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Remove and discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf.
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Bj Dennis, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt and bay leaf.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
When the foam subsides, add the onion, thyme, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender, translucent, and deeply golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of just pouring in milk, warm it first with aromatics: cardamom pods, citrus peel, bay leaf, star anise, even a bruised sprig of basil.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Bj Dennis, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Add 1 teaspoon kosher salt and bay leaf.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
When the foam subsides, add the onion, thyme, bay leaf, and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions are tender, translucent, and deeply golden brown, 8–10 minutes.
—Jeremiah Langhorne, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Instead of just pouring in milk, warm it first with aromatics: cardamom pods, citrus peel, bay leaf, star anise, even a bruised sprig of basil.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Bay leaf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bay%20leaf. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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