Even when she was on a slow simmer on Monday, her crowd was manic, vibrating, loose.
Their rivalry with (and mistrust for) the Martells of Dorne is on a constant simmer, and sometimes flares into open conflict.
Since the investigation of a rape complaint by a scholarship student against two classmates at the prestigious Hotchkiss School here in 1997, the feud between Mark A. Lauretano, this rural town's lone police officer, and the office of the local prosecutor has been on a low simmer.
"Komen's been dealing with the Planned Parenthood issue for years, and you know, some right-wing groups would organize a protest or send out a mailing every now and then, but it was on a low simmer," the source said.
In the decade since Ruth Reichl took over as editor, she underlined everything from the exploitation of tomato pickers in Florida to dishes like chicken and dumplings that could be on the stove, simmering, in 15 minutes.
Music blares from a boom box, and "any of the tension that was on the court simmers down following a casual barbecue," he said.
The orchestra had retired to Johnny's, and an instrumental trio was on the bandstand, simmering soothingly in the haze.
The milk should be cooked on a low simmer, along with the sliced onions.
When chicken is on the grill, I simmer a small pot of custom barbecue sauce.
The country, meanwhile, seemed to be in a tense simmer on Wednesday, with few major episodes of violence reported but standoffs continuing between gangs of opposing ethnic groups.
