(n.) A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.
Example Sentences:
(1) The comedian Stephen Mangan called Cameron’s warning “panicky” and “daft”, while another comedian, Vikki Stone, shared a picture of herself hiding in the shed with a colander on her head and said: “Dear David Cameron I’m frightened.
(2) He brings us his mackerel, and his marigolds, as a child just able to walk solemnly brings objects … a birdcage, or a colander … and deposits them as an offering before the attentive adult."
(3) Mostly known for their foldable chopping boards, from which vegetables can be tipped into a pan, their nest of bowls and measuring cups and a square colander have also become notable stamps of the company.
(4) The owner hauled out said blender and then, from the back of the cupboard, a beaten up old colander with a stray piece of noodle still stuck to the rim.
(5) Makes 8 tartlets 2 aubergines, thinly sliced Olive oil 250g all-butter puff pastry 1 goat's cheese log, sliced into 8 1 sprig fresh thyme Honey A few pink radishes, thinly sliced Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper 1 Place the aubergines in a colander and sprinkle with salt.
(6) I've tried whisks, pots, the colander, all objects that have fascinated in the past, but nothing works.
(7) In Sydney, Jearl Miles-Clark, Monique Hennagan, LaTasha Colander Clark and Andrea Anderson were part of the squad that won gold in the 4x400m relay.
(8) Since then the London-based company has grown to over 80 people with 400 products, ranging from a compact tin opener and a square colander to individually coloured boards labelled fish, meat and vegetable, to avoid cross-contamination, and a compact foldable weighing scales.
(9) Sometimes we will say 'we would like to get into [for example] colanders, we think that colanders will fit well into our range, lets investigate colanders'," said Antony.
(10) 4 Drain the potatoes in a colander then return them to the pan.
(11) Washing the salad by agitating it under running tap water in a colander for 2 min reduced the total bacterial counts by 10-fold.
(12) Drain the pasta and peas in a colander, reserving a small cupful of the cooking water.
(13) Photograph: Haarala Hamilton SERVES 2, PLUS PASTA SAUCE FOR 2 baked beans 1 can onion ¼ finely chopped chopped tomatoes 1 carton sliced carrots in water ½ a can chicken stock cube 1 crumbled thyme or rosemary a sprig Pour the baked beans into a colander and rinse the cheap salty sugary sauce thoroughly from them.
Kitchen
Definition:
(n.) A cookroom; the room of a house appropriated to cookery.
(n.) A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin kitchen.
(v. t.) To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the kitchen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The previous year, he claimed £1,415 for two new sofas, made two separate claims of £230 and £108 for new bed linen, charged £86 for a new kettle and kitchen utensils and made two separate claims, of £65 and £186, for replacement glasses and crockery.
(2) The three-year-old comes into the kitchen for a drink, and as Steve opens the fridge, I can see it contains nothing apart from a half-full bottle of milk.
(3) During treatment, the mother underwent an abortion and burned her face with kitchen chemicals.
(4) His next C4 show, Gordon’s Costa Del Nightmares – a “rebooted Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” – will be his last for now.
(5) A small kitchen cabinet was due to meet on the morning of Friday October 5 at Downing Street, two days after David Cameron had concluded his no-notes conference speech in Blackpool with a challenge to Brown to "call that election".
(6) To order your main course (from £7.50), squeeze through the tightly packed tables to the kitchen and select whatever catches your eye from an array of dishes that includes roast lamb, salmon with seafood risotto, stuffed cabbage, and sublime stuffed squid (£14), which comes with tomato rice studded with succulent octopus.
(7) She ushers us into the kitchen, where a large metal pot simmering on the hotplate emits a spicy aroma.
(8) "Can someone get this monstrosity out of my kitchen?"
(9) Also speaking to the BBC, McCuish said that while there was "absolutely no place" for reports targeting school kitchen staff, the council recognised that they had not been Martha's work.
(10) People are scared at first of open kitchens because they fear it will force them to act in a certain way and they're right.
(11) David, remember, was a woman who chose to cook – the granddaughter of a viscount, she had grown up in a house with staff - and as such, her work appealed to the upper middle classes rather than to the massed ranks of housewives in their new Formica-filled kitchens.
(12) Referring to “back of house” (BOH) staff and kitchen porters (KP) it read: “Morning, “Due to recent EHO contact and receiving two 1 star ratings along with an increase in food safety audit fails.
(13) Kitchens will be installed, along with new carpets or timber floors.
(14) Near the entrance was a sprawling camp kitchen, with mountains of supplies, indoor and outdoor facilities and open fires on which some of the cooking was done, and all of the gigantic vats of coffee seemed to be boiled.
(15) Inside Hall’s lair was a glass table on which lay his spectacle case and iPad (no computers for ranking BBC execs), surrounded by seats rescued from an old kitchen, and a pair of swivel chairs salvaged from Television Centre.
(16) Self-assembly kitchen wall units are being added to the basket to improve coverage of furniture, while basin taps are being removed.
(17) Some schools, worried about their lack of kitchen and dining facilities, have asked whether they can offer pupils a sandwich and a yoghurt instead of a hot meal.
(18) They are furnished with raised wooden floors, good beds, small kitchens and even wood-burning stoves; six have front decks.
(19) A small screening was held for some female writers, after which Meryl got out the Marigolds in the kitchen of a house in Islington.
(20) However, even if you prefer Marmite to marmalade on your toast, citrus peel is a powerful tool in the kitchen, especially at this time of year, when bright, fresh flavours are at a premium.