Blanch: Also known as parboiling, blanching involves cooking a food in boiling water for a short period of time, then quickly cooling it down in an ice bath to halt the cooking process.
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Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
All was topped with juicy (not chewy) shrimp, parboiled pieces of asparagus, and a blend of five Italian cheeses.
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Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Aug. 2025
Initially, Alex Pou worked closely with a Coconut Grove youth-football team, known as the Redskins, whose players were often poached by affluent youth-football leagues from outside the area.
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Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
More than 20 researchers, including Rishabh Agarwal, who was poached by Meta from DeepMind just a few months ago, have left their work at major AI companies to join the startup focused on building AI that accelerates real-world scientific discovery in physics, chemistry, and materials science.
After the hat has cooled, Rosa—a factory floor veteran of 30 years—will steam it to relax the fur’s fibers, and then inspect it for stains and imperfections.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
Unlike most apple pie recipes, this one calls for the apples to be steamed in a steamer basket.
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