café au lait
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Much like how the Big Ten and Pac-12 define the Rose Bowl, the SEC and Big 12 go with the Sugar Bowl like beignets go with a hot cafe au lait.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Serve them with a bowl of cafe au lait for extra enjoyment.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2022
They sat around a long oval table filled with croissants, cafe au lait and policy documents.
From Washington Post • May 17, 2019
Up before dawn, warmed by big bowls of cafe au lait, then three hours of picking before a casse-croute of a hot white wine and saucisson.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2016
Gerald and Lydia think nothing, in the mornings, when he and Maxine join them downstairs in the kitchen, their hair uncombed, seeking bowls of cafe au lait and toasted slices of French bread and jam.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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