roast

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Roast a pan of maple-glazed apples until they slump into themselves; toss some nuts and seeds with cinnamon and salt; maybe crisp a few strips of brown-sugar bacon until they’re practically candy.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

Roast chicken is stellar as a dinner party main, but it also makes for great leftovers.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

Nathan Lane recalls the Friars Club Roast from hell, Kate Hudson opens up about needing to fight for roles beyond the rom-com and more tales from The Envelope Comedy Roundtable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025

This year, that job falls to US comic Nikki Glaser - a terrific choice if her recent appearance on The Roast of Tom Brady is anything to go by.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, green beans with almonds, orange salad, corn bread and cream of asparagus soup.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko