1. season   bake pie bases pricked well with a fork without filling   give extra flavor and piquancy to food by adding salt, pepper or herbs   cook or boil very gently   cook under a grill or on a gridiron radiating heat normally downwards   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. bake blind   a pan of hot water in which a bowl of food is placed for slow cooking   bake pie bases pricked well with a fork without filling   mix an ingredient gently with a folding action into a light whisked mixture or batter such that it retains its lightness   cook under a grill or on a gridiron radiating heat normally downwards   Half-n-half Clue   3. simmer   give extra flavor and piquancy to food by adding salt, pepper or herbs   cook or boil very gently   beat cream, eggs, batter, etc. till thick and frothy   cook under a grill or on a gridiron radiating heat normally downwards   Half-n-half Clue   4. whip   cook food quickly by steam under pressure   beat cream, eggs, batter, etc. till thick and frothy   (finished dish) served covered in flaming alcohol   mix an ingredient gently with a folding action into a light whisked mixture or batter such that it retains its lightness   Half-n-half Clue   5. deep-fry   cook food quickly by steam under pressure   cook fish, eggs, etc. gently in or over a small amount of simmering liquid   give extra flavor and piquancy to food by adding salt, pepper or herbs   fry in lot of hot oil or fat   Half-n-half Clue   6. skim   cook fish, eggs, etc. gently in or over a small amount of simmering liquid   beat cream, eggs, batter, etc. till thick and frothy   give extra flavor and piquancy to food by adding salt, pepper or herbs   remove something, often scum, from the surface of a liquid   Half-n-half Clue   7. bain-marie   a pan of hot water in which a bowl of food is placed for slow cooking   cook food quickly by steam under pressure   place food in refrigerator till fairly cold without freezing   combine dry ingredients by adding egg or melted fat so as to hold together   Half-n-half Clue