Sentence examples for for a small plate from inspiring English sources

He reached for a small plate of dumplings.

So far, Ms. Cutting, a former music teacher at Public School 38 in Rosedale, has held the line at $6 for a small plate of pudding and souse and $12 for a large one.

The older people know it's struffoli" — a plate of small, stuck-together balls of dough that have been fried (or baked) and coated in honey and nonpareils ($10 for a small plate; $15 for a large).

I'd guess vegetarians know it well, and vegans better — something between "Well, then what are you doing here?" and "Are you even a human being?" I settled for a small plate of pasta that the bill categorized as "rice".

He is also frugal, pickling odds and ends — beets, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, fennel, even the stems of Swiss chard — for a small plate that makes a nice, cool refresher before a meaty serving of comfort food.

Dinner for me was salad with delicate truffle-cream dressing, a delicious couscous-stuffed eggplant and for dessert, a small plate of European cheeses.

For those on a budget, a meal at Cochon Butcher, the annex of his fabulous Cochon restaurant is a great way to sample porky Cajun specialities such as hot boudin or head cheese with chow-chow for just $6 a small plate.

As for their tapas, expect a small plate of pork stew, delicious with a glass of the house Rioja.

There are some, particularly in the rolling countryside of Southwest France, where the brandy is produced, who would advise pairing a smooth, relatively low-alcohol Armagnac -- the Samalens V.S.O.P. Bas Armagnac the Dining panel enjoyed, for example -- with a small plate of foie gras as an appetizer.

For instance, after savoring a starter of four roasted oysters — served on their half shells in a delicate spring garlic butter that let the oysters speak for themselves — I enjoyed a small plate of equally light house-made ravioli with Bartlett pear and fresh pecorino cheese in an ever-so-fragile poached-pear-and-butter broth.

He disappeared for a moment and returned with a small plate of haricots verts and snap peas, prodding them gently as he walked to his cutting board.