How to Use pig in a blanket in a Sentence

pig in a blanket

noun phrase
Definition of pig in a blanketnext
  • Roll up the hot dog, and press the edges of the pigs in a blanket to seal.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
  • Sure, there's the old standby, ribs, and the dip-able pigs in a blanket.
    — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Put the pig in a blanket seam side down on the prepared baking sheet.
    — SI.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Think about them like a Chinese bakery’s take on pigs in a blanket.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2013
  • Order some homemade pigs in a blanket and a Blood and Sand and your night will be complete.
    — Eirian Yem, Town & Country, 10 Oct. 2016
  • Guests drank red wine and nibbled on pigs in a blanket, arancini, and tuna tartare.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2018
  • Light food was also served and included pigs in a blanket as a nod to Pee-wee’s Playhouse.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Try mixing up a classic cocktail to serve with this homemade pigs in a blanket recipe.
    — The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Remove pigs in a blanket from oven; let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The restaurant serves brunch from 9 a.m. to noon on Sundays with the menu including such things as skillets, omelettes, biscuits and gravy and pigs in a blanket.
    — Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Offer to replenish the platter of pigs in a blanket or put flowers in vases.
    — Samantha Boardman, Marie Claire, 19 Mar. 2019
  • There is an eclectic food menu offered as well, in which oysters and caviar are listed alongside popcorn and pigs in a blanket.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Bake the pigs in a blanket for 20 minutes, until puffed and golden; rotate the baking sheet halfway through baking.
    — SI.com, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Frequently Asked Questions What is the original pigs in a blanket?
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
  • More Favorite Finger Foods Like the classic pigs in a blanket, slice up sausage rolls, and serve them alongside other apps like spinach dip, basic deviled eggs, and mac and cheese bites.
    — Laura Kanya, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Think franks and blanks (a take on pigs in a blanket, but with beef) for the Super Bowl, mini potato puffs and cheese blintzes as a passed appetizer, or babka and (frozen) challah at brunch.
    — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • There was a mountain lion stalking us, doing that back and forth walk, with its head and eyes staying fixed on us below like literal pigs in a blanket.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • This twist on pigs in a blanket amps up the flavor factor by wrapping buttery puff pastry around kielbasa, then topping the results with bacon and crispy cheese.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • For the kids, there will be a Little Buckaroos buffet including pig in a blanket, barbecue chicken drumsticks, and macaroni and cheese.
    — Gabrielle Copeland Schoeffield, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 13 Nov. 2019
  • The event — where pigs in a blanket were the signature hors d’oeuvre — was always packed with Schwartz’s publishing and magazine business pals alongside CBS executives and on-air talent.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2020
  • In the same category as pigs in a blanket: everyone is happy to see them, sophisticated people shed their cool.
    — Katie Workman, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2018
  • One-bite crisps topped with tuna tartare, slim paper cones of french fries and that most celebrated of low-brow bites, pigs in a blanket, work particularly well — just beware errant condiments.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Cookbook author Jessie Sheehan offers a simple dough that can be stirred together, scooped and baked or turned into a variety of other items, such as pigs in a blanket, pinwheels or muffins (see below!).
    — Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023

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