cream sauce

American  

noun

1. a white sauce made of cream or milk, flour, and butter.

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cream sauce British  

noun

1. a white sauce made from cream, butter, etc

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Example Sentences

Reach for a rotisserie chicken or sauté fresh cubes in your skillet so you get those savory browned bits that make a cream sauce sing.

From Salon

Corkscrew pasta with spring vegetables — peas, maybe some asparagus, curls of lemon zest — topped with herbed breadcrumbs and a horseradish cream sauce.

From Salon

Every June, a quote attributed to Anthony Bourdain makes the rounds online — about cream sauce, rare steak and having a pint at 4 p.m.

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We don’t need saints — we just need someone who reminds us to stay curious, order the cream sauce and tip well.

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We ate farfalle in cream sauce and tiramisu, huddled under quilts, watching “The Blues Brothers” on a laptop.

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