zest

A player who showed such zest and love of his new life in Glasgow only a few short weeks ago is looking a shadow of himself.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

His zest for life was palpable, accented by his pearly smile across the dimly lit windowless lounge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Instead of cooking the pasta separately, Meghan puts it directly on top of tomatoes with some lemon zest and greens, then pours boiling water over the whole mixture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

If you find candied citrus peel, toss some in; if not, use the zest of a full orange.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

To deprive her of these fights was to deprive her of all the zest and reasonableness of life.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Turn the speed of your mixer down to medium, and add in your eggs one at a time, followed by your sour cream, citrus zests, and vanilla extract, making sure it is all evenly combined.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

Jawad says the toast can be made in an over or air fryer and can be paired with fruit zests, syrups, sugars, flavored flakes, nut butters, chocolate, vanilla extract and spices like nutmeg.

From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2022

During the lunch rush, Clevenger moves like a man who has as many arms as an octopus — boiling pastas and sauteing over eight burners and plating and dusting lemon zests and breadcrumbs to finish.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2018

It added to her a wealth, a rarity, which made the conquest of her the only object worth pursuing in a life swept bare for the moment of all other passions and zests.

From Eleanor by Mrs. Humphry Ward

Those agencies by which the emotional life has always been expressed and stimulated found a welcome prepared for them in the hearts of college youths, stirred with new zests and a more lively self-consciousness.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

Cut the zested limes in half, squeeze out 2 tablespoons juice and whisk into the coriander mixture to make a dressing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

To serve, place chicken on a serving platter and drizzle with olive oil and a large squeeze of the zested lemon.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022

To this mixture I added chicken stock and heavy cream, let the sauce simmer until it thickened, then zested and juiced a big lemon directly over the skillet.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2019

Inside Mr. Rucci’s refrigerator are Fage yogurt, Red Jacket Orchards applesauce, Muscle Milk and a partly zested lemon.

From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2011

Miss Matilda was aware of a slackening from the keen excitement and zested peril of their escape.

From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell

Spoon onto a serving plate and top with a generous zesting of lemon peel and grated cheese.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2022

Photo: Microplane The Microplane is incredible for grating cheese super-fine and fast, it’s the ideal citrus zesting device, and it’s a solid replacement for a garlic press, all for a very reasonable price.

From The Verge ● May 18, 2022

For this tart, which Dorie Greenspan adapted from Jean-Marie Desfontaines of the Paris patisserie Rollet Pradier, there’s no zesting or juicing a number of lemons.

From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022

This was exciting because “zest” is a word I loved as a kid, and zesting an orange felt like answering the call of a destiny long forgotten.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2022

If you must use those artisanal cocktail kits, keep them close to you and make sure you’re not accidentally zesting your neighbors with garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2020