.


10. tajine—A: earthen-
    ware cooking pot with a
    conical lid; as, Whenever
    Nahla was homesick for
    Morocco, she made a trad-
    itional meal in a tajine.


11. smidgen—C: small
    amount; as, It’s an
    imprecise measurement,
    but a smidgen is often
    considered to be around
    1/32 of a teaspoon.

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