dusted over

This along with the spices should be dusted over the mixed fruit and nuts, kneaded together.

As Stevens explains, when dusted over a greased pan, “flour creates a smooth, thin, sealed crust on baked goods that helps them slide from the pan without resistance.”

That’s za’atar dusted over the labneh arranged around two meaty slices of duck breast; another spice blend, baharat, seasons the red piece of grilled Duroc pork beside puréed and pickled squashes.

It even holds my queerness, a rainbow sparkle dusted over the overflowing shelves of our life together.

The embroideries are made entirely by hand, involving a process called spolvero, in which minuscule holes are made over the lines of a drawing, then dusted over with a blue-solution-soaked sponge.