pinto
Example Sentences
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As a child in Northern California, he grew up eating tostadas with refried pinto beans.
Black beans bring a deeper, earthier tone; pintos are soft and nutty, more traditional.
From Salon
Even the humblest meals — like Crock Pot pinto beans ladled into chipped bowls after the Sunday night church services of my childhood — felt a little more indulgent when there was cornbread on the table.
From Salon
The California coast was once home to the greatest number of abalone species in the world — black, white, red, green, pink, flat and pinto.
From Los Angeles Times
Steven Ness, who grows pinto beans and pumpkins in central New Mexico, said the rising cost of irrigation as groundwater dwindles is an issue across the board for farmers in the region.
From Washington Times
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