The phrase
"with a wooden spoon" means doing something in a less skillful or efficient way compared to using better tools or methods.
Full definition
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and then start to pour in the wet mixture,
stirring with a wooden spoon until mixed together.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and then start to pour in the wet mixture, stirring
with a wooden spoon until mixed together.
Make a well in the centre of the dry mix and start to pour in the egg mix, stirring it
in with a wooden spoon as you go.
Place the cream cheese, egg yolks, and eggs in a large mixing bowl and
beat with a wooden spoon while adding the condensed milk until smooth and well integrated.
Add the diced tomatoes and continue cooking over low heat for about 10 minutes, stir and crush the tomatoes
with a wooden spoon as they cook.
Add the meat and a large pinch of salt and cook, crumbling the
meat with a wooden spoon, until the meat has lost its raw red colour.
Heat remaining oil in a large skillet and brown sausage, breaking it up into small pieces
with a wooden spoon while it cooks.
Cover, decrease heat to medium, and cook gently for 15 minutes, or until the rice has absorbed all the liquid, occasionally stirring and scraping the
bottom with a wooden spoon.
In a medium bowl, mix together the oats, almonds, brown sugar, flour, butter, honey, cinnamon, and
salt with a wooden spoon until combined.
Add the sausage, onion and 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, breaking up
sausage with a wooden spoon, until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
To make fruit concentrate: place raspberries, lime, ginger, and mint leaves in a pitcher or large jar and
smash with a wooden spoon to release their juices.
Add vinegar, brown sugar, maple syrup, and coffee and bring to a boil, stirring and scraping up browned bits from
skillet with a wooden spoon, about 2 minutes.
Phrases with «with a wooden spoon»