soup-bowlful

plural soup-bowlfuls · plural soup-bowlsful · alternative soupbowlful

1. Enough to fill a soup bowl.

   Serve big soup-bowlfuls of this stuff.

   1969, Alice May Brock, “Lamb Bake”, in Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →LCCN, →OCLC, “Recipes” section, chapter 8 (Lamb), page 76

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   The recipe below, which he uses in his restaurant, was his great-grandfather’s and incorporates his grandmother’s method for working out how much water to use: two soup-bowlsful of the size you are going to serve per person, plus one for the pot.

   2008, Rohan Daft, “Caldereta de Llagosta (Menorcan Spiny Lobster Stew)”, in Menú del Día: More Than 100 Classic, Authentic Recipes From Across Spain, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, chapter 3 (Segundos Platos), page 123

   So here I am with my daily cup (or rather soup-bowlful!) of cacao hot chocolate, ready to welcome you to book two, Coconut Oil: Recipes for Real Life.

   2016, Lucy Bee, “Coconut Oil: Recipes for Real Life”, in Coconut Oil: Recipes for Real Life […], London: Quadrille, →ISBN, page 7