Word Finder - leek

definition

The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

definition

Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.

There is more than one meaning of Leek discussed in the 1911 Encyclopedia.

Then push the leek to the side of the pan and add the whiting.

As far as is known, Robert Plot's idea to measure the changing obliquity from the churchyard at Leek was never carried out.

For success in coping with this difficulty, as well as in dealing with the whole question of the cultivation and employment of wild silks, the unwearying patience and great skill of Sir Thomas Wardle of Leek deserve special mention here.

Garlic is part of the onion family, and is closely related to the onion, shallot and leek.

Click on the picture to see an enlarged version showing the size of the chopped leek more clearly.

Lightly cook 1 sliced leek in a 1 tbsp olive oil to soften.

Seared Trout with leek mash The leek mash complements the trout with a homemade tartare sauce.

Then we moved on to a rack of lamb with puy lentils wrapped in cabbage and mashed potato with leek.

The foliage, which appears with the flowers, much resembles that of a Leek.

These recipes are unique, phytochemical and antioxidant packed, and they look so delectable that any person whether non-vegan or non-celiac can enjoy vibrant yet simple dishes such as her Asparagus Leek Risoto.

Fall meals may include such unusual delicacies as lamb neck with corn and chanterelle mushrooms, black cod with clams and black garlic, and leek bread pudding with fennel.

Leek moth - Mainly a pest of leek moth - Mainly a pest of leeks and onions, the caterpillars of leek moth feed within the leaves.

On Sunday, Diane Leek, Lord Mayor of Sheffield, toured the event and inspected an honor guard of Napoleonic redcoats.

Sir Thomas Wardle of Leek, in his handbook on silk published in 1887, showed by a series of measurements that the diameter of a single cocoon thread or bave varied from o oth to -nth part of an inch in diameter in the various species of Bombycides, whilst those of the Saturnides or wild species varied from - 0 oth to 3-0 0 th part of an inch.

That's Roman wormwood--that's pigweed--that's sorrel--that's piper-grass--have at him, chop him up, turn his roots upward to the sun, don't let him have a fibre in the shade, if you do he'll turn himself t' other side up and be as green as a leek in two days.

But little can be done in the northern states except to prepare manure, and get sashes, tools, &c., in working order; but in sections of the country where there is little or no frost the hardier kinds of seeds and plants may be sown and planted, such as asparagus, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, leek, lettuce, onion, parsnip, peas, spinach, turnip, &c. In any section where these seeds can be sown in open ground, it is an indication that hotbeds may be started for the sowing of such tender vegetables as tomatoes, egg and pepper plants, &c.; though, unless in the extreme southern states, hotbeds should not be started before the beginning or middle of February.