How to Use porridge in a Sentence

porridge

noun
Definition of porridgenext
  • Most of the work for the congee can be done ahead, like making the porridge base.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Turn off the hob and leave the porridge to infuse for about 5 minutes.
    — Anna Bader, Glamour, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Teff can be cooked as a side dish or used to make porridge or bread.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The prison guards brought her a milky porridge with a piece of oily fish that sickened her.
    — J Wortham, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • One bowl of porridge is too cold, one bowl is too hot, and one bowl is just right.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Goldilocks opens the door and goes in helping herself to three bowls of porridge.
    — Hartford Courant, courant.com, 6 June 2018
  • The children leave a bowl of porridge for the gnome, and in return, the julenisse brings presents to their front door.
    — Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The bones are grilled and used to make a stock with kombu, ginger and scallion for the porridge.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Stevenson liked to start the day with black coffee and porridge.
    — Edmund Vallance, latimes.com, 22 Apr. 2018
  • Boil the frozen rice for just 20 minutes, instead of the full hour, to achieve the same porridge-like texture.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 19 May 2022
  • Even when refugees could cook, the food was limited to porridge, corn and salt.
    — Magdalena Del Valle, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022
  • At one point, 4-year-old Elle likened the approach to Goldilocks searching for just the right bed, chair and bowl of porridge in the home of three bears.
    — Mike Dunne, sacbee, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Lily has three versions of chao, Vietnamese rice porridge, on the menu.
    — Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The same goes for her rice paper egg rolls and chicken porridge videos.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Queen Elizabeth is as bland and cold as a dish of old porridge.
    — New York Times, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Adding baobab fruit is a common way the porridge is dressed up for the occasion.
    — Manal Aman, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The finished eggs will look a little like golden porridge and the small curds will melt in your mouth.
    — Karoline Boehm Goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Think veal tongue stewed in cherry and morel sauce, or spelt wheat porridge with omul caviar and smoked sour cream.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2016
  • The porridge, smoky and studded with meatballs, remains the same.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Dec. 2019
  • In Bucko’s slight Polish accent, the last word rhymed with porridge.
    — Fred Bahnson, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Women cooked pease porridge and potatoes and onions over a wood fire.
    — Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 23 May 2017
  • The rice over the pork transforms into a soft, thin porridge, scented with sweet spices.
    — Bill Addison, latimes.com, 6 June 2019
  • It’s the starchy stem and roots that can be fermented into dough for bread and porridge.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 July 2022
  • The Pilgrims had been shown how to grow corn by the Wampanoag, so there was lots of corn as well as cornmeal for things like porridge.
    — Leah Hall, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Use the cooked groats in salads and soups, or mix them with other grains for a breakfast porridge.
    — Anya Tchoupakov, Bon Appetit, 22 Aug. 2017
  • Marjorie praised him for sleeping through the night and went to make Jamaican porridge.
    — Andy Newman, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2019
  • The West African grain can be used for soups and baking, in porridge or as a starch like polenta.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2017
  • Is there a fairy tale goldilocks porridge recipe for Lyme in a five yr old or nursing mom?
    — NBC News, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Few, if any, other Sacramento-area restaurants make bisi bele bath ($11), a rice porridge from the state of Karnataka.
    — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 10 July 2024
  • Most machines have a button for porridge, but this one has specific settings for both.
    — Genevieve Yam, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024

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