How to Use ratatouille in a Sentence

ratatouille

noun
  • Skokan likes to scoop out the seeds, bake them and stuff them with ratatouille or crab salad.
    Cindy Sutter, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2017
  • When lights are low, ratatouille can look like the dog's dinner.
    Contributing Writer, NOLA.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Other favorites include the cassoulet, the ratatouille, short ribs and the rack of lamb.
    Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2018
  • So this recipe is inspired by Spears’ video, small portions and ratatouille.
    Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 July 2021
  • The menu will have dishes like mussels with herbs, seafood soup, ratatouille, and gnocchi.
    Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Would the chef be willing to share their delicious recipe for ratatouille with olives and capers in it?
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2018
  • That would include smaller cuts such as lamb chops, which will be served with ratatouille.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
  • At dinner, short ribs show up on ratatouille and a ring of designer grits.
    Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The three-course menu features halibut en papillote, pork jowl and Top of the Rock's version of ratatouille.
    Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 13 Sep. 2019
  • Bradley Cooper making a nice ratatouille for me after a long day.
    The Cut, 27 July 2017
  • From torte to ratatouille, Tuesday's lunch in New York City was made entirely from food that would have been thrown out.
    National Geographic, 10 May 2016
  • From baba to eggplant parm, ratatouille and fritters, these are our favorite eggplant recipes to cook any time of the year.
    Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appétit, 19 Aug. 2019
  • Some of her favorite recipes that she’s learned during the class include a ratatouille and sautéing vegetables.
    Brittany McGee, ajc, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Romeo is from the street in Paris that hosted the famous Gusteau's Restaurant, home of Remy's fantastic ratatouille.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
  • Try the mouthful with Piccolina’s ratatouille, each bite of which goes down like summer in Provence.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • One highlight was making ratatouille — again, inspired by a movie.
    Beni Marquez, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The Parisien sandwich and ratatouille are simple yet delicious recipes.
    Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 8 July 2017
  • This countrified take on a traditional quiche gets a good head start by using the ratatouille above as the main filling.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 June 2020
  • Pick your entree, such as sauteed salmon with ratatouille, duck confit with gratin dauphinois or beef pepper steak with sauteed potatoes and onions.
    Georgann Yara, azcentral, 9 July 2018
  • The photographer has to decide how to position a pot of ratatouille in a shot, what bowls and utensils to use and which napkin evokes a rustic feel.
    Karen Stabiner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The ratatouille shares a similar velvety verdancy that here takes its salt and creaminess from tiny dots of sharp feta cheese.
    Victoria Pesce Elliott, miamiherald, 10 July 2017
  • Everyone enjoyed a lunch of ratatouille and chocolate mouse at a table adorned with grapefruit-sized peonies and dahlias.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 16 June 2022
  • The menu includes ratatouille with poached eggs and speck, deviled eggs with pork belly rillettes, and avocado toast with six-minute egg.
    Hadley Tomicki, latimes.com, 24 June 2019
  • The ratatouille and black-eyed peas accompaniment with the daily fish special ($25.95) was also tepid.
    Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The food is classic and expertly prepared: escargots, cassoulet, ratatouille en croute… the French are masters of fine cooking and the art of romance.
    Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Think pastries and granola at breakfast, ratatouille tartine and salads at lunch and dinner.
    Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 1 June 2017
  • Babka and ratatouille helped me see the fancy and foreign names smartly attributed to her everyday farm food.
    Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2018
  • The ratatouille that came on ricotta gnudi was also meatless.
    Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Chunky roasted summer vegetables tossed with pine nuts (oddly) is a ratatouille in name only.
    Mike Sula, Chicago Reader, 31 Aug. 2017
  • The ratatouille and soubise were the menu’s ringers: exactly the sort of succulent, moisture-loving dishes that pressure cooking can improve.
    Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 6 July 2017

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