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[kook] / kʊk /




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From Nigella Lawson’s riff on a Caesar salad to creamy lettuce soup, here are a few ways to cook and enjoy a produce item that’s typically eaten cold and raw.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

“If you’re really worried, you can always cook it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Households in India have long relied on an informal army of domestic workers to mop floors, wash dishes and cook meals.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

Elaine Yates, 77, says money worries mean she "can't remember" the last time she used her oven to cook a hot meal.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Tūtū has already started cutting the kalo, separating the tops, the huli, for replanting from the grown corms, which we cook and eat.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He says has seen at least five other cooks die in front of him, and believes this is because the substances they were handling seeped through gaps in their protective clothing.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The crust is crisp, the pizza cooks more evenly, and I enjoy eating it.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

This season is less about surviving on a student budget and more about helping home cooks waste less, improvise more and look at what’s already in the fridge or pantry with confidence.

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

We saw this happen time after time with Dad’s stenographers and with the cooks who followed Mrs. Cunningham.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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