sauce, homemade, benefits of, 623 Cream Biscuits, Easy, 165 Easy Homemade Crème Frche, 123, 123 heavy, reducing, best pots for, 45 sauce (Alfredo), about, 712 Scones, 165 Cream Cheese–Orange Glaze, 170–71 Crème Frche about, 123 Homemade, Easy, 123, 123 Lemon-Dill, 382 used as a buttermilk substitute, 148 Croutons, Parmesan, 824 Cucumbers American, about, 838 buying, 837–38 Chopped Greek Salad, 836–37, 837 English, about, 838 Grilled or Pan-Roasted Merguez with Yogurt, Mint, and Moroccan Salad, 516, 516 how to cut, 838, 838 Kirby, about, 838 preparing, for chopped salads, 834 Spicy Thai-Style Flank Steak Salad, 344, 344 storing, 838 Cumin for chili, 256 and Fennel, Slow-Roasted Boneless Leg of Lamb with, 647 Seasoning Mix for Mexican Chorizo, 506 Curing meat, 494–95 Curly endive about, 768 preparing, for chopped salads, 834 Roasted Pear Salad with Mixed Bitter Lettuces, Blue Cheese, Pomegranate, and Hazelnut Vinaigrette, 793, 793 Winter Greens Salad with Walnuts, Apples, and Parmesan-Anchovy Dressing, 810, 810–11 Cutting boards, 56 Dairy-based dressings about, 773, 831 Buttermilk Ranch, 843 Three-Ingredient Blue Cheese, 832, 832 Dairy products See also specific dairy products for meat loaf recipes, 528, 529 storing in refrigerator, 76 for vegetable soups, 203 Dandelion greens, about, 768 Danish Blue cheese, flavor of, and best uses for, 718–19 Deep-fryers, restaurant-size, 858–59 Deep-frying batters and breadings for, 863–64 with beer batter coatings, 888–91 best vessel for, 851–52 with bread-crumb coatings, 878–79, 879 description of, 849–50 with flour coatings, 865–68