Sentence examples for A pleasing variation from inspiring English sources

A pleasing variation of cannoli, an open tulip-shaped shell mounded with a not-too-sweet filling, also left us smiling.

Snack on the cheese loaf ($6.95), a pleasing variation on warm sourdough bread that goes well with a margarita.

The soy-chili-honey chicken wings had real snap and the chorizo-Manchego cheese quesadilla was a pleasing variation on an old theme.

True, there aren't very many, but this is a true find, with a menu filled with dishes that provide a pleasing variation of northern and southern Indian cuisine, including black curries and pastries filled with savoury lamb.

However, like Helou, I miss the chickpeas in Roden's recipe; they add a certain nutty flavour, and, more importantly, as they're harder to grind down very finely, a pleasing variation of texture to the dish, so like her, I'm going to use a mixture of the two.

The food is precise and unpretentious, served on mismatched china: a chilled cucumber-and-avocado soup, sea-foam green and laced with olive oil, had a tangy sweetness that was juxtaposed with a salty dollop of crab salad; the buffalo-mozzarella salad was a pleasing variation on the standard caprese, pairing green apple and arugula with soft, fresh cheese.

An equally pleasing variation on this theme was a stew of braised short ribs ($18), served over grits full of corn flavor (and just different enough from polenta) and spiked with charred chili.

The savoury version of nimbu pani is flecked with crushed black pepper; and a crowd-pleasing variation is "jal jeera", a strong, spicy, tangy drink laced with cumin and black salt.

The town grew explosively, to its borders, in the twenty years that followed, and as a result the architecture, especially that of her houses, has a pleasing uniformity of variation, with styles ranging from Prairie school to Craftsman to the various flavors of Spanish.

Unlike me, Michaela Muntean, a pro who has knocked out dozens of children's titles, among them Sesame Street and Muppets books, wrings a pleasing number of variations on the theme, helped by Pascal Lemaître's carefully composed but deceptively loose illustrations, which are full of amusing details that reward repeat readings.

"Can the drummer get some vocals in his monitors please?" A variation of the most common phrase you'll ever hear a singer say on stage, and yet Lewis Bowman, Chapel Club's enigmatic vocalist, says it with such charm.