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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.
Examples of cooking in a Sentence
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John Wogan Carmen Winant, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Long lines formed outside stations distributing cooking fuel allowed in for the first time.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
Fifty years on, Jaffrey isn’t convinced that America’s view of Indian cooking has changed in a meaningful way.
—Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
If your family loves bacon, make the cooking process even easier with this microwave bacon dish.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
This technology makes their cookware exceptionally resistant to scratching and any damage when cooking and cleaning.
—Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
The Food Network superstar and his girlfriend of three years Christina Pérez spent Thanksgiving together — with Flay, 58, doing the cooking and Pérez, 42, on decor.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
The fuel and cooking gas are to be used to operate essential humanitarian infrastructure, the Israeli military said.
—WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Serves 6 Green Chile Venison Stew Recipe Here’s a flavorful and simple venison stew recipe inspired by the Native American cooking of the Southwest.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
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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Noun
Consider phasing out that gas stove and switching to induction cooking, which is less polluting and better for your health.
—John Wogan Carmen Winant, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
Long lines formed outside stations distributing cooking fuel allowed in for the first time.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2023
Fifty years on, Jaffrey isn’t convinced that America’s view of Indian cooking has changed in a meaningful way.
—Mayukh Sen, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
If your family loves bacon, make the cooking process even easier with this microwave bacon dish.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2023
This technology makes their cookware exceptionally resistant to scratching and any damage when cooking and cleaning.
—Donna Kim, Bon Appétit, 27 Nov. 2023
The Food Network superstar and his girlfriend of three years Christina Pérez spent Thanksgiving together — with Flay, 58, doing the cooking and Pérez, 42, on decor.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
The fuel and cooking gas are to be used to operate essential humanitarian infrastructure, the Israeli military said.
—WSJ, 24 Nov. 2023
Serves 6 Green Chile Venison Stew Recipe Here’s a flavorful and simple venison stew recipe inspired by the Native American cooking of the Southwest.
—Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
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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