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...campaign has developed an economic plan focused on cutting federal spending, reforming entitlement programs and ending congressional earmarks. But McCain also wants to extend all of President Bush's tax cuts and enact a costly new one of his own, raising concerns among budget hawks. The former congressional bean counter, however, is confident that a balanced budget can be achieved by 2012. "That's the goal," he says...
...good at slipping into many different worlds, even the one in my kitchen, where he is pouring in the egg mixture while I add the hot spaghetti for the carbonara. He reaches over and stirs the bacon, grabs a string bean from the pot and eats it. He is mad guesting, Olympic-level guesting. He's been over for two hours, and it occurs to me that the smooth bastard must have turned off his cell phone before he got here. When I leave the table to check on the lamb, he puts extra bacon on my pasta...
Philippe Puel, chef at the elegant Le Cantou in Toulouse, agrees, but says to assure the dish's longevity a chef must "adapt these ancient recipes to our modern lifestyle." He adds fresh Toulouse sausage as tradition there demands, but uses a lighter, sweeter Tarbes bean, finely sliced pork rind and leaner duck confit, and trades cassoulet's typical black crust, the result of hours spent in the oven, for a lightly browned one. It's not his grandmother's cassoulet, but you won't need a nap after finishing it, either...
...honeyed tones. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Trying to get into the Bike Room. Or on the floor of the Delphic basement. Or on the floor of the Bike Room. First thing you notice about a guy: Whether he’s wearing Bean Boots. Best pick-up line: Nice shoes. Wanna make out? Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I have a third nipple. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: Chrissie, stop stealing my clothes! Favorite childhood toy: Magnetic Marbles Sexiest physical trait: My butt in running spandex...
...ordered the Caffe Vanilla Frappuccino Light,” Sperber explained. “This”—he pointed at his half-consumed beverage—“is a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino...