How to Use bay leaf in a Sentence

bay leaf

noun

• Add milk, garlic, bay leaf, and salt and pepper to taste.
  — Country Living, 4 Nov. 2010
• Remove the corn cobs, thyme sprigs, and bay leaves and discard.
  — Redbook, 14 June 2011
• Pick out garlic cloves, bay leaves, and thyme sprigs and discard.
  — House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2010
• Top with the bay leaves, then scatter half the cilantro, thyme sprigs, and chopped jalapeño over that.
  — House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2010
• Once the squash is tender, discard the lemongrass and bay leaf.
  — Christie Grimm, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2013
• Add carrot, onion, celery, and bay leaves and sauté until soft, about two minutes.
  — House Beautiful, 1 Nov. 2012
• Raise the heat to medium-high, add the lemongrass, bay leaf, coconut milk, and broth, and bring to a simmer.
  — Christie Grimm, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2013
• Once the broth is nearly gone, remove and discard the bay leaves, then season with salt and pepper.
  — Lauren Oster, Redbook, 13 Jan. 2011
• Turn off the heat, remove the bay leaves and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving.
  — Redbook, 17 May 2011
• Fish Chowder: In a large covered pot, bring 2 quarts water, fish bones, and 2 bay leaves to a boil.
  — Jesse Griffiths, Country Living, 15 June 2010
• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups cider, 1/3 cup salt, brown sugar, torn bay leaves, cloves, and peppercorns to a boil.
  — Country Living, 27 July 2010
• Mix in 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon white pepper and add remaining bay leaf.
  — Cheryl Slocum, Country Living, 22 Dec. 2010
• When the butter is melted and hot, lay in the chicken pieces, skin side down, in a single layer; drop the garlic cloves and bay leaves in the spaces between them.
  — Alexandria Mott, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2010
• Add pulled chicken, chicken stock, tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and coriander.
  — Sarah O'Kelley, Esquire, 3 Feb. 2011
• Roast chicken, quinoa, and Brussels sprouts Recipe: Cook ½ cups quinoa with 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth and 1 bay leaf.
  — Redbook, 6 Jan. 2014
• Add tomatoes, chicken stock, vinegar, bay leaves, chiles, thyme, and pepper and reduce heat to medium-low; simmer for about 15 minutes.
  — Steven Satterfield, Country Living, 1 Feb. 2011
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Finely chop garlic, 1 sprig rosemary, and remaining bay leaf.
  — Country Living, 27 July 2010
• Add a bay leaf and the zested, juiced lemon halves to the pot.
  — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2021
• Add the bay leaf, 1 1/2 cups water, and a pinch of salt.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2021
• Sauté about 5 seconds and throw in the thyme and bay leaf.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2020
• Add a bay leaf and half an onion and set the pot over high heat.
  — Beth Dooley, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
• Add the milk and the bay leaf and stir well with a whisk to break up any lumps and smooth the sauce.
  — San Antonio Express-News, 2 Feb. 2021
• Stir in beans, chile flakes, bay leaves, bread and stock.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2018
• Add the sage, rosemary, bay leaves and white wine and turn up the heat to high.
  — ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2019
• Use a clove to pin a bay leaf to the rounded side of each onion half.
  — David Tanis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023
• Add the bay leaves and the cinnamon stick and swirl around a few times.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2017
• New Year’s Eve, steam the new year in a pot of water with a bay leaf.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
• When the hominy has cooked for 1 hour, add the meats, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and cumin.
  — Jonathan Miles, Field & Stream, 15 Nov. 2023
• Add the potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, 1 cup of chicken stock and the salt.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2022
• Remove and discard herb sprigs, bay leaf, and bacon slices.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024