Sentences with phrase «about an inch off»

Trim about an inch off the bottoms of the asparagus if they look woody; scrape bottom of stalks with a vegetable peeler if need be.

In 2011 inventor Greg Henderson's Hendo Hoverboard used four maglev engines to rise about an inch off the ground with a 135 - kilogram payload, but the battery power lasted only seven minutes.

Bring your hands up to the sides of your chest and lift them about an inch off the ground.

Trim about an inch off the bottoms of the asparagus if they look woody; scrape bottom of stalks with a vegetable peeler if need be.

Pedal in a seated position with your buttocks lifted about an inch off the seat.

Step back and down until your back knee touches the floor or comes about an inch off.

He jumps only about an inch off the floor with his feet parallel to the floor.

When you're ready to eat, you'll want to trim about an inch off the ends of the asparagus spears, just to rid them of their tough, fibrous part.

The outer edge of the wheel was about an inch off the ground.

Drain the coolant and cut about an inch off of the lower radiator hose on the driver side for a better fit.

It hangs about an inch off the ground.

All the work is high - femme but exaggerated and slightly ridiculous — a diptych features feet bulging out of stripper heels and the shorts one of the sculptures is wearing sit about an inch off her butt, exposing her crack.

When you get your tree home, cut about an inch off the bottom of the trunk and put it in water so the trunk doesn't seal over with sap.

Not exact matches

It's like they used to say at NASA about rocket launches: «Off by an inch at the start, miss the target by a mile.»

But the most remarkable fact about SpaceX is that — right from the start, before the first rocket had lifted an inch off the ground — it was explicitly intended as the means to another, far more grandiose and idealistic end: colonizing Mars.

The Salad: 1/2 pound mung bean sprouts, brown ends pinched off 1/2 pound green beans, cut into 2 - inch pieces 2 large carrots, cut into matchsticks size pieces 1 small head cauliflower, separated into small florets 3 large potatoes, boiled and sliced into rounds about 1 / 2 - inch thick 3 hard cooked eggs, peeled and quartered 1 large cucumber, skin scored and sliced very thinly

Pinch off a bit of the dough (enough to form a 3 - inch round, about the size of your palm), and stretch it thin on the floured work surface.

Cut about 1 / 2 - inch off of the top of the garlic.

Slice caps off peppers about 1/2 inch from the stem.

To dice zucchini, cut off each end of zucchini and cut lengthwise in about 1/2 inch slices.

Pull off portions of cookie dough that are about 2 tablespoonsful each, roll into a ball between your palms and flatten into a 1 / 2 - inch thick disk, then place about 1 1/2 - inches apart from one another on the prepared baking sheets.

Ingredients & directions for the rhubarb sauce: In a separate pan, place 4 C of 1 or 2 - inch pieces of rhubarb, 1 C sugar, 1/4 C water / 2 t orange or lemon zest optional — place 1 t in cooking mixture, reserve the rest for later / Bring to a simmer and cook for about 8 minutes, turn heat off, cover with a lid and let sit for another 5 minutes / Taste, add more sugar, cook a little longer if needed / Let cool / Sauce thickens as it cools.

With a chef's knife, slice off about an inch of the top of the artichoke and cut each leaf slightly to remove spines.

2 Steam the bell peppers: Cut the tops off of the bell peppers about 1/2 inch to 1 inch from the stem end and remove the seeds.

Cut off about 1/4 inch off the top of the head of garlic and place it on a large piece of aluminum foil.

Slice off a very small portion of the bottom end of each onion so they will stand without rolling over, then cut a slice about 1/2 inch thick off the tops of each onion.

Then, in the first of a series of domino falling events, I cut about a half - inch strip of brownie off one end, to see if they tasted as good as I remembered.

Wash the broccoli thoroughly, and cut off about 2 inches of the thick stem.

Turn off the oven, prop open the oven door about 4 inches, and allow the brownies to sit in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes, or until the oven temperature has dropped to about 150 °F on an oven thermometer or the brownies are crisp.

Cut the tops and bottoms off of each kiwi (about 1 / 4th an inch from each end).

Cut off the top about 1/2 inch of the onion and peel.

Slice a bit off the stem end of the lemons, and then slice them in half, lengthwise, leaving about 1/2 inch at the bottom, in other words do not slice all the way through to the end.

Pipe out about 3 strips of dough, 4 - to 5 - inches long, into the hot oil (if necessary, snip off the end of the strip of dough with kitchen shears).

Then turn off the oven and open the oven door about 6 inches.

Cut the edges off the stalk (or peel the stalk), and then cut the stalks into even pieces (about 1/2 inch thick).

To start, pinch off a little dough and roll into a ball about 3/4 of an inch in diameter.

Tear off a piece of foil about six inches wide, shiny side down.

Trim off the fat cap to about 1 / 4 - inch thickness, but don't trim all the fat.

Trim about 3/8 inch off the top of each tomato and discard.

Slice the top and bottom off of the squash (about an inch from each end) and then carefully slice the squash in half.

Cut a little off the puckered ends of the polenta after removing it from the casing, then cut into 12 slices, each about 1/2 inch thick.

With a sharp knife, trim off the bottom stem and cut about one inch off the top of the artichoke.

* 1 grass - fed steak (I prefer rib - eye but you can use your favorite cut), about 1.5 inches thick / 1 pound * 2 cups halved «cherry» tomatoes, or chopped standard tomatoes (use heirloom tomatoes, if possible: I've been eating the ones I grow in my garden) * 2 heads California endive (red or white, or both), root ends trimmed off * 2 somewhat thin slices traditional sourdough bread or other sturdy whole - grain bread (or gluten - free bread) * Homemade ranch dressing (or the dressing of your choice, preferably homemade)

It comes in a block and you just cut off about an inch every time you need a new sponge.

Roll the dough into a big ball and take about an 1 to 2 inch pieces off.

Start by cutting off the top of the pomegranate, about a half inch below the crown.

Use a large, sharp chef's knife to slice off crispy cake edges (about 1 / 4 - inch on all sides).

While the water is simmering, squeeze the dough into the pan and clip off small sections with a knife (or scissors), about 1 1/2 inches long.

Pinch off small amounts and roughly shape into pieces that are about 1/2 - inch in diameter.

Slice about 1/4 inch off the bottom of the bulb, and cut the bulb in half, down through the middle (top to bottom).