butter
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In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk powder, garlic powder, onion powder, dill, parsley, black pepper and red pepper until well combined.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I don't care how much criticism we get, I am just never going to agree with a butter chicken tsunami coming to New Zealand," government minister Shane Jones told a local radio show.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
She’s like an Auntie Mame, only her version of extravagance is peanut butter sundaes at Serendipity 3, a course at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and tickets to see Diana Rigg on Broadway in “Medea.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
They also bought less cheese, butter, soft drinks and eggs but more yoghurt.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The coolhouse was packed with cheeses, vats of smooth white milk curd, churns of butter.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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She writes his speeches, manages his appointments and butters up an important colleague with the gift of a ceramic pig.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Among the few food items that survived were his handcrafted nut butters he uses for his artisanal frozen dessert and a $1,200 chunk of Parmesan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025
Plugrà Premium European Style Butter delivers a superior quality as a result of using 82% butterfat and a slower churn than most butters.
From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024
Mrs. Shainmark takes a scone and passes the plate to Mama, then butters her pastry with the thick cream.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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Zoo officials made the announcement in a recent Instagram post that included a video of the little mammals known for their distinct scent of buttered popcorn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
A standard feature is the halo, a clearly defined sphere that sits like a buttered bonnet on the head of the saint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
It’s a concept that works just as well in October as it does on a sticky July evening, with the curtains drawn, the popcorn buttered and a camp classic flickering on the screen.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
Meanwhile, he wished he had something to eat—a mushroom omelet, for example, with buttered garlic toast.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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“It felt a little bit like he was buttering us up,” Brockman testified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
Maybe standing up for Wilson will earn Sutton a few more targets, and if that’s the case, perhaps rookie Marvin Mims Jr. should try buttering him up, too.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
They don’t have to stop buttering their bread, just pay a little more for it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2023
Nobody else thought of buttering Boyd’s head or washing their cat at the Laundromat.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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