(n.) A plant of the genus Allium (A. Porrum), having broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the common onion.
Example Sentences:
(1) 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.
(2) Acyl-CoA elongase has been partially purified from leek (Allium porrum L.) epidermal cells.
(3) Grilled cuttlefish on a bed of chestnut purée comes dramatically drizzled with black squid ink and shredded fried leek, while the innocuous-sounding champi con foie conceals mushroom, foie gras, creamy alioli (garlic mayonnaise) and a slick of salsa verde.
(4) Recipe supplied by Patrick Hanna, L'Entrepot, lentrepot.co.uk Clams with leek, fennel and parsley Though you could add a twirl of al dente spaghetti or linguine to this dish, it is the fragrant, briny broth that delights – better with a crusty loaf and a spoon.
(5) Scrub and peel the carrots, chop and add to the onion, then chop and rinse the white and pale green parts of the leeks, stir into the vegetables together with the bay leaves and the tomatoes, then continue cooking till lightly browned and approaching tenderness.
(6) Another new spot, Victor (11 rue Victor Massé), offers a good deal for lunch, with a tasty €12 plat du jour that includes dishes such as tender veal sautéed with baby leeks and hazelnuts, and crisp rocket salad and roasted new potatoes.
(7) 7 Serve the leeks on top of a scoop of beans, sprinkled with hazelnuts and drizzled with olive oil, with crusty bread.
(8) The reverse of the new coin shows the English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Northern Irish shamrock emerging from one stem within a royal coronet – a design created by 15-year-old schoolboy David Pearce, who won a competition to create the image.
(9) Put under the grill for 10 mins, or until the leeks start to turn golden.
(10) The broth he used for a beef shank, adding baby vegetables and bundles of leek, celery, fresh thyme and bay leaf and gently heating it for the longest time.
(11) Summarising the evidence to be heard, Leek said the inquest, which is set to last seven weeks, will hear from a report on a Tunisian investigation into the attack, compiled by the judge Lazhar Akremi.
(12) Green leaves of leek and chive mainly contain kaempferol glycosides, with mono- and di-glycosides dominating in leek and di- and tri-glycosides in chive.
(13) Pearl millet [Pennisetum millet (L.) leeke] is the main source of food energy for the rural poor in many areas of the semiarid tropics.
(14) 4 When the pastry case is ready, spoon the leeks and cheese in and sprinkle spring onions over the top, then pour the creme fraiche over the top.
(15) 3 To serve, slice the leeks in half lengthways and divide between four plates.
(16) Marmaduke Scarlet, via GuardianWitness Serves 6 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp butter 1 onion, finely chopped 1-2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 3 leeks, well washed, white and green parts finely sliced 400g can of white beans (butter beans, haricots or cannellini) 900ml vegetable stock 2 bay leaves Fresh thyme sprig Juice of 1 lemon 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar Herb pesto or gremolata, to serve 1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan.
(17) Jo's leek and goat's cheese tart Cook - Get-togethers, Jane Warren's music group.
(18) 5 Remove the pan from heat and serve the chickpeas on top of the leeks.
(19) The leek-moth digs straight mines towards the base of the plant.
(20) Three experiments were conducted to determine the nitrogen-corrected metabolizable energy (MEn) content of ground pearl millet [Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke].
Peek
Definition:
(v. i.) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
Example Sentences:
(1) They’ve already collaborated with folks like DOOM, Ghostface Killah and Frank Ocean; I was lucky enough to hear a sneak peek of their incredible collaboration with Future Islands’ Sam Herring from their forthcoming album.
(2) This study presents results from in vitro and in vivo experiments in rodents by the use of a PEEK-hollow fiber.
(3) To check the Hub while in an app, you use your thumb to swipe the screen from left to right, and can "peek" at the Hub's inbox.
(4) Ewen takes a peek at the Republican challenger's strategy: He will list damning statistics showing the extent to which Americans have become dependent on the federal government, from food stamps to unemployment benefits.
(5) Sure, it's bad to peek at your data but data peeking alone probably isn't going to produce nine different false positives.
(6) Oscar-winner Michael Moore dives right into hostile territory with his daring and hilarious one-man show, deep in the heart of TrumpLand in the weeks before the 2016 election.” The news broke on Twitter with Moore sharing the following tweet on Monday: Michael Moore (@MMFlint) Hey NYC- Who wants a peek @ what I've been up 2?
(7) At least director JJ Abrams had a sense of humour about the hype machine when he teased a "sneak peek" of a scanty three frames of Star Trek Into Darkness on Conan O'Brien.
(8) Journalists who have never even peeked into the IPCC report are now outraged that one wrong number appears on page 493 of Volume 2.
(9) When Dunham’s own memoir, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned” , was published this autumn, it was Gould who defended her (on Salon.com ) from rabid right-wing critics who characterised Dunham as a child molester for confessing to peeking at her sister’s vagina when she was seven.
(10) A peek at the source code of the now-blank site contains a hint of a future acquisition, with an empty space labelled “put announce for mtgox acq here”.
(11) Shaltai-Boltai and the missing jigsaw pieces Alexander said he was in Asia at the time, but travelled to Estonia within the past week, having first paid a trusted contact to peek into Interpol’s systems and check Russia had not yet put him on the wanted list.
(12) What in fact happened, Edward Jr said in the same letter, was that “as I sat on my bed, tears of rage flowing, remembering my childhood my anger kept building and building, and I went to my car, got the 9mm, and walked to his room, peeked in, and he was asleep.
(13) But a peek behind its algorithmic curtains suggests what it does know might be wrong.
(14) We’ll be giving you a peek behind the curtain of what makes the news and take stock of what’s gone on locally, nationally and globally.
(15) Have a peek will you … 7.46pm GMT I've not heard anything more on the Arsenal deal for Malaga's Nacho Monreal, but I presume numbers are being tapped into computers, sweaty suits are running around and papers are being shuffled vigorously.
(16) Traditionally Apple releases a sneak peek into its new software for both its Mac computers and its iPhone and iPad at WWDC each year.
(17) Still, there are pockets of cuteness to be found: tiny yuru-kyara charms dangling off backpacks or peeking from posters or construction barriers in the form of baby ducks.
(18) You can see evidence of these new lands on the Delta's fringes; mile upon mile of agri-business-owned fields peeking out behind the advertising billboards of the Cairo-Alexandria desert road.
(19) Julian Savulescu , professor of practical ethics at Oxford University, said: "Venter is creaking open the most profound door in humanity's history, potentially peeking into its destiny.
(20) Game of Throne fans are counting the days until the start of series four and to help the wait go faster, we've got a 15-minute sneak peek.