as in cuisine
the art or style of preparing food (as in a specified region)
tacos represented my introduction to Mexican cookery
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Recent Examples of cookery
Projects will include season two of her Netflix cookery show, her commercial enterprise As Ever, and her podcast, Confessions of a Female Founder.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Most importantly, the recipes are also easy to make and a perfect introduction to the flavors and techniques of Mediterranean cookery.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Before Mary Berry and Prue Leith, there was Fanny Cradock…
The original grande dame of English cookery television, Cradock swept onto screens in the 1950s with theatrical flair.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Most importantly, the recipes are also easy to make and a perfect introduction to the flavors and techniques of Mediterranean cookery.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 May 2025
Before Mary Berry and Prue Leith, there was Fanny Cradock…
The original grande dame of English cookery television, Cradock swept onto screens in the 1950s with theatrical flair.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Apr. 2025
Her cookery show seems to have bombed and the previous podcast deal with Spotify flopped, so the desire to succeed this time is weighing heavily on her shoulders.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookery
Noun
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The restaurant, which seats 70 guests, offers recipes from traditional Mediterranean cuisine mixed with some international plates.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
26 June 2025
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Ray also cooks with amaranth, another ancient precolonial ingredient often used in Pueblo cuisine.—
Michael Shaikh
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Wheat, dairy, beef, pork, chicken, and spices like black pepper are not part of heritage Pueblo cooking, as most of these were introduced by Europeans.—
Michael Shaikh
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Every gathering revolved around open-fire cooking and outdoor grilling.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
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“Cookery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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