Whip up a big batch of pistachio pudding, then add pineapple, walnuts, Cool Whip, and marshmallow bits, and what do you have? A Los Angeles woman says her grandmother used to make a dish with those ingredients that she called pooflapoo pie. Is that...
bump-out n.— «The streetscape design also calls for an improvement in pedestrian safety. Areas of the sidewalk will protrude into the street, essentially creating pedestrian peninsulas, where walkers can wait to cross the street. The bump...
spinky adj.— «In no more time than it takes to make packaged pad Thai, you can whip up a spinky version using fresh ingredients and seasonings.» —“Banish The Box” by Maria Cianci San Francisco...
nos n.— «“Nos” or “laughing gas” as it is known, is sold in silver canisters used to whip cream, and had been readily available at dairies and some hardware stores.» —“Gas sniffs killed boy?” by Alice...
praise sandwich n.— «He may not have cracked the whip this time. Rather he pulled on the reins. He came up with a “praise sandwich,” criticism buffered by layers of affirmation.» —“Distractions often obscured purpose of...
Toyotarisation n.— «Andrew Goudie, professor of geography at Oxford University, blames the process of Toyotarisation—a coinage reflecting the near-ubiquitous desert use of Toyota Land Cruisers—for destroying a thin crust of lichen and...
