Riddle 2

[AREA666]

I am not all that great at these, so this one somebody will probably know right away, but I found it fun. Points will be given to whomever gets the answer where they get two points for each post prior to theirs who did not get it right, plue five for getting it correct.

I am a seven letter word. I am the name of an animal. Take away my last 4 letters and I am used in cooking. Take away my first 4 letters and I am female. What am I?

[Night Ω Wolfe]

Panther

[AREA666]

And the first reply wins my easy one. So 5 points.

[Night Ω Wolfe]

I am usually horrible at riddle but this one was much easier cause all I had to do was try to think up something that you use in cooking that is only 3 letters... the rest followed easily