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  • verb Present participle of carmelize.

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Examples

  • She had an old-fashioned stove with a separate gas broiler on top, and I remember seeing the grapefruit carmelizing under it and thinking how weird it was to be serving grapefruit for dinner.

    An epiphany about grapefruit | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • When I set about making my mom's lunchtime bread this week, I decided that I would try to steal back just a little piece of that memory - the rich aromas of toasting, slightly sweet and earthy dough, of carmelizing nuts and subtly spicy cranberries.

    The Holidays Come Home Sarah 2009

  • When I set about making my mom's lunchtime bread this week, I decided that I would try to steal back just a little piece of that memory - the rich aromas of toasting, slightly sweet and earthy dough, of carmelizing nuts and subtly spicy cranberries.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Sarah 2009

  • BTW. do you have a step-by-step method for carmelizing onions?

    Reels, Wheels and Cycles « Gender Across Borders 2010

  • If you brush the squash on the cut fleshy side with a little olive oil before you place it face down in the pan, you get a bit of delicious carmelizing without burning.

    Acorn Squash Roasted Face Down ♥ | A Veggie Venture 2005

  • I've already made a couple of batches this year, and nothing can compare to the way your house smells when the oven is full of tomatoes, slowly roasting and carmelizing.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Kalyn Denny 2007

  • Begin carmelizing the onions in a saucepan with 1 Tb butter on very low heat.

    Carmelized Onion and Jalapeno Quiche 2007

  • Taking a slightly sweeter approach, I slow-roasted the garlic heads first, whole, scooped them out once they were softened to gooey caramelized slush, and added them to a pot of carmelizing onions.

    Garlic and Asparagus Soup with Oregano Pesto 2007

  • I've already made a couple of batches this year, and nothing can compare to the way your house smells when the oven is full of tomatoes, slowly roasting and carmelizing.

    It's How to Use Garden Tomatoes Week! Make Some Slow Roasted Tomatoes Kalyn Denny 2007

  • You can certainly use Splenda, but I thought the carmelizing of the sugar might be important here.

    Thai Barbecue Chicken with Cilantro Kalyn Denny 2006

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