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Peerbhai was unintentionally riffing on an Indian technique for biryani, in which marinated raw meat is layered with par-cooked rice in a covered dish, then baked starting in a cold oven.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2018

Heather Lende’s obituaries for her local newspaper in Haines, Alaska, started out as something she could offer besides a covered dish to her bereaved friends and neighbors.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2015

In its cool dark depths are the steaks in a covered dish of honey-ginger marinade, the potato salad and coleslaw she put up after breakfast, and the Rose’s lime juice and vodka for the gimlets.

From The New Yorker Jan. 11, 2010

Stewart Alsop moved ahead of all the rest, and openly bid for the covered dish on the table.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bring a covered dish of food with you to the funeral home.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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