cooking

cooking
noun
ADJECTIVE
good, gourmet (esp. AmE), great

We enjoyed some of her gourmet cooking.

home

I miss my mother's good home cooking.

traditional

traditional southern cooking

regional
Chinese, Italian, etc.

French regional cooking

Mediterranean, southern, Tex-Mex
vegetarian
slow
VERB + COOKING
do

Who does most of the cooking in your house?

COOKING + NOUN
oil
show (= on TV) (AmE)
PREPOSITION
during cooking

Stir the mixture to prevent the beans sticking to the bottom during cooking.

in cooking

I use yogurt a lot in cooking.


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