dinner

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Tossed with olive oil, tomatoes, jalapeño, feta and Parmesan cheese, the expertly al dente Rustichella rigatoni is not your everyday mac ‘n’ cheese dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

"We had gone out for a really nice dinner and I'd been trying to look away from football for the evening," he told BBC Sport.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

This is such an easy way to make your dinner or snack-time a little more interesting and bring that added protein boost.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

A walk is too casual, dinner too formal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Inside I found a large portion of the lasagna that had been at dinner yesterday, reheated so the cheese stuck in gooey puddles to the foil.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin