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  • noun Plural form of tablespoon.

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Examples

  • The results are well worth it and once you get used to measuring flour in tablespoons instead of cups, the process goes very quickly.

    Small Batch Baking | Baking Bites 2009

  • I like recipes, but I also like "cook 'em for awhile with some of this and some of that" level of specificity -- does not have to be measured in tablespoons.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2009

  • Carrot cake is usually made with oil instead of butter, and here the oil is reduced to 3 tablespoons, which is very reasonable if you consider that it makes a large cake yielding 20 servings or so (other recipes for carrot cake call for 1-2 cups of oil).

    Archive 2007-08-01 Nupur 2007

  • "tablespoons" when referring to an ingredient with an additional fraction of a tablespoon added, i.e. "1 1/2 tablespoon" and "1 1/2 tablespoons."

    The Suffrage Cook Book L. O. Kleber

  • Immediately mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil in pasta before running under cold water.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • Put the cooked spinach in a large bowl, add the ricotta, 3 tablespoons Parmesan, egg yolks, and season with a couple pinches salt and some freshly ground black pepper.

    Cooking With the Stars Katy McLaughlin 2011

  • Scrape the flesh from the charred skin and whisk with 2 crushed cloves of garlic, the juice of a small lemon, 2 or 3 heaped tablespoons of tahini paste and 3 or 4 tablespoons of olive oil and a grinding of salt and pepper.

    Nigel Slater's classic baba ghanoush recipe 2011

  • In a medium skillet, melt the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, and saute the sage until it starts to brown.

    Cooking With the Stars Katy McLaughlin 2011

  • Immediately mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil in pasta before running under cold water.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

  • In a sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat.

    Recipe for Love Shamara Ray 2011

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