hors-d'oeuvres

He made pecan pancakes with Peach syrup (his specialty), and he helped Julianne cook when she needed his help (he acquired great little hors-d'oeuvres recipes from his trips to Spain), especially when her fingers swelled up, when her migraines kicked in, and her only savior was a cool rag over her eyes and dead silence.

Julianne cully perlman 2010

Special Operations forces disrupted half a dozen gay marriages being performed in a serpentine network of underground caves, seizing hors-d'oeuvres, seating charts and flower arrangements.

The Borowitz Report: Operation Pink Storm 2007

Original Script: Begins with Samantha in the kitchen making hors-d'oeuvres for a party.

Archive 2006-04-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2006

For those in need of nourishment, the late Yippie King advises you try the "host of swank bars with free hors-d'oeuvres" on the Upper East Side.

Steal This City 2005

Winchester seems to be so excited about providing a wealth of hors-d'oeuvres and desserts that he neglects the main course.

Krakatoa. bradamant 2003

If the drive was on, the meal would begin with soup; but if the ship was coasting and weightless, there would be a selection of hors-d'oeuvres.

2061 Odyssey Three Clarke, Arthur C. 1987

"Simeon saves the strong meat of observation for masculine digestion, and I get only the _hors-d'oeuvres_; perhaps he has discriminated wisely."

Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 Various

Notwithstanding his anti-epicurean principles, the chief of the expedition good-humouredly gave in to the fancies of his followers, who loved a feast now and then, and were partial to celebrate notable days by such modest _hors-d'oeuvres_ and supplementary condiments as the niggard forest and their indifferently provided saddle-bags would afford.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. Various

Marquise de Clamard announced their arrival by tapping on the window, so that for the moment the cozy room was deserted save by Miquette, who profited during the interval by stealing a whole sardine from the hors-d'oeuvres.

A Village of Vagabonds

Here is the menu: -- 'Consommé de volaille à la Bagration; 16 hors-d'oeuvres variés.

Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American Various