chop
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Early editions of “The Settlement Cook Book” included chop suey and Spaghetti Italienne, but most of its foreign dishes were either German or German-Jewish, reflecting the largest immigrant groups in Milwaukee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Roughly chop the onion by hand, or pulse it briefly in a food processor until finely chopped but not puréed.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The staff has extra time to chop and cook items more carefully, she said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
"They are the most extraordinary creatures because they will chop off bits of stem at 45 degrees," explains volunteer Stephen Short holding up a stalk.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
We wash and chop fruit together and grunt occasionally.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
If I can open the freezer and discover that someone has already chopped the onions and peppers, I am immediately more interested in cooking dinner.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
But this week, in the region known as America’s Salad Bowl, around 300,000 pounds of his romaine hearts were chopped and plowed back into the soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Natalia leaves out healthy finger food, like chopped peppers and apples, for her children to pick at.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Andy Pages chopped a slow bouncer up the middle, and Turner charged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
He chopped the edge of one hand against the palm of the other, answering his own question before Anya or Håkon could.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
A sausage-and-pepper meal starter eliminates most of the chopping; canned tomatoes provide the sauce’s backbone; and a few spoonfuls of prepared sun-dried tomato pesto pull everything into focus.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The competition, which Hayward has been hosting since 1960, brings people from across America and around the world together to showcase their skills in everything from logrolling, chopping and sawing to speed climbing.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
At one of Snabbit's training hubs in the southern tech hub of Bengaluru, workers rehearse tasks such as chopping vegetables against the clock.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
His remark suggests that the press conference after every meeting—a practice Powell instituted—could be on the chopping block.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Isa was doing her own chopping on the kitchen counter, her knife pounding against the scarred cutting board.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
