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Food Habits and Cooking for Others

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1. Ingredients and food preferences (20 entries)
  1. ingredient
  2. sweet tooth
  3. dislike
  4. vegetarian
  5. fussy eater
  6. flavour
  7. spicy
  8. harvest
  9. salmon
  10. savoury
  11. cucumber
  12. tuna
  13. pork
  14. cod
  15. plum
  16. in season
  17. turkey
  18. ingredient list
  19. chickpeas
  20. mild flavour
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2. Planning meals (20 entries)
  1. prepare in advance
  2. serving
  3. double the recipe
  4. on a budget
  5. home-cooked
  6. takeaway
  7. side dish
  8. leftovers
  9. cutlery
  10. side order
  11. clear up
  12. pudding
  13. dressing
  14. serve up
  15. house wine
  16. popcorn
  17. raisins
  18. lentils
  19. broccoli
  20. cabbage
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3. Preparing dishes (20 entries)
  1. mix in
  2. heat through
  3. slice
  4. dish up
  5. topping
  6. stir
  7. beat
  8. washing-up bowl
  9. mixing bowl
  10. grate
  11. thin
  12. crush
  13. frying pan
  14. crack an egg
  15. mash
  16. kettle
  17. microwave
  18. pan
  19. pinch
  20. spread
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4. Cooking problems (20 entries)
  1. boil over
  2. reduce the heat
  3. leave out
  4. dry out
  5. rescue a dish
  6. burnt
  7. run out of
  8. taste as you go
  9. stick to the pan
  10. burnt on the bottom
  11. overcooked
  12. undercooked
  13. take off the heat
  14. turn down the heat
  15. steam
  16. leave to cool
  17. cook through
  18. season
  19. grill
  20. bring to the boil
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5. Sharing and describing food (20 entries)
  1. lettuce
  2. save some for later
  3. special
  4. juicy
  5. compliment the cook
  6. go back for seconds
  7. pack up
  8. crispy
  9. fairly
  10. filling
  11. food waste
  12. food label
  13. liquid
  14. bacon
  15. crisp
  16. lamb
  17. mince
  18. creamy
  19. tofu
  20. peach
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