(1) The likes of almond, blackberry and crocus first made way for analogue, block graph and celebrity in the Oxford Junior Dictionary in 2007, with protests at the time around the loss of a host of religious words such as bishop, saint and sin.
(2) He looks younger than even the freshest-faced incarnation: skin smooth and honeyed, sipping an almond milk cocktail in one of London's few raw-food vegan restaurants ("I plan to live into my hundreds").
(3) Society needs a villain and right now we’re convenient.” “ I will carefully admit there has been an awful lot of almonds planted that maybe shouldn’t have been because outside money came in and wanted to plant,” he says.
(4) beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-(1S and 1R)-epoxyethanes (I and II), 1-(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)-(2R and 2S)-2,3-epoxypropanes (III and IV), beta-D-glucopyranosyl isothiocyanate (V) and beta-D-galactopyranosylepoxyethane (VI) are active-site-directed irreversible inhibitors of sweet-almond beta-glucosidase B (beta-D-Glucoside glucohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.21).
(5) During the chewing of an almond the relative masticatory forces of the masseter muscle below the peak load were higher for patients than referents.
(6) Almond lamb curry: Atul Kochhar This dish derives its main flavour from a spice blend called vadagam, which can be a little tedious to make.
(7) Serves 4 100g butter, at room temperature 150g flour 50g ground almonds 30g suet 1 egg yolk 50g cooked chestnuts, chopped 5 tbsp chopped fresh thyme Salt and black pepper For the leeks 1kg leeks, trimmed 100g butter Salt and pepper 200ml double cream 1 tsp nutmeg 1 To make the crumble topping, work the butter into the flour until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs, then add the ground almonds and suet.
(8) Of the dried fruits the almond was the most sensitizing (89%, 87% and 68% of correlation between the clinical history and "in vivo" tests--skin tests--and "in vitro" tests--histamine release test and RAST--, respectively).
(9) Ruth Joseph and Sarah Nathan's crumbly little almond and lemon tarts are the perfect example of its charms, to my mind – not too sweet, not too sour, just intensely, deliciously zesty.
(10) We bartered for almonds and olives in the market, where there wasn't another tourist to be seen, and sat on the ramparts, watching the sun fall away beyond the horizon.
(11) HRP sugar moieties released by almond glycopeptidase A digestion of HRP pepsin digests were subjected to pyridylamination.
(12) Dry matter intake and weight gain were highest for the diet containing 35% almond hulls and 1% urea.
(13) But Howitt says that while it is a problem that so much farmland has shifted from more adjustable crops to perennials like almonds, he has a simpler solution: better management of groundwater.
(14) Each animal was again offered simultaneous choice tests between marshmallows and almonds.
(15) It’s a lot easier, and more fun, to experience the war as a passive form of entertainment than as a source of moral distress requiring citizen activism,” Almond wrote.
(16) However, Richard Howitt, a co-author of the study, cautions against singling out particular crops: "Don't blame almonds for the problem.
(17) In the UK, sales of almonds increased by 45% over 2012-13 after a marketing blitz in lifestyle magazines.
(18) The third enzyme is the beta-glucosidase from almond emulsin.
(19) A dystrophy of the eye fundi was observed (whitish puncta of the macula); except for the "almond shaped eyes", there was no obvious dismorphism.
(20) We have evaluated the radioallergosorbent test (RAST) for the in vitro measurement of the specific IgE antibodies to nuts, including Brazil nut, almond, walnut, pecan, cashew, and the legume, peanut.
Macaroon
Definition:
(n.) A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, and sugar.
(n.) A finical fellow, or macaroni.
Example Sentences:
(1) It is one of a series of cultural negotiations that are most intense over a running gag involving famous song lyrics, which MacAroon spouts when he is lost for words.
(2) They won’t rub your nose in their mad patisserie skillz or grab your collar and tell you “I’m fully committed to making macaroons my life”.
(3) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Vladimir Putin and Thomas Bach share a joke over coffee and macaroons near the Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
(4) After a semi-final that saw platters of immaculate choux swans, jewel-coloured macaroons and dainty sponges put before the judges, the technical challenge – a stand of sweet fondant fancies, nestled, pink and delicious as if awaiting a party of angelic children – was a reminder that even a GBBO finalist still needs the guidance of Berry.
(5) It wasn't even a ball of vanilla ice cream or a plate of patisserie- bought, pastel-coloured macaroons.
(6) An immaculate woman, all but blinded by the potted plant she is carrying, blunders haplessly through a platter of macaroons that has been left on the floor.
(7) MacAroon, the wronged Pictish prince, has a large tattoo on his chest that causes some curiosity among the Gauls.
(8) This year’s hopefuls fit the usual pattern: piff bakerettes whose charms are only enhanced by a stuffy marquee “glow” and icing sugar in their hair: cool grans; hip twentysomethings you’d be surprised could competently make a cuppa but then turn out 36 immaculate macaroons; single-minded baking masters with dossiers on Nigella cross-referenced with the entire Good Food archive; and those whose love of baked goods places them more towards the excited labrador end of the enthusiasm spectrum, while the crumb of their talent is a little on the dry side.
(9) For the younger generation, juggling a number of very real problems, making yourself concentrate on a batch of macaroons can be a surprisingly helpful break.
(10) Guests were offered bottled water and French macaroons in the grand first-floor drawing room of the residence, a few doors down the white stucco terrace from the embassy itself, scene of the SAS’s famous hostage rescue in 1980.
(11) The macaroon crumbs, on balance, will have to suffice.
(12) Remove the macaroons from the freezer, then one at a time dip them upside down in the chocolate so just the ganache is covered.
(13) Is he talking about a fantasy of being transfixed, maybe with a macaroon or a card trick?
(14) But they're at the heart of baking, and for good reason: the almond's mellow flavour means that it can form the foundations of frangipane, flourless cakes, macaroons, pralines and marzipan, without overpowering other ingredients or leaving the recipe unpalatably rich.
(15) So now the entire world is in Paris but I am here doing Red Nose baked goods with Mr Cobber going Sabrina, listen to Lynton, the Bulgarians are coming, do not even think of making freaking macaroons and I hope it is lard in that fucking frosting, and Craig styling the apron shots *puts on get-a-load-of-this-Tim-Loughton face* and Dave going, babes, Claire Perry checked & apparently most ordinary people bake in red nylon wigs?
(16) Place on a plate, macaroon side down, and freeze for an hour.
(17) 3 Turn all your macaroons upside down and use a knife to smear a thick cone of ganache on top of each one.
(18) Outside in the hall, the PRs are flitting, the security guards are jumpy and the macaroon crumbs have yet to be cleared from the carpet outside suite 123.
(19) Allow the macaroon bases to cool before peeling them off the baking sheet.
(20) With a string quartet playing in the entrance hall, intense discussions on whether ushers should wear matching cufflinks, and stalls displaying everything from chocolate macaroons to crystal-encrusted table centre pieces, this was a wedding fair much like any other.