butter
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Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
La Grande Épicerie sold more than 700,000 blocks of butter in 2025—that’s three bars every minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jessie told Lamar that she’d like to eat some butter beans and cornbread later on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
When she declared the butter at JFK, the customs agent glanced at her thawing bars and joked about keeping one—then waved her through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I would have paired the peanut butter with the crackers, but okay.”
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
You can get fancy with your butters by making a garlic herb butter or a whipped honey butter to brush the insides and tops of your rolls.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: The Vitamix 5200 makes excellent smoothies, soups, nut butters and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Influencers fill aisles in search of trendy nut butters and overpriced salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
It’s also a perfect moment to sneak in some supportive protein: protein powder, silken tofu, or nut butters.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026
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
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
Charity Angél Dawson, who has performed in Broadway productions of “Waitress” and “Chicago,” buttered up the crowd between renditions of songs popularized by Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
An alternative to jams or jellies, we love spooning it onto bites of toasted bagels or hot buttered toast.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
Serve it with buttered orzo, maybe, or pearl couscous slicked with olive oil.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
Miss Honey carefully buttered a slice of brown bread and put a little strawberry jam on it.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
Meanwhile, the buttering up risks making Mr. Trump look like a chump if the Chinese don’t give him something in return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Before Musk decided to exit OpenAI, Brockman described his attempts to gain more control over the company, an effort that included "buttering up" Brockman and another co-founder, Ilya Sutskever.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Besides, Colby has long displayed a knack for buttering up his superiors.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
He’d got the other sock on and was buttering toast and his hair stood on end and Mum would have said he looked ‘the spit’ of Stan.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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