dessert
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Crumbl, the high-end dessert chain serving up oversized cookies, has closed a swath of stores nationwide including seven in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
As for dessert, I recommend keeping things almost aggressively simple.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 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
Small enough to be a single-sized dessert, these bakery-style squares have a brown-sugar base, chewy edges and a buttery center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The dessert was not carried out till after nine; and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee-cups.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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
“Wattle seed’s coffee and chocolate notes add a native differential to certain dishes, but specifically desserts and canapés,” says Bendrau.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
But Hejazi says its use in drinks and desserts is still "an emerging trend" and hasn't yet hit the mainstream in the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Estrada-Londo, who is from the Philippines, takes inspiration from Asian desserts, which tend to play with flavors that can be surprising to Western palates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It’s not Sunday dinner without the bread and desserts, though.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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