spice
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One had him add more cinnamon, but the spice level still wasn’t right.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But, hold the extra spice please, as I'm useless with anything too hot.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The side serving of jasmine rice and roti was the perfect antidote to the addictive lingering spice hit.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
"If you can handle your spice, I think you would enjoy this," she said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
He broke "hypothesis" down into four fragmented words to put some spice on it.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
A breakfast here is often incomplete without a cup of chai, made by boiling tea in generous amounts of milk, sometimes flavoured with ginger and spices.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The peppercorn sauce is done with all Indian spices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Vibrant and intense, but light on the palate, with complex flavors and aromas of purple flowers, dried herbs, baking spices, raspberry and cranberry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Knowing your flavor packets will help you determine what complementary spices and condiments to add.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Yes, it was the same chicken we'd had all week, but with all the spices she added, she could make the soup smell and taste like something new and draw me to the kitchen.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
The trio’s freewheeling banter spiced with humorous mayhem and mischief enchanted legions of viewers while bringing freshness to the familiar formula of news, weather and sports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Einhorn speed-talked through a presentation spiced up with cartoons and music clips.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Among Ms. Ahmed’s recipes you’ll find simple porridges and breads, as well as more richly seasoned side and main dishes, many spiced with xaawash—that hint of North African, Middle Eastern and Indian influence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
The pastry covering offers muted flavor before the spiced potatoes explode in taste, tangy and hot.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Food trends columnist Adam Chandler profiled Lev Sercarz about cooking in this new era of American eating, and received suggestions for the best seasonings—from sumac to smoked salt—for spicing up even the simplest meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Christine Idzelis shed light on how leveraged exchange-traded funds were spicing up the SpaceX trade in the wake of the company’s IPO, for good and bad.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026
You can also try spicing up your vanilla, per Redditor u/shazeaa: “Vanilla bean and some nutmeg to bring on the richness!”
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2025
But those channels’ competitor in this genre, Lifetime, is, if not bucking tradition, at least spicing it up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Yes, I could see there was charcoal for cooking it, and shriveled red pili-pili peppers for spicing it, and calabash bowls to put it in, but where was the it, whatever it was?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
