Sentence examples for whatever is on hand from inspiring English sources

One of my mother's great gifts is the ability to look into a cupboard and improvise, whipping together a fabulous meal from whatever is on hand.

Although Bondgard no longer officially serves lunch — in this economy "everyone is brown-bagging it," Mr. Mahle said — if you go on a Friday or Saturday when bread from Balthazar Bakery is delivered, you can order a sandwich with whatever is on hand.

No Martha Stewart, no Prince of Precision he: to his well-deserved credit, he allows any type of oil, any amount of spices or whatever is on hand in the name of yummy food and a good time had by all.

Dishes compose themselves from whatever is on hand.

Though she does not cook much these days, she says she still makes "mix 'n' match" soup from whatever is on hand.

The trick to planning when using fresh food involves having a rotation of recipes that can easily be adapted to whatever is on hand.

He'd take whatever was on hand, cook it down, spice it up and serve it on a paper plate like it was on china at the Ritz.

In the first few months of my daughter's life, I thought I was doing a decent job because I read to her constantly, if promiscuously, grabbing whatever was on hand: restaurant reviews, blog posts, "White Noise," by Don DeLillo.

In other parts of the country they make their gnocchi from polenta, ricotta, stale bread, pumpkin – basically, whatever's on hand and can be forced into a dumpling shape.

If time is of no consequence, I'll put the noyaux in a jar, immerse them in rum, brandy or vodka — whatever's on hand — and stick the jar in a cool cupboard.

It's a dish Vuong grew up with in the San Gabriel Valley, where his grandmother would make bowls of it using leftover rice and adding whatever was on hand to the mix.