cooked off; cooking off; cooks off
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Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
Wear your green and enjoy green Jell-O shots, chili cook-off and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
Also in April, the town hosts the ASA Archery tournament, televised on ESPN, from the Louisiana National Guard's Camp Minden Training Site.
Foodies, meanwhile, flock to Minden in June for the nationally sanctioned Grilling on Main cook-off.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024
Expect at least two chili cook-offs in San Francisco and Morgan Hill.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The two-day event will also include an array of food and beverage demonstrations, cook-off competitions and panel discussions.
—Mariya Moseley, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2023
What: Catfish cook-off, live music, food, games, photo booth, climbing wall and more.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
Saturday’s cool breeze brought the promise of fall to Clarkson Park Saturday, where sweet and tangy barbecue recipes were tested during the annual rib cook-off.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
What started as a ribs cook-off in July 1983 has morphed into the second largest farmers’ market in the Western United States with more than 100 vendors and thousands of shoppers along six downtown blocks every Thursday evening all year round.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has cooked off, about 5 minutes.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2024
Some of the liquid is also cooked off in the process of creating brown butter, leading to denser, chewier cookies.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
There have been some volcanic events that cook off a bunch of coal, for example, and fire that into the atmosphere.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
When your mushrooms have released most of their liquid either pour the liquid off and reserve for later use, or cook off the liquid in the pan.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
Add chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has cooked off, 3 to 4 minutes.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 2 May 2023
Sprinkle the flour into the pan and mix to combine, then add the brandy and cook off. Add the stock.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
Add sherry to deglaze the pan and cook off the alcohol.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
Noun
Always held the third weekend of August, the event of 22 years hosts BBQ cook-offs, food competitions, live music and more.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2024
Wear your green and enjoy green Jell-O shots, chili cook-off and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
Also in April, the town hosts the ASA Archery tournament, televised on ESPN, from the Louisiana National Guard's Camp Minden Training Site.
Foodies, meanwhile, flock to Minden in June for the nationally sanctioned Grilling on Main cook-off.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2024
Expect at least two chili cook-offs in San Francisco and Morgan Hill.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
The two-day event will also include an array of food and beverage demonstrations, cook-off competitions and panel discussions.
—Mariya Moseley, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2023
What: Catfish cook-off, live music, food, games, photo booth, climbing wall and more.
—Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
Saturday’s cool breeze brought the promise of fall to Clarkson Park Saturday, where sweet and tangy barbecue recipes were tested during the annual rib cook-off.
—Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
What started as a ribs cook-off in July 1983 has morphed into the second largest farmers’ market in the Western United States with more than 100 vendors and thousands of shoppers along six downtown blocks every Thursday evening all year round.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2023
Verb
Indianapolis hosted the World Food Championship's The Final Table in 2020, with the winners from all of the categories cooking off at Ivy Tech Community College for a $100,000 grand prize.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
Cook, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has cooked off, about 5 minutes.
—Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2024
Some of the liquid is also cooked off in the process of creating brown butter, leading to denser, chewier cookies.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2023
There have been some volcanic events that cook off a bunch of coal, for example, and fire that into the atmosphere.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
When your mushrooms have released most of their liquid either pour the liquid off and reserve for later use, or cook off the liquid in the pan.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
Add chiles and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid has cooked off, 3 to 4 minutes.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 2 May 2023
Sprinkle the flour into the pan and mix to combine, then add the brandy and cook off. Add the stock.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
Add sherry to deglaze the pan and cook off the alcohol.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
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