dessert
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As for dessert, I recommend keeping things almost aggressively simple.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Ideally after lunch, I’ll get dessert at Humphrey Yogart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
While the other judges sometimes treat dessert as something illicit, Lawson’s unabashed enthusiasm for baked goods is a welcome change.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
There’s a lot Tom Nancy likes about his new life as a human boy: sandwiches, climbing trees, dessert after dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I’ll have blanc mange and strawberries for dessert, and coffee too, if you want to be elegant.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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They appear in everything from soft drinks and candy to desserts, packaged snacks, and breakfast cereals, often providing sweetness with fewer calories than traditional sugar.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
The findings suggest that a compound commonly associated with desserts and sweet fragrances could eventually contribute to an entirely different field: helping scientists develop better ways to protect damaged tissue and support healing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
I missed the creative process and dreaming-up desserts seemed like the perfect outlet.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Pereira says sweetcorn in desserts and drinks is "very slowly easing its way" into the UK food scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
He leaned on the table loaded with desserts, but it collapsed and he fell with it, everything sliding down on top of him.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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