1 . I cook because it brings me joy. My career at Ruth’s Chris began in 1994 in San Juan where I started out as a dishwasher. The
Our founder, Ruth Fertel, had a(n)
I am Executive Chef now. I love making a connection with our guests and serving dishes that leave a lasting
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| A．relationships | B．customers | C．problems | D．competitors |
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| A．playing | B．singing | C．studying | D．eating |
| A．puzzled | B．honored | C．surprised | D．worried |
2 . For those who always want to try out new things and to experience exciting flavors that come directly from Mother Earth, foraging subscription boxes (觅食订阅箱) can provide wild ingredients (材料) that no traditional supermarket has on its shelves.
Oak leaf tea, acom coffee, and pine pollen syrup are just a few of the seasonal ingredients people can now get thanks to projects such as the Forage Box. This delivery service collects wild food very few people know about, and sends it to the subscribers monthly. In this way, everyone can surprise their loved ones with delicious meals.
“The flavors are big and bold that’s the point. The idea is to show there’s a lot more going on when nature gets to farm it,” said Jim Parum, creator of the Forage Box. Since he started the project, he spends his days foraging for ingredients in environments such as the countryside, forests and the coast. The idea of the Forage Box is not to send out meal boxes but new ingredients, so information about cooking these wild items is also offered in the boxes. Delicious and inspiring recipes can also be found on the company’s website.
Underlying this project is the belief that nature has a lot to offer and can provide us with much tastier and healthier ingredients than those in the supermarket. The project works well as people are looking for ways to deal with the challenge of climate change while living healthier lives.
In the past, organic food was only available in specialty health food stores, but now it has a much more mainstream (主流) following worldwide. In the United States alone, it reached 50 billion dollars in value in 2019, up from 13.26 billion in 2005. This shows growth of nearly 300 percent over this period.
Miles Irving, an international wild food expert, said, “For us, foraged food is a very powerful way to reconnect people with the land, and this provides all sorts of benefits to physical, mental, emotional and community health.”
1. What can we say about the idea of the Forage Box?| A．It is simple. | B．It is creative. | C．It is crazy. | D．It is traditional. |
| A．Cooking directions. | B．Shopping guidance. |
| C．Brand advertising. | D．Packaged meals. |
| A．like to lead a green lifestyle by choosing healthy food in nature |
| B．believe it will help them develop good eating habits |
| C．expect to surprise their loved ones with tasty food |
| D．are curious to try unfamiliar food in nature |
| A．Food prices have risen sharply. | B．Food quality has improved a lot. |
| C．Organic food has gained in popularity. | D．The variety of food has changed quickly. |
3 . What are the foods that you can only taste in memories? Your mother’s biscuits? The pies you made as a child? And what are the recipes that help you
This morning, for the first time in over a year, I made Dutch Babies, a kind of pancake. I’m a poor cook who’s always
Making Dutch Babies brings to my mind some of the
After my kids grew up, I didn’t cook much for years, except for holidays or other
I can’t recall the last time I made Dutch Babies, before today. I know it was
So why did I make them this
Good food can feed a hungry crowd. But if it’s made with love and
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| A．freedom | B．gifts | C．desire | D．memories |
| A．body | B．soul | C．stomach | D．brain |
1. Where did the tomato sauce come from?
| A．A local farm. | B．A store only five miles away. | C．The man’s own tomatoes. |
| A．She enjoys it. | B．It makes her feel creative. | C．She doesn’t have the patience for it. |
Three robotic arms work simultaneously (同时地) to cook, package, and serve food they make behind glass curtains inside
“After the chef develops a new dish, I will transform the chef’s cooking process
The robots are not only able to cook a
Robot chefs can work very
Sometimes, whipping up (赶做) a tasty meal feels like the best way to relax, even if it takes a little time
Therapists are now using cooking courses as
So the next time you've had an awful day, consider
7 . Three Cooking Myths
As a child, one of the unbreakable rules was “no swimming for 30 minutes after eating”. This was like a gospel(福音、信条), seriously not to be questioned. Turns out, there was actually nothing true about this “truism”. But for many years, children sat around, unhappily, awaiting the end of the 30-minute torture.
I only bring this up because there are a few kitchen truisms that I thought we might investigate, just for fun.
| 1 | Adding Oil to Pasta Water | One of the notions that seems to passionately divide cooks is adding oil to pasta cooking water. The reasons are twofold. It interrupts the foaming of the boiling water, thus preventing the dreaded boil over. And it keeps the pasta from sticking together. The anti-oil in the water crowd maintains that the oil coats the pasta, thus preventing the sauce from clinging to the noodles. The truth lies somewhere in between. My advice: Use whatever method makes you comfortable. I don’t add oil to the water. I prefer to add a bit of fresh oil on top of the finished dish. |
| 2 | “Cooking Off” the Alcohol | A second divisive notion is the idea that boiling alcohol for a few moments will “cook off all of the alcohol”. This is not true. What will happen is that the raw, unpleasant alcohol taste will disappear. However, only a small percentage of the alcohol itself goes away. In order to rid your dish of a large percentage of the alcohol, you’ll need to simmer(用文火炖)your dish for well over an hour…closer to two. But, unless alcohol is prohibited or dangerous for you, the small amounts called for in most recipes should not be a problem. |
| 3 | Searing Meat to “Lock In” Moisture | Now, the granddaddy of all kitchen myths: Searing(轻煎)your meat will seal in all of the juices. Again, this is not true. Searing your meat will give it a beautiful colour, and a wonderful flavour coming from the caramelization(焦糖化)of the meat. That said, all of the studies I’ve read agree that the moisture inside the meat will be either the same or even a little less in a seared piece of meat when compared to a non-seared piece. So, enjoy the glorious colour and flavour of your seared steak, but know that the only way to preserve the juiciness is simply NOT to overcook it. And be sure to give it an adequate resting period once it leaves the pan. |
| A．Catering menu. | B．Cooking tips. | C．Best recipes. | D．Healthcare. |
| A．Searing the meat can both promote its juiciness and colour. |
| B．It makes sense to remove the taste of alcohol by boiling it. |
| C．Swimming after dining conveys seriously religious implications. |
| D．Adding oil in cooking water will form a layer of anti-oil. |
| A．encourage readers to take up some lifelong skills |
| B．entertain readers with several cooking myths |
| C．recommend better cooking ways for housewives |
| D．illustrate the consequence of false cooking rules |
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Everyone has many first-time experience and so do I. Now I’d like share with you the first time I tried cooking by myself. One Sunday my parents go out. I felt hungry at the noon, so I decided to cook for myself. I tried to cook some vegetables, so the pot caught fire where I put some oil into it. Lucky, my mother came back and helped me put off the fire. Although my first cooking did not success, I felt proud of myself. It was the start of try something new. Now I’ve become quite a good cook.
9 . How To Make Tasty Yam Pottage（山药汤）？
Below are the methods and ingredients to be used for yam pottage.
·Ingredient
1 medium-size Yam
1 ½ spoon, palm oil
2 ½ cups, water
1 bulb, Onion
Blended mix of scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, ¼ onion
Groundfish
Smoked mackerel
Seasoning and salt to taste
Vegetable (Ugwu or scent leaf) (Optional)
·Method
1.Peel and cut the Yam into chunks size and rinse. Set aside.
2.In a heated pot, add your palm oil, heat for 1minute then add your chopped onions. Fry until slightly brown.
3.Add your blended mixture of scotch bonnet pepper, tomatoes, and onions.
4.While cooking, add your seasoning cube, crayfish, and salt. Stir together. Allow to cook for 10 to 15 minutes.
5.Add water.
6.Pour in the chunks yams, add your smoked mackerel and stir together. Cover to cook still the
7.yam is soft to your satisfaction.
8.Lastly, add your vegetable. Allow to simmer for 5 minutes
Your meal is ready!
·How To Make Sumptuous Lemon Yoghurt Cake
This recipe is so yummy and easy to make, you can’t go wrong with this recipe. I mean, even if you add too much sugar to the mixture, the lemon will douse it. It is also a very forgiving recipe because no matter how you measure your ingredients, it will always come out just right. It’s the perfect Christmas dessert recipe. This recipe makes two lemon yoghurt cakes.
·Ingredients
2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tbsp of Vanilla extract
1/2 Cup of Sugar
1 cup of Cooking Oil the Zest of 1 medium to large-sized Lemon
3 to 4 Eggs
A Pinch of Salt
A cup of unsweetened yoghurt
1 tbsp of baking powder
·Method
1.Spray your baking pans (I’m using two pans, size: 9 by 5’s) and set aside
2.In a large bowl, scrape the lemon zest from the lemon and add the sugar. Then gently use your fingers to massage the zest with the Sugar.
3.Add the Oil, yoghurt Egg, and Vanilla to the Sugar and Zest then mix till all ingredients are well combined.
4.In a separate smaller bowl combine flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
5.Mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and pour the mixture into the prepared pans.
6.Bake at 350F（华氏350度）in the oven for about an hour
7.After an hour, stick a skewer into the cake to make sure it is ready, then bring it out of the oven and let it sit on a rack to cool down for about 15 minutes.
8.Slice and eat with either ice cream or alone if you like.
It’s a perfect dessert for the holiday. Enjoy!
1. Which of the following options is not needed for making Yam Pottage?| A．Salt | B．Bulbs |
| C．Tomatoes | D．Groundfish |
| A．Moderate sweet and sour | B．Lemon sour |
| C．Sour and sweet taste of yogurt | D．Everyone must like |
| A．Three quarters of an hour | B．80 minutes |
| C．Enjoy now | D．15 minutes |
10 . Many countries have traditional dishes, made with special ingredients and prepared in a certain way.
Traditional ingredients
Typical recipes (菜谱) are usually made with native plant and animal products. For example, Korean dishes often include rice and soybeans because both plants are native to East Asia and grow well in hot, wet areas. In contrast, wheat grows well in drier areas, like the Middle East, where bread is a common staple food.
Food preservation
Local cuisines often depend on how people traditionally prepared food for storage. In warm weather, meat and fish can go off quickly, so they must be cooked right away or preserved for later.
Cooking techniques
Imported (进口的) ingredients
Sometimes local cuisines include ingredients that originally came from another place.
| A．Seafood is often a key ingredient in coastal areas |
| B．There is a danger that local food traditions will be lost |
| C．Many different cooking techniques are used around the world |
| D．For example, Italian dishes often include tomatoes and peppers. |
| E．These local dishes can become symbols of a place and its culture. |
| F．Nowadays, we can buy food products from all around the world |
| G．In Norway, the Vikings used to “cure” meat and fish by smoking them over a fire |
