cream-cheesy
See also: cream cheesy
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom cream cheese + -y.
Adjective
editcream-cheesy (comparative more cream-cheesy, superlative most cream-cheesy)
- Resembling or characteristic of cream cheese.
- 1904 February 19, Myer Coplans, “On the Etiology of Scurvy”, in The Lancet, volume CLXVI, number 4216, London, published 1904 June 18, page 1716, column 1:
- In a day or so the gums became easily separable from the teeth, and deep down, between the gums and the teeth, definite masses of a cream-cheesy consistency and colour could be seen and removed.
- 1985, Darwin Porter, “Eating and Drinking”, in Frommer’s 1985-86 Guide to London, New York, N.Y.: Frommer/Pasmantier Publishers, →ISBN, page 106:
- It has a cream-cheesy filling, and the well-buttered pastry is crisp—not your typical quiche.
- 1993, Carolyn J. Bohler, “Women’s Search for Wholeness”, in Stories Along the Journey: Spiritual and Theological Reflections for Pastoral Counselors, Fairfax, Va.: American Association of Pastoral Counselors, →OCLC, page 75:
- In my placid moments I dream of homogenized wholeness: Spirit, mind, and body all developed and integrated. There is work and play, time for exercise, reading, service, work on justice concerns, all comfortably blended into each day. Ahh, for a cream-cheesy kind of wholeness!
- 1994 September 9, Robert Nadeau, “La Famiglia: Huge portions, moderate prices”, in The Boston Phoenix, volume XXIII, number 36, Boston, Mass., section two, page 10, column 1:
- For killing volume, you can’t beat the La Famiglia special ($15.95), consisting of chicken chunks, veal scallops, mushrooms, onions, and three colors of cheese tortellini served in a cream-cheesy pesto sauce.
- 1996, Lisë Stern, The Boston Food Lover, Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., published 1997, →ISBN, page 257:
- The incredibly rich and good peanut butter torte has a nutty graham-cracker crust and a cream-cheesy peanut butter filling, topped with a smooth chocolate ganache.
- 1998, Vani Rangachar, “On the Rocks”, in Weekend Escapes: A Guide to Weekend Getaways from the Pages of The Times’ Sunday Travel Section, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times, page 14:
- Larry Gillette, the inn’s cook, and his son served us steaming spice muffins, scrambled eggs, turkey “ham,” a thick slice of French toast with a cream-cheesy filling and fresh-cut fruit.
- 2000, Peter S. Macfarlane, Robin Reid, Robin Callander, “Cell and Tissue Damage”, in Pathology Illustrated, 5th edition, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, →ISBN, page 8:
- The necrotic tissue assumes a cream-cheesy appearance, slightly greasy to the touch.
- 2002, Erna Melanie DuPuis, “Afterword”, in Nature’s Perfect Food: How Milk Became America’s Drink, New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 243:
- Then one day it was gone, replaced by a jar filled with a cream-cheesy-like substance labeled “Limburger cheese food.”
- 2004, “Best Restaurant for Kids”, in Phoenix New Times[1], Phoenix, Ariz., archived from the original on 2017-11-09:
- Kid favorites include labne (a rich, cream-cheesy spread), hummus, and thick homemade lentil soup.
- 2007, Jill Kargman, Momzillas, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, →ISBN, page 77:
- “This flesh, almost a cream-cheesy richness, a beckoning softness incarnate.”
- 2014, Jackie Newgent, “Open-Face Bagel Thins with Scallion Schmear”, in The With or Without Meat Cookbook: The Flexible Approach to Flavorful Diabetes Cooking, Alexandria, Va.: American Diabetes Association, →ISBN, page 30:
- Of course, you’ll probably want to serve each toasty thin with a cream-cheesy spread, so I’ve created a naturally light topping by combining Neufchatel and Greek yogurt.
- 2016 November 9, Sarah Parniak, “Shameful Tiki Room throws huge first birthday bash”, in Now[2], Toronto, Ont., archived from the original on 2023-06-01:
- Trader Vic’s specialties like crab rangoon (crispy, crabby, cream-cheesy wontons) and vintage cocktails like the Space Needle and the frothy, spiced-laced Voodoo Grog will make short-lived appearances at Shameful, along with limited-edition ceramic mugs based on the original Trader Vic’s Voodoo design.
- With cream cheese.
- 2012, Lisa Burstein, Pretty Amy, Fort Collins, Colo.: Entangled Teen, →ISBN, pages 83–84:
- “She’s getting ready for your big shopping trip,” he said, grabbing the other half of his bagel. […] “You had other plans?” he asked, giving me a cream-cheesy kiss on the cheek as he made his way upstairs.
- 2013, Andi Brown, Animal Cracker, →ISBN, page 14:
- Andrew, who’d professed his love through silly, impulsive gestures like writing “I love you” in M&M’s circling a cream-cheesy bagel, or ordering tacky his and hers underwear imprinted with an arrow (his) and a bull’s-eye (mine), placed you know where.
- 2014, Harriette C. Johnson, “Some Street Drugs—How They Can Get You Hooked”, in Behavioral Neuroscience for the Human Services: Foundations in Emotion, Mental Health, Addiction, and Alternative Therapies, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 186–187:
- The dopamine’s message is that the cream-cheesy bagel tastes yummy and the music has a groovy beat (or sweet lyrical melodies if that’s what you prefer).
- 2017, Blake Spalding, Jennifer Castle, with Lavinia Spalding, “Piñon-Sage Stuffed Summer Squash”, in This Immeasurable Place: Food and Farming from the Edge of Wilderness, Boulder, Ut.: HBG Press, →ISBN, page 126:
- Add the cream cheese chunks at the end and stir gently. It’s lovely for people to find a cream-cheesy bite, so don’t combine all the way!
- 2018 March 29, Melanie Preis, “Nosh on THIS: Where to Find Atlanta’s Best Bagels”, in StyleBlueprint[3], Nashville, Tenn.: Blueprint.Inc, archived from the original on 2021-09-22:
- In fact, if you ever need to reach me in person, check my house first, then try the Goldbergs at Toco Hills – you’ll probably find me with a warm bagel in one hand and a big, cream-cheesy smile on my face.
- 2018 October 16, Randee Dawn, “After social media uproar, Apple fixes bagel emoji — see the realistic new design”, in TODAY[4], New York, N.Y.: NBCUniversal, archived from the original on 2018-10-17:
- Across platforms, Google and Twitter have gone for cream-cheesy bagels, while Microsoft, Samsung, EmojiOne and Emojipedia have preferred just a simpler sliced bakery item (though EmojiOne and Twitter both have some sort of seeded topping suggestion).