pastry
Example Sentences
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During a postwar cocoa shortage in the 1940s, an Italian pastry chef named Pietro Ferrero had the genius idea to combine the scarce resource with an ingredient his town had in abundance: hazelnuts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"The Asian community stuck with Labour for a long time," said Atif Nazir, 45, manager of a pastry store.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
The short video shows Mychelle in a hospital gown picking at a pastry, along with what appears to be a case for a portable breast pump in her lap.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
A sheet of frozen puff pastry is added on top of the dish and baked in the oven.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
I had no idea this was how pastry chefs came up with new flavors, but I liked the sound of it.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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