zest

The families of two teenagers who died when the car they were in ended up in a river have paid tribute to their kindness and "zest for life".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

This ageworthy bottling delivers big acidity, with notes of lime zest, white blossom, tangerine and grilled lemon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

A player who showed such zest and love of his new life in Glasgow only a few short weeks ago is looking a shadow of himself.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Stuffing is rich, savory and beige-adjacent by nature; lemon zest and a fistful of fresh green herbs wake the whole thing up.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

It means “the joy of living,” and refers to the kind of cheerful, nonstop zest for life that stops just short of optoomuchism and makes a person a sheer pleasure to be around.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Turn the speed of your mixer down to medium, and add in your eggs one at a time, followed by your sour cream, citrus zests, and vanilla extract, making sure it is all evenly combined.

From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2022

Jawad says the toast can be made in an over or air fryer and can be paired with fruit zests, syrups, sugars, flavored flakes, nut butters, chocolate, vanilla extract and spices like nutmeg.

From Fox News ● Feb. 17, 2022

During the lunch rush, Clevenger moves like a man who has as many arms as an octopus — boiling pastas and sauteing over eight burners and plating and dusting lemon zests and breadcrumbs to finish.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2018

Such zests as his particular little phial of cayenne pepper and his pennyworth of pickles in a saucer, were not wanting.

From Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens

Those agencies by which the emotional life has always been expressed and stimulated found a welcome prepared for them in the hearts of college youths, stirred with new zests and a more lively self-consciousness.

From College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College by Paul Klapper

Cut the zested limes in half, squeeze out 2 tablespoons juice and whisk into the coriander mixture to make a dressing.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2022

To serve, place chicken on a serving platter and drizzle with olive oil and a large squeeze of the zested lemon.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022

Remember the lemon we zested for our cornish game hens?

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2021

To this mixture I added chicken stock and heavy cream, let the sauce simmer until it thickened, then zested and juiced a big lemon directly over the skillet.

From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2019

Miss Matilda was aware of a slackening from the keen excitement and zested peril of their escape.

From Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell

Some of these fruits have bright flavor profiles, some are super sweet, some are tart, some lend themselves well to zesting and some are perfect in desserts.

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2023

Photo: Microplane The Microplane is incredible for grating cheese super-fine and fast, it’s the ideal citrus zesting device, and it’s a solid replacement for a garlic press, all for a very reasonable price.

From The Verge ● May 18, 2022

If you must use those artisanal cocktail kits, keep them close to you and make sure you’re not accidentally zesting your neighbors with garnish.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2020

Aside from the zesting and chopping, I managed the feat completely and proudly on my own.

From Washington Post ● May 21, 2018

“I’m chopping and zesting and eating foods I’ve never tried before,” she said, “with ingredients I would have never thought of buying, like Meyer lemons and watermelon radishes.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2016