…prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients…
…(1728–79), English explorer. On his first expedition to the Pacific (1768–71), he charted the coasts of New Zealand and New Guinea as well as exploring the east coast of Australia and claiming it for Britain. He made two more voyages to the Pacific before being killed in a skirmish with indigenous people in Hawaii…
…the highest peak in New Zealand, in the Southern Alps in the South Island, rising to a height of 3,764 m (12,349 ft). It is named after Captain James Cook…
…(1937–95), English comedian and actor; full name Peter Edward Cook. A writer and performer of the revue Beyond the Fringe (1959–64), he is remembered also for his television partnership with Dudley Moore. He had a long association with the satirical magazine Private Eye…
…(1808–92), English founder of the travel firm Thomas Cook. In 1841 he organized the first publicly advertised excursion train in England; the success of this venture led him to organize further excursions both in Britain and abroad, laying the foundations for the tourist and travel-agent industry…
…a group of fifteen islands in the SW Pacific Ocean between Tonga and French Polynesia, which have the status of a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand; population 11,900 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Rarotongan (a Polynesian language); capital, Avarua, on Rarotonga…
…relating to or denoting a procedure whereby food is cooked and refrigerated by the manufacturer ready for reheating by the consumer…
…a county in northeastern Illinois that includes Chicago and most of its closer suburbs; population 5,294,664 (est. 2008)…
…an inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, west of the Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska. Anchorage lies at its northern end…
…the strait separating the South Island and the North Island of New Zealand. It was named after Captain James Cook, who visited it in 1770…
…a person who specializes in or typically prepares simple dishes…
…concoct a clever or devious story, excuse, or plan…
…a group of fifteen islands in the SW Pacific Ocean between Tonga and French Polynesia, which have the status of a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand; population 11,900 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Rarotongan (a Polynesian language); capital, Avarua, on Rarotonga…
…spoil someone’s plans; cause someone’s downfall…
…heat food and cause it to thicken and reduce in volume…
…a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks…
…a cooking unit, usually with hot plates or burners, built into or fixed on the top of a cabinet or other surface…
…(1908–2012), American composer; full name Elliott Cook Carter. He is noted for his innovative approach to metre and his choice of sources as diverse as modern jazz and Renaissance madrigals…
…the highest peak in New Zealand, in the Southern Alps in the South Island, rising to a height of 3,764 m (12,349 ft). It is named after Captain James Cook…
…(1937–95), English comedian and actor; full name Peter Edward Cook. A writer and performer of the revue Beyond the Fringe (1959–64), he is remembered also for his television partnership with Dudley Moore. He had a long association with the satirical magazine Private Eye…
…the strait separating the South Island and the North Island of New Zealand. It was named after Captain James Cook, who visited it in 1770…
