bonne bouche

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On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

I am afraid I must own they were given as a bonne bouche to my Virginian nightingale, who seemed highly to approve of this addition to his daily fare.

From Wild Nature Won By Kindness by Brightwen, Elizabeth

I kept back the item about specimens being buried under the writing, as a sort of bonne bouche; and as matters turned out, never told a soul about it.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

Your Highness must pardon an old invalid if he retires with the memory of that witty tale in his mind as a bonne bouche.'

From A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hay, Marie, Hon. (Agnes Blanche Marie)

Obs.—If the poultry is only half roasted, and stewed only till just nicely tender, this will be an acceptable bonne bouche to those who are fond of made dishes.

From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Kitchiner, William