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: food that is cooked
Do you like my cooking?
see also home cooking
: suitable or used for cooking
bought some cooking apples
cooking techniques
Cooking time is about 30 minutes.
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J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The Terra Madre Americas is the first American version of one of Europe’s biggest food conferences, held in Italy every other year by Slow Food, an organization founded in Italy that promotes traditional cooking and local ingredients.
—Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2024
Members of these usually conservative Christian communities believe that a woman’s place is in the home, cooking, cleaning, tending to their children and submitting to their husbands, the New York Times also reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Rice also contains spores of bacteria known as Bacillus cereus, which can survive cooking and multiply when at room temperature for extended periods of time.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
For this voyage, travelers board the 750-guest Seven Seas Grandeur in Miami and spend the next day at sea, enjoying the ship's amenities, including the fitness center, spa, bocce court, cooking classes, infinity pool, and much more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
And an Indian cooking class studio, Santhoshi’s Kitchen, opened last fall there, too.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Cook time: 30 minutes (Shelby Moore / For The Times)
Have a cooking question?
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
The biggest crowd pleaser on this level, though, is the six-seat teppanyaki bar for an immersive outdoor cooking experience.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Patrick Ryan
usa Today, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2022
The Natural & Delicious high protein, 20% Ancestral Grain recipes are made up of 60 percent animal products (pre-cooking weight), 20% organic spelt and organic oats, and 20% vegetables, fruits, vitamins, and minerals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2022
The two men, Derek Ko and Sam Li, had responded to Zoe’s request for chaperones to accompany her on the two-block walk from her cooking-appliance store to her car.
—Sarah Belle Lin, Curbed, 8 Mar. 2022
That’s the history of rock and roll: a constant gumbo in the making, alive and cooking.
—Kenny Loggins, Vulture, 8 June 2022
For even more cooking inspiration, the Ninja Foodi Deluxe comes with a guide filled with 45 recipes, so, really, anyone in the family could turn themselves into a master chef.
—Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
This was pre-cooking show on every network constantly.
—Alicia Kennedy, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
Hard wheat berries require more cooking time and are chewier than the soft version.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2022
More advanced models usually have additional nice-to-haves like multi-cooking functionality — many can slow cook, steam, sauté and even air fry or sous vide.
—Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
Noun
She will be remembered for her love of music, cooking, fishing and spending time with her family.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The Terra Madre Americas is the first American version of one of Europe’s biggest food conferences, held in Italy every other year by Slow Food, an organization founded in Italy that promotes traditional cooking and local ingredients.
—Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2024
Members of these usually conservative Christian communities believe that a woman’s place is in the home, cooking, cleaning, tending to their children and submitting to their husbands, the New York Times also reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Rice also contains spores of bacteria known as Bacillus cereus, which can survive cooking and multiply when at room temperature for extended periods of time.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
For this voyage, travelers board the 750-guest Seven Seas Grandeur in Miami and spend the next day at sea, enjoying the ship's amenities, including the fitness center, spa, bocce court, cooking classes, infinity pool, and much more.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
And an Indian cooking class studio, Santhoshi’s Kitchen, opened last fall there, too.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
Cook time: 30 minutes (Shelby Moore / For The Times)
Have a cooking question?
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
The biggest crowd pleaser on this level, though, is the six-seat teppanyaki bar for an immersive outdoor cooking experience.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
Adjective
The Los Angeles native took off during the early days of quarantine with her wonderfully weird and specific character videos: a woman who gets turned down by her roommate mid-cooking demo, and someone who's been excluded from their family's erotic film.
—Patrick Ryan
usa Today, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2022
The Natural & Delicious high protein, 20% Ancestral Grain recipes are made up of 60 percent animal products (pre-cooking weight), 20% organic spelt and organic oats, and 20% vegetables, fruits, vitamins, and minerals.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2022
The two men, Derek Ko and Sam Li, had responded to Zoe’s request for chaperones to accompany her on the two-block walk from her cooking-appliance store to her car.
—Sarah Belle Lin, Curbed, 8 Mar. 2022
That’s the history of rock and roll: a constant gumbo in the making, alive and cooking.
—Kenny Loggins, Vulture, 8 June 2022
For even more cooking inspiration, the Ninja Foodi Deluxe comes with a guide filled with 45 recipes, so, really, anyone in the family could turn themselves into a master chef.
—Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 15 Nov. 2022
This was pre-cooking show on every network constantly.
—Alicia Kennedy, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
Hard wheat berries require more cooking time and are chewier than the soft version.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2022
More advanced models usually have additional nice-to-haves like multi-cooking functionality — many can slow cook, steam, sauté and even air fry or sous vide.
—Raena Loper, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
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