She prodded the bread in a bowl of milk with her finger to see if it was soggy enough.

NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

She put the bread into a bowl with the ground veal, added some crushed garlic (a lot of it) and a couple of eggs, and started working the mixture with a fork, enjoying the squelching sound.

NEWYORKER: Luda and Milena

In a medium bowl, mix together the bread crumbs, milk and 1 of the eggs.

CNN: Bobotie -- Curried Beef Casserol

Other options include frozen or regular yogurt topped with dried fruit and nuts, a big slice of banana bread and milk, or even a bowl of pasta tossed with olive oil and parmesan cheese.

CNN: How can I help my heroin-addicted daughter gain weight?

Miss Morse said various pieces of food had been scattered around the hallway, including bread and a broken plate and upturned bowl, and splashes of green soup on the walls and on Mr Suddards's body.

BBC: Betty Yates and the Reverend John Suddards

She always viewed them as a decadent treat, whether eaten from a bowl or folded into the chocolate-cherry bread that she loved to buy at the bakery.

NPR: Cherries on Top

My family adopted this substitution: a bowl of olive oil with a splash of balsamic vinegar for dipping bread or veggies.

CNN: A family's guide to healthy food substitutes

For a true West Virginian, nothing compares to sitting down to a steaming bowl of brown beans served up with a crumbly wedge of homemade cornbread (or grit bread, as we like to call it).

NPR: Beans and Cornbread: Feeding Souls a Mile Deep

'This dates from a time when people used to make bread four or five times a year, ' explains Victoria as she serves the crostas in a shallow terracotta bowl, brimming over with juicy, golden chunks.

BBC: The three colours of Ibiza

In the past, he would typically consume a salad, a bowl of onion soup, a 14-ounce rib-eye steak with french fries, vegetables, bread and butter and a dessert--all washed down with diet Coke.

WSJ: Best of the Web Today: The Other Obesity Problem