dessert
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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
What Tom Nancy hasn’t accounted for are the great trials of life as a human child: homework, chores, no dessert after dinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
These companies saw hundreds of customers queueing to create their own dessert pot, despite it not being a particularly cheap treat, with tubs costing as much as £12.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Or perhaps it was the prospect of dessert that lifted everyone’s spirits; in any case, the entire party moved to the parlor for after-dinner sweets and drinks.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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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
“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
Cook and former Great British Bake Off star Crystelle Pereira says "sweetcorn belongs in desserts"
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
She brought them out proudly and, like a perfect hostess, carried the plate around, holding it over each person’s shoulder while they helped themselves to the desserts.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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