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  • Green beans are lovely if you boil them just until they lose their toothiness about 4 or 5 minutes and dress with warm brown butter and nuts or a warm vinaigrette.

    Susie Middleton: Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving Susie Middleton 2011

  • Green beans are lovely if you boil them just until they lose their toothiness about 4 or 5 minutes and dress with warm brown butter and nuts or a warm vinaigrette.

    Susie Middleton: Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving Susie Middleton 2011

  • Green beans are lovely if you boil them just until they lose their toothiness about 4 or 5 minutes and dress with warm brown butter and nuts or a warm vinaigrette.

    Susie Middleton: Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving Susie Middleton 2011

  • The texture is also impressive: crunchy on the outside, with a slight chewy toothiness on the inside.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Sarah Lenz 2008

  • The texture is also impressive: crunchy on the outside, with a slight chewy toothiness on the inside.

    Grown-Up Gingerbread Men Sarah Lenz 2008

  • When I sipped the wine, it felt on the heavy side, and was a nice counterpoint to the toothiness of the al dente pasta.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • This process kneads the dough and develops the glutin giving the pasta a toothiness.

    Italian Sausage Pilau 2007

  • This process kneads the dough and develops the glutin giving the pasta a toothiness.

    Shrimp Ravioli 2007

  • The crisp pastry crackles pleasantly as you bite into it, followed by the pasta-like toothiness of the asparagus and the slightly chewy prosciutto.

    Herbal Triptych 2006

  • The crisp pastry crackles pleasantly as you bite into it, followed by the pasta-like toothiness of the asparagus and the slightly chewy prosciutto.

    Asparagus Strudel 2006

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  • See teeth. Note that as of now, Jul 29, 2008, dontcry has yet to acquire toothiness.

    July 29, 2008

  • There.

    July 29, 2008

  • Congratulations.

    July 30, 2008