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  • I do not want to see or smell your funky feet, crusty heels or unpedicured toes.
  • The resulting cake is golden, incredibly moist, light and fruity, with a slightly crusty edge, and it is very hard to stop at just one slice.
  • From the outset, she is not sure she will survive this touchy encounter with a legendary fisherman who taught her everything she knows and is one tough, crusty character.
  • Roast for a further 10-15 min until crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • That Thoreau gave the impression of being what country folk call a crusty person -- curt and forbidding in manner -- seems pretty well established. The Last Harvest
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  • We met at Prefab, on a cold, blusterous winter's day, over steaming bowls of excellent chowder and chunks of crusty bread.
  • Serve the soup with crusty bread.
  • It ripples and furrows, drips in long trails, gathers in gritty, crusty patches.
  • This year it was his crusty and soft rolls, Chelsea buns, and large crusty cobs which caught the adjudicator's eye resulting in a cache of trophies.
  • Just as a crusty maiden aunt confined to a retirement home might continue to lecture her long-suffering relatives by letter, she will still be playing the duenna to an errant world, in writing.
  • They also may be dome-shaped with a crusty layer or ulceration.
  • The leader tries to seduce Kirk while Rosie stares daggers, Billie tries to make time with the lunkhead and all of the women avoid the lecherous behaviour of the crusty father.
  • Soup was ladled into it, and the next woman placed a piece of crusty bread on the side along with a browning apple.
  • By turns crusty, combative and charming, Mr. Clements, who died Sunday at age 94, was elected to two nonconsecutive four-year terms as governor, in 1978 and 1986. Rough-Cut Governor Helped Turn Texas Red
  • You've got crusty Italian bread slices topped with pepper jelly and andouille sausage in the middle.
  • There were a lot of crusty kids in there so it already stunk.
  • We enjoyed fat slices from a generous chunk of crusty boule.
  • This has the added bonus of dissolving those crusty accretions that make one's toothpaste tube a complete social disgrace.
  • The types we got at B&Q were young couples, old crusty workmen blokes, middle-aged couples, pensioners (usually on a Wednesday) and the odd beefy bearish labourer.
  • And there's a couple of crusty guys with dreads sitting in there drinking milkshakes and stuff!
  • Crusty white bread, aromatic black coffee with thick sweet cream and buttery cheese had accompanied them.
  • To him, a schoolmistress was a crusty Old Maid in a liberty bodice and lisle stockings.
  • The 8-ball crusty had to be manually rotoscoped out, frame by painful frame.
  • She struck Blue suddenly with her rein-ends and went clattering up the trail where the snow lay in shaded, crusty patches rimmed with dirt. The Ranch at the Wolverine
  • Sam Waterston has been doing his high-sniffy rectitudinous grandstanding for so long it's as if he expects some soft of Atticus Finch statue; Elisabeth Rohm is no worse than Angie Harmon, but no better; and Fred Thompson is a pompous pork chop whose cliched Southern homilies wouldn't be listened to seriously for ten seconds in NY (whereas Steven Hill, with his crusty cut-the-crap irritability and desire to get out of the office before bad news could follow, was the authentic article). New Guy in Town: James Wolcott
  • The folded pizza slice, the hot dog and the crusty knish have a built-in mobility that lets hungry New Yorkers eat on the street.
  • The bread basket had a few slices of a tan sourdough and a two little twin loafs of a wonderfully crusty, narrow bread whose air pockets even seemed to carry flavor.
  • Turn and cook for another 10-15 min until crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Fry the goujons in batches until crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • For fear that the crusty breadstuff will appear on an adjoining table? Mark Foley’s Upcoming Personal Disclosures « Whatever
  • Plump and juicy, they are ideally served in a mariniere sauce with crusty homemade bread or chunky chips. The Sun
  • He kept probing the crusty snow with a pole.
  • A young and arrogant Foreign Secretary got at cross purposes with old and crusty diplomats. Times, Sunday Times
  • Serve with salad, crusty bread and Chardonnay to two appreciative flatmates.
  • There were also some quite spectacular pieces of dark red meat on show, available either in the form of a fat slab of steak or in choice little cuts delivered on a slice of crusty bread.
  • Mixed schools of porgy and tang hovered over the wreck, and blue chromis, almost too small to spot easily, sought protection from predators within its crusty surface.
  • *Offurs a tray of semisoft danish chese, crusty fronch bred slices, and apple slices* THIS - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Are those gastronomic geniuses really a crusty lot?
  • We liked the "fritter" idea -- the crusty crab puffs had a soft, crab-laced interior -- but found the chive sauce a bit too much about onion for our taste. Reader - MassLive.com
  • Admit it, it’s a pretty name—at least when it’s not modified by the word crusty. Johanna Lindsey
  • Plus, their lifestyle decisions are defiantly made under the army surplus banner we cleverly call Crusty.
  • I think really, he felt he was a throwback to some earlier Doe, a crusty waterman out of a Devon gunkhole. TROPIC OF NIGHT
  • Plus, their lifestyle decisions are defiantly made under the army surplus banner we cleverly call Crusty.
  • Roast for 20 min until turning crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Salami are best served as an antipasto, in sandwiches, with salads or eaten with a little cheese and fresh crusty bread.
  • Wendy had bowls and soup spoons laid out, and gracing the center of the table was a large round of crusty bread, still warm from the oven.
  • There's a choice of Italian cold cuts - you know the list, capicollo to mortadella to prosciutto - served on crusty fresh bread.
  • But I'm still not eating the crusty bits of bread, even if you held me down and force fed me.
  • Look at the soil - does the soil look soft and mellow, or is it hard and crusty?
  • It was like attempting a three-point turn on top of a crusty loaf. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
  • The bald skin is mottled with age spots, which have gone crusty.
  • Any crusty white bread will do; however, ciabatta is best for this one.
  • The key components in achieving a crusty bread with a lusciously soft crumb are heat and steam.
  • ‘All my crusty pals are delighted,’ said my informant.
  • On a sheet pan, place 12 slices of crusty bread and a small round of Brie.
  • Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
  • The occasion of her return to her parents was probably his increasing age and infirmity, as the only impression she retained of him in after life was that of a somewhat crusty and ill-tempered old man, with a huge bobwig, who always laid in bed. Religion in Earnest
  • In all seriousness, this crusty old Volvo has been in more movies than Michael Caine.
  • When the pizzas emerge, crusty and brown, from the oven, everyone shares creation after creation in an evening of deliciously sociable adventure.
  • We had a nice, crusty baguette and one of the guests brought an orange pound cake served with strawberries and whipped cream for dessert.
  • This is a sort of British chowder, which is lovely eaten with a crusty cob, heavily spread with British butter.
  • Serve the soup with crusty bread.
  • There would be a table groaning with smoked ham, with thick succulent slices of cold beef and crusty fresh bread.
  • I regularly took her coffee and a crusty roll with cheese and pickle, which she loved.
  • This wheaty, crusty, no-knead sandwich bread looks beautiful and tastes quite good. Swinery/Homegrown update
  • You've got crusty Italian bread slices topped with pepper jelly and andouille sausage in the middle.
  • Serve the crusty potatoes topped with soured cream alongside steak and guacamole. Times, Sunday Times
  • While we took in our surroundings and browsed the menu we were brought a plate of home-made crusty bread rolls accompanied by a pot of butter and another pot of very moreish home-made sun-dried tomato butter.
  • Add a crusty engineer and his manic assistant, and you have the makings of a team any law-abiding citizen should think twice before calling in to stop trouble.
  • Try it as a tasty snack served on top of toasted crusty chewy bread.
  • Meanwhile, avoid spicy and acidic foods, crusty bread, and toothpastes containing sodium lauryl sulphate. The Sun
  • We were met off the plane by a crusty gentleman called Lukas who had been sent by the prominent and notorious pop band member's record company.
  • You can also, while they last, have granary or white crusty rolls or sliced bread.
  • The grass is well trodden and manured with crusty cowpats. Wildwood
  • Pour into the baking tin and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until crusty on top and still a bit squidgy inside.
  • This particular cauliflower cheese has a crusty gratin topping and soft cherry tomatoes round the edge. Times, Sunday Times
  • He wants to play the crusty sergeant in those old war movies - the guy who doesn't flinch as bullets whiz by, while privates freak out.
  • It appears as honey-colored crusty lesions and can be treated with topical antibiotics like Bactroban (mupirocin—prescription-strength bacitracin) four times a day or oral antibiotics like amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) or erythromycin. You Raising Your Child
  • Continue thus until crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Turn as the surface turns crusty, cooking to your preferred doneness. Times, Sunday Times
  • These businessmen are crusty, rough-edged fellows trying to survive in deadly earnest competition with companies much bigger than theirs.
  • The coconut bean soup was good, and the accompanying bread was fresh and crusty.
  • There's a choice of Italian cold cuts - you know the list, capicollo to mortadella to prosciutto - served on crusty fresh bread.
  • It was like attempting a three-point turn on top of a crusty loaf. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
  • I also had a warm roll which was suitably soft inside a crusty exterior.
  • He still lives with his crusty father Martin.
  • There were some young crusty / hippy types controlling the juke box in the pub last night.
  • Science, it often seems, is a pursuit for the old and crusty. Times, Sunday Times
  • We get a mixture of folk at our gigs from crusty punks with dreads to spiky tops in studded jackets and good anti-fascist skins and we don't judge anyone on their appearance - they are all welcome.
  • This was accompanied by salad and rolls that were crusty outside and holey within. CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
  • It also occurs in crusty or otherwise finely crystalline massive aggregates.
  • The skins are thin walled and have a great crusty bottom. NJ Dining: Petite Soochow (UPDATED)
  • And you can't beat that crusty old hypocrite, Joseph, for comic relief.
  • Who can resist home-made fish pie with a crusty mashed potato topping? Times, Sunday Times
  • The chilly halls, crusty old dons and whiff of decaying empire were a far cry from sunny, happy-clappy San Francisco. Naomi Wolf: true radical or ultra egoist? | Profile
  • Standard fare is available: bacon and eggs, toast, fresh fruit ranging from kiwi to papaya and crusty croissants.
  • Crusty bread is the perfect accompaniment to this soup.
  • Add parsley or coriander and serve with crusty bread and a green salad.
  • That's just playing to crusty old men in the home counties. Times, Sunday Times
  • Bake for 20-30 minutes until the top is a crusty golden brown. Times, Sunday Times
  • After he had stripped the filthy, crusty, torn dress from the woman's form, he re-dressed her in a pair of his clean trousers and his warm wool shirt, dyed black to keep more warmth while working in the woods.
  • The crispiness of the crusty bread, the crunchiness of toast and the soft, yielding moistness of freshly baked bread are truly three of the wonders of life.
  • With treatment, these spots often turn slightly darker and "grayish", after which they become "crusty" and simply flake off in WN.com - Articles related to Scientists uncover mysterious workings of cholera bacteria
  • The pancakes are a joyous combination of crusty, golden surfaces, the inside soft and creamy. Times, Sunday Times
  • They're breaded and fried like mini schnitzels, soft on the inside and crusty on the outside.
  • The title partly refers to the work being an upper crust on the existing trees, and it definitely gets a bit crusty on the ground around here," he explained. Archive 2009-02-01
  • Place on a grill pan covered with foil for a few minutes until the parmesan is crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Serve with cornichons or small black olives with drinks, or as a starter with a crusty baguette and a green salad
  • Also in the mix is Viktor, a crusty auteur who is tiring of glitter-eyed ingénue girlfriends.
  • The bread basket full of hot, crusty rolls sets the right hospitable tone.
  • Serve with crusty buns topped with any cold meat you may have on hand.
  • Dark, brooding, almost ungraspable, the series set notes of brilliant orange-gold against deep brown expanses of crusty pigment.
  • I guess the movie was targeted towards teenage girls, as opposed to an old crusty man such as myself.
  • Plenty of soggy teriyaki chicken wings, not to mention crusty macaroni and cheese to choose from.
  • I walk around wondering if I am just a very crusty old critic. Times, Sunday Times
  • Let it never be imagined that this crusty scholar was not an independent thinker!
  • This week's model was some hippie / crusty chic - she had one of those interesting haircuts that are popular with alternative Italians - a long bit at the back, short on the sides and over part of the top.
  • You'll need a shower with real lava to cleanse your carcass of this crusty caca.
  • *Offurs a tray of semisoft danish chese, crusty fronch bred slices, and apple slices* THIS - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • What came out were soft, crusty loaves that were light and delicious. Times, Sunday Times
  • It is an astounding architectural monument, rising like a crusty castle from a plain broken by deep, dramatic gorges.
  • Then one friend bit into the Gustoso - layers of mortadella, Genoa salami, and provolone on a crusty brown Vienna roll.
  • Serve the mussels and sauce over hot fettuccine or spaghetti, with olive oil, salt, cracked pepper and a little Parmesan cheese, or with fresh crusty bread.
  • Then down beside its margent in the crusty snow she kneels, Songs of Childhood
  • It was like attempting a three-point turn on top of a crusty loaf. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
  • Maybe he's just a crusty old dinosaur. Times, Sunday Times
  • I admit to a liking for this episode since our favorite crusty Southern doctor gets the babe instead of his studly Captain and plays a more prominent role than usual in solving the episode's mystery.
  • I started with the tortilla de bacalao, a thin crusty omelet holding inside the cod fish. Thei Zervaki: The Outstanding Food of the Basque
  • Economists and others saddled with the task of quantifying the real world have moved beyond the crusty confines of spreadsheets and statistical formulas and into a murky subterrain of lost truths, missed data, unexpected outcomes, and most importantly, human incentives. Skeptic.com
  • So what is the 81-year-old Paul Newman doing playing a crusty old auto with blue eyes for headlights in the animated film Cars, a cartoon set in the world of race cars?
  • They are business professionals looking to take breaks from their regular routine and shuffle into a hard-knock world of dank locker rooms, sweaty ring towels, liniment, spit buckets and crusty old trainers.
  • I think this list is pretty legit i cant see where you coming up with a bunch of those episodes but expose sticks out like a crusty herp sore. The Tail Section » Top Ten Greatest Episodes Countdown - #3 “Deus Ex Machina”
  • If you don't feel like picnicking on goat's cheese, crusty bread and cider, there are plenty of cafes and restaurants around the marketplace.
  • For the most part, these were dark, crusty, ill-favored things, and it mattered little whether the artist attempted a still life of old wooden shoes or an interior scene of peasants consuming a frugal repast, as forms and shapes were barely discernible in his murky canvases. A Stranger to Himself
  • Sheraton describes the tenderly crusty roll as “characterized by an indented center well that is ringed by a softer, higher rim, all generously flecked with toasted onions and, at its most authentic, with a showering of poppy seeds.” The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
  • The soup is good with crusty garlic nan for dunking. Times, Sunday Times
  • I found it easier simply to cover the casserole with toasted multigrain bread cubes and let them develop into a nice crusty top.
  • Following behind were the regimental colonels and crusty old generals on horseback.
  • I'm also a fan of the Bosnian-style beef cevapcici at The Balkan Cafe ($6.49, 2321 W. Lawrence Ave., 773-878-7764), where the homemade pitas are crusty on the edges and soft everywhere else. Chicagotribune.com -
  • In Persian restaurants, they call the crusty bits "ta-dig" rather than kazmag. Azerbaian Pilaf with Pomegranate Meatballs
  • Here's a golden oldie from the crusty old bag Ferraro: Disgusting
  • In the second - hallelujah! - the oldie in question is neither loveable nor crusty (Hollywood's usual options for the over-60s) but the sort of average bloke you might meet in real life.
  • There's raclette - which is melted cheese spooned over boiled potatoes and eaten with sour pickles and crusty bread.
  • Plenty of crusty bread and a big salad with a simplified cheese board, such as a whole Brie and a small truckle of Cheddar, will go down better than a pudding.
  • Instead of high-fat foods like chocolate, biscuits, cakes and crisps, try healthier alternatives such as fresh fruit, crusty bread or crackers.
  • While crusties still look crusty, being ecologically sound is turning out to be fun, shallow and self-indulgent. Times, Sunday Times
  • Roast for 20 minutes or until crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • It became itchy and crusty and I was given antibiotics. The Sun
  • From the other side of the room, I thought she had a crusty brown loaf on top of her head. The Sun
  • There was a crusty ring around the rim of the ketchup bottle.
  • What was wrong with the old-fashioned, crusty, unstuffed pizza crust?
  • Water is trickling over pale, crusty rocks into clear, tiny pools.
  • The chicken and mushroom soup was delicious and came with a sizeable section of hot crusty baguette.
  • Peanut butter is best spread on chunks of crusty bread.
  • Bake for 25 minutes until the top is crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Pan-toasting the raisins gives them a unique crusty, sugary texture; if using dried currants, skip step 1.
  • We drop through Navajo Basin to about 12,300 feet at the base of the face, making a few turns and traverses on crusty snow.
  • Crusty bread is the perfect accompaniment to this soup.
  • Alternatively, it is just as nice on its own with a crusty piece of bread.
  • I still long to taste a'proper' crusty loaf. Times, Sunday Times
  • There were young couples like us and old crusty looking investor types measuring the land and imagining how many units they could squeeze onto the property.
  • It's described as crusty and stiff and bleached out. CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2008
  • Find some crusty loaves, artisan hams and farmhouse butter for a great sandwich. Times, Sunday Times
  • I remember that last time I used it there was a crusty build up on the battery terminals, which is still there, so I wonder whether that could be the problem.
  • Sam steamed baby bok choy with shiitakes, tofu, and scallops, and Teresa brought crusty bread and a terrific green salad with walnuts, Spanish blue, and apples from her yard.
  • Find some crusty loaves, artisan hams and farmhouse butter for a great sandwich. Times, Sunday Times
  • Spread two soft baps or crusty rolls, split and toasted, with the mayonnaise and then pile on the chicken, mushrooms and leaves.
  • Fortunately, even the crusty old British Medical Association has a soft heart and recognises that ‘you can't stand in the way of true love’.
  • Psoriasis, a skin condition characterised by flaky, crusty patches topped with silvery scales, is most often found on the knees, elbows and scalp, areas that are difficult to hide when temperatures rise.
  • Blood had coagulated into large crusty masses.
  • Eat with crusty bread and perhaps a tomato and cucumber salad.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, until the pasta is browned and crusty on top.
  • Cartoons usually depict archaeologists as crusty old fogies, covered in cobwebs, and obsessed with old bones and cracked pots.
  • Add the sprouts and chestnuts and fry until the sprouts turn golden and have a wonderful crusty exterior. Times, Sunday Times
  • If you see white crusty stuff, your child may have athlete's foot - a highly contagious fungus that she probably picked up in the shower from another family member.
  • But crusty scholars in dusty rooms are not the only source of mathematical ideas.
  • Tyler Kent's portrayal of Og and Gene Brundage's crusty old Finian McLonergan laid on as much Irish charm as possible. George Heymont: Dealing With Conservative Politicians
  • I am not getting all dressed up and buying an expensive gift for Karen and Whatshisname only to have a crusty bun and potato salad.
  • We can, however, reasonably ask questions about issues like whether the T in the Park event was overmanned or, as I tried to yesterday, whether it should even have been covered at all, so soon after Crustyfest. T for 324?
  • An elderly, crusty monster of a man, with a voracious appetite for drink, and a vocabulary of approximately twenty words - all of which have subsequently entered the fecking public lexicon.
  • Greens like escarole, endive, and the belovedly bitter radicchio are staples in winter, providing a sturdy counterpoint to warm, rich flavors as bold elements in a salad, such as radicchio against crusty Jerusalem artichokes. Serious Eats
  • Superb apple pie with sultanas and cloves, interspersed with crusty bread sandwiches of every description.
  • We wish it were served with good, crusty, unsoured bread.
  • Dot with butter and bake for 20 min until the top is crusty and golden. Times, Sunday Times
  • Those pats of gum became quite crusty as his innings of unhelmeted, forward-defensive tenacity tended not to be short. Times, Sunday Times
  • She plopped down her bowl of stew and heel of crusty bread, holding the mug of cider in her hand as she sat.
  • The one really distinctive thing about this track is that every time the vocalist sings "Zubat is Coming!", there's a crusty, reverbed, ancient pluck on a shamisen: it's perfectly timed, and one of the few times actual Japanese instruments are used in this series.
  • Try it with sweet, crusty roast parsnips and a tangy herby salsa verde. Times, Sunday Times
  • This particular cauliflower cheese has a crusty gratin topping and soft cherry tomatoes round the edge. Times, Sunday Times
  • A big bowl of salad, some crusty bread and fresh fruit is all you would need to serve alongside.
  • It's quick to make and perfect for dunking with crusty buttered bread. Times, Sunday Times
  • Place biscuits on ungreased baking sheet 1 inch apart for crusty biscuits or with sides almost touching for soft-sided biscuits. The Best Buttermilk Biscuits
  • Urrutia, nicknamed Juan Paloma ( "dovelike"), a wealthy and crusty old bachelor, and Antonio de Molinar, a poor peasant, and his wife. Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878
  • Their great days are behind them, and like crusty old men, they've turned bitter and twisted, watching the young whippersnapper across the sea party, get hungover, and party again the next night.
  • Mutton chops are still on the top of the menu, followed by broiled filet mignon, rack of lamb and a thick, crusty veal chop smothered in wild mushrooms.
  • On a posh cruise to Europe with his father, Harvey falls overboard and is rescued by a boatful of fishermen including crusty skipper Disko (Lionel Barrymore) and kind-hearted, Portugese-born Manuel (Spencer Tracy). John Farr: For The Holidays, The Best Family-Friendly Movies By Farr-Part 1
  • But every morning en route to the train station there is, without fail, at least one pool of crusty vom on the footpath.
  • The formations tower over the river basin below like ancient sentinels standing watch over the crusty earth that conceals the fossilized treasures concealed within.
  • Knighted in 1944, he was the traditional crusty Englishman, on and off the screen; once, after dropping a catch, he stopped play to summon his butler to fetch his spectacles.
  • A fondue is a delicious way to while away a cold winter evening ... huddled around a pot of molten cheese, dipping in crusty bread and potato wedges. Archive 2006-01-01

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