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Far from a quick caffeine fix, Turkish coffee is ground to a fine powder, simmered slowly in a cezve (a small copper pot), and served unfiltered, allowing the grounds to settle at the bottom of a small, handleless cup.
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Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Chunk it up and mix it into a pot pie; sauté shredded bits in a shawarma spice and stuff them into a pita; simmer it for hours in a kicky turkey chili, then freeze half the batch for a future cold winter’s eve.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2024
According to Our Editors By Charlie Hobbs There could also be some tension simmering in your close friendships and family relationships, especially early in the month.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
For the week, its worst in more than a year, WTI dropped 8.4% as supply concerns over slower China economic growth and record U.S. oil production overshadowed the simmering tensions in the Mideast.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Chunk it up and mix it into a pot pie; sauté shredded bits in a shawarma spice and stuff them into a pita; simmer it for hours in a kicky turkey chili, then freeze half the batch for a future cold winter’s eve.
—Alma Avalle, Bon Appétit, 28 Oct. 2024
According to Our Editors By Charlie Hobbs There could also be some tension simmering in your close friendships and family relationships, especially early in the month.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
For the week, its worst in more than a year, WTI dropped 8.4% as supply concerns over slower China economic growth and record U.S. oil production overshadowed the simmering tensions in the Mideast.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Simmer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simmer. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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