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an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
its jambalaya of widely diverse nationalities and races gives the urban neighborhood a rich vitality
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Stirring the jambalaya is Kennedy, a member of the Bob Huggins coaching tree from his days as an assistant at Cincinnati.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
His jollof rice, an African staple, is delicious evidence of the origin of Louisiana’s jambalaya.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
If too many cooks on TV, factual or fictional, have led you to expect a steaming jambalaya of shouts, showoffs, panic stations, and free-range oaths, Trần’s film will come as a calm and clear surprise: a consommé devoutly to be wished.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Our chicken jambalaya recipe showcased each Dutch oven's stovetop and slow-cooking capabilities, while our simple rice recipe revealed if the sides of the Dutch oven cooked the rice at a higher temperature than the center and vice versa.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
His jollof rice, an African staple, is delicious evidence of the origin of Louisiana’s jambalaya.
—Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
If too many cooks on TV, factual or fictional, have led you to expect a steaming jambalaya of shouts, showoffs, panic stations, and free-range oaths, Trần’s film will come as a calm and clear surprise: a consommé devoutly to be wished.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
Our chicken jambalaya recipe showcased each Dutch oven's stovetop and slow-cooking capabilities, while our simple rice recipe revealed if the sides of the Dutch oven cooked the rice at a higher temperature than the center and vice versa.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
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Hugh Jackman is delivering the medley of our dreams.Jen Juneau, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carrots Organic carrots, as well as organic and conventional vegetable medleys containing carrots, by the brand 4Earth Farms sold from September to November in seven states were recalled due to the risk of E. coli contamination, the FDA said on Dec. 2.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
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There are a variety of credit cards available to many different credit profiles, including easy-to-get card options for those with bad credit or no credit at all.Ryley Amond, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Of course, suits come in a wide variety of fabrics for an equally varied assortment of circumstances.Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
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Think of it instead as a Rube Goldberg machine, reimagining doodles as dense jumbles of steps and if-then rules.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2024
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Each recipient family was to receive its own unique assortment of gifts, based on the age of their children.JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2024
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His assortment of businesses brought in some $2.4 billion in revenue and some $550 million in income from 2017 to 2020.Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Released on Monday, the card features a collage of images taken throughout the year.Issy Ronald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Kemble Interiors designers turned workout rooms into fanciful event spaces and had West Palm Beach artist Christa Wilm cover a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in a colorful collage of shells.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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As an alternative to stock, it can be combined with water in more than just seafood dishes, but the chef also loves to use shrimp paste, garlic, cream, and butter as a pasta sauce or throw crab paste into gumbo.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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Get the recipe 09 of 27 Chicken-Andouille Gumbo Paired with a side of roasted potatoes, this hearty chicken gumbo is hard to beat.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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