salt and pepper

Example Sentences

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Martha Stewart’s recipe for Perfect Scrambled Eggs calls for just butter, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

At the beginning of the summer, I started roasting trays of vegetables — squash, eggplant, red onions, bell peppers — with nothing more than olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

"Bella has been making eggy bread and cheese toasties, and salt and pepper chicken."

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Boiled Swiss chard, simply seasoned with salt and pepper, is a staple side dish in my kitchen in autumn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

I watched Matant Jo just shake some salt and pepper onto it and wondered what else she was planning on doing to it since salt and pepper is hardly enough for a whole turkey.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi