sauce

I pulled off a petal, perfect, crunchy, and dipped it in the sauce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

One of my brothers splashes vinegary house hot sauce into the spicy.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Maybe all of that messy human friction had a point beyond just, say, getting a spaghetti sauce recipe.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

“No one quite knows what the special sauce is for getting your project approved.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

The smell of cooking food is often a calming one, and the kitchen grew cozy as the sauce simmered, a culinary term which means “cooked over low heat.”

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket

Many chefs have even created their own versions, replacing the original’s rethermalized ground beef and nacho cheese sauce with fussed-over ingredients like pernil, bulgogi, birria and scratchmade salsas or sauces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

They have a great all-you-can-eat menu with really great meats and an assortment of sauces and condiments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Foie gras is his favorite ingredient and a fixture on his menu -- used in his tartare presentation, to mount sauces, as a pate, and even for ice cream.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Eataly itself sells a $25.99 Alfredo that, unlike so many jarred Alfredo sauces, does not taste as though someone dissolved Parmesan into wallpaper paste.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Ocean creatures drizzled in sauces or begging to be dipped in spicy concoctions.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Ferrell said later that he was glad to be in the back row because it meant nobody behind him got sauced.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are lightly sauced and opaque throughout.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

Crab Louie, created with seafood from the Chesapeake and sauced with what tastes like Thousand Island dressing, is stuffed into fragile, Lilliputian cones with creamy avocado mousse.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023

Riding the wave of an obsessive interest in all forms of fried chicken, crispy chicken skins are the base for nachos at pop-ups, and sauced and spiced as appetizers in restaurants.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2022

“Oh, every penny... but never a groat more, my lord. You’ll get the meal you bargained for, but it won’t be sauced with gratitude, and in the end it will not nourish you.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

While explaining that the paper used to occupy the whole building, employing over 1000 people, our frenemy Ken remarks, “That’s absolutely insane, if I do say so myself,” saucing each word with condescension.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025

Of this generous, very pretty platter, my only sorrow was an uneven saucing, leaving one side somewhat bereft of the overall excellence.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Calling to me in winter are smoked squab breast with roasted chanterelles and venison paired with red cabbage and roasted squash, dishes that highlight the kitchen’s classic saucing.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021

But like self-absorbed restaurant owners everywhere, I push for more, hungry for feedback about the roll I selected for the brisket sandwich or the artful saucing of the pasta in her Thermos.

From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2019

I told her, and she almost took my breath away by telling me that I had been "saucing" Her Most Gracious Majesty, Queen Alexandra.

From Through St. Dunstan's to Light by James H. Rawlinson