How to Use pecan in a Sentence

pecan

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• The oak is for the heat and the pecan is for the flavor, Rea said.
  — Toriano Porter, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• Case in point: these 31 pecan recipes to cook and bake and gawk over.
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2023
• Thinly slice olive to make eyes and add pecan to make a nose.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 27 July 2023
• Fourteen Seguin, Texas: world's largest pecan, on a pedestal in the town square.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023
• While a bag at the store gets to make all the decisions (cashews or pecans?
  — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 3 Sep. 2023
• Sprinkle pecan halves in a ring around top edge of cake.
  — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
• To smoke brats: Use oak or pecan for a South Texas flavor.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2022
• At the restaurant Soil, an earthy dish of shrimp, orange, pecans, and marigold.
  — Eleni N. Gage, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Jan. 2024
• Also because cashews, macadamias and pecans are the best nuts.
  — Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• Scrape into a bowl and stir in 1 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup chopped pecans.
  — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Top the three moist layers with cream cheese frosting and pecans.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
• Here’s a recipe for Texas-style pecan pie from famed Oxbow Bakery.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
• The main source of the pristine river surfaces in a lush grove of pecan and sycamore trees on Strunk’s ranch.
  — John MacCormack, ExpressNews.com, 19 June 2020
• Crisp, salty herbed pecans pair very nicely with the slightly sweet spread.
  — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2019
• Sprinkle that with a pinch of the pecans and add a few slices of the fresh strawberry, also in the center.
  — ExpressNews.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• Janet Day, then Janet Hermes, balanced plates of ribs and pecan pie.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• These sunny, sweet-tart treats have a little twist: a rich pecan short crust.
  — Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• This cluster of crunchy pecans, laced with caramel and coated in milk chocolate, is a nice change of pace.
  — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 14 Dec. 2019
• Remove it from heat, stir in the pecans, and then set it aside to cool while the dough finishes rising.
  — Emanuella Grinberg, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
• And don’t miss the challah bread pudding studded with pecans, our state nut.
  — Kayla Stewart, Bon Appétit, 23 Feb. 2024
• Peanuts are Alabama’s state legume, while pecans are its state nut.
  — Carolyn Hagler, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2023
• Toss carrots, coconut, walnuts or pecans and oil in a bowl; set aside.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
• Make crust: Stir together flour, pecans, and butter in a bowl.
  — Erin Napier, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2023
• And it’s a super easy salad that taps into the pecan’s flavor.
  — The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2022
• The base is a spring mix, with cheddar cheese shreds, apple cinnamon chips and pecans mixed in to up the flavor.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
• South Texas’ favorite pecan is also a good option for smoking snacks that lean to the sweet side.
  — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, 14 Dec. 2020
• The actual cost of the tree represents a small part of the final cost of producing the fruit or pecans.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 9 Jan. 2020
• My mom used to make a pecan pie every year during the holidays.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2023
• With the remainder of the pecans, place one pecan in the center of the pie on top of the filling, then place the rest in concentric circles from the center to the edge.
  — Paulina Jayne Isaac, Glamour, 29 July 2021
• Once bubbling, add pecan halves and stir thoroughly to coat.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024