minestra

Apparently some of it had crept into Guiseppina's heart also, for she refrained from flying out when the long-delayed "minestra" turned out to be smoked, and she even went so far as to give Saint Antonio a chaste kiss as she restored him to the crooked nail to which he had hung for so long a time.

The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 2, February, 1891 Various

'minestra' and 'macaroni' the more; and a three or four hours 'conversation' de suite 'produces a thousand useful informations, which short meetings and snatches at third places do not admit of; and many of those gentlemen are by no means unwilling to dine' gratis '.

Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

'minestra' and 'macaroni' the more; and a three or four hours 'conversation' de suite 'produces a thousand useful informations, which short meetings and snatches at third places do not admit of; and many of those gentlemen are by no means unwilling to dine' gratis '.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1750 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield 1733

As your friends and family are finishing their minestra maritata, sneak off to the kitchen for a moment.

Jacob Kenedy's Italian Christmas recipes 2011

A minestra at every meal allowed a family “to live in tranquility, without sacrifices, and with a certain degree of elegance.”

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

Whether it came in the form of soup, rice, or pasta, a first course or minestra was almost all a woman needed to cook in order to fulfill her domestic duty.

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

We headed back to my house and kicked ass in the kitchen and cooked up some bean and kale minestra & cornbread.

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Tired. 2005

We headed back to my house and kicked ass in the kitchen and cooked up some bean and kale minestra & cornbread.

Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: July 2005 Archives 2005

One finds good things, you know -- friends, and sunshine, and beauty, and enough minestra to go on with, and sheltered places on the shore to boil one's kettle in.

The Lee Shore Rose Macaulay 1919

Peggy scrubbed Illuminato's bullet head dry with her handkerchief (it had been lying in his minestra bowl), slapped him lightly on the hands, and said absently, "Don't worry poor Daddy, who's so tired."

The Lee Shore Rose Macaulay 1919