Melba Toast (Toast Melba)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Melba toastMelba toast is a very dry, crisp, thinly sliced toast often served with soups and salads or topped with either melted cheese or pâté. It is named…
Mello Roll or Mell-O-Roll (“Up your hole with a Mello Roll!”)
Mello rolls (also sometimes spelled "mello-rolls" or "mell-o-rolls," perhaps like "jell-o") were ice cream treats, somewhat like ice cream cones. They were popular in…
Melt (Tuna Melt; Patty Melt; Fatty Melt)
A "melt" sandwich is a sandwich that contains melted cheese over its main ingredient. Popular "melts" include the "patty melt" (cited in print from at least 1956 and…
Memory Vitamin (Choline nickname)
Choline is a nutrient (usually grouped with B-complex vitamins) that can be found in milk, eggs and peanuts. Choline has been called the "memory vitamin" since at least 1998. Studies of…
Menurkey (menorah + turkey)
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah rarely occur on the same date, but one such overlap is November 28, 2013. The day was dubbed "Thanksgivukkah." One product made specifically for Thanksgivukkah…
Meroir (sea version of terroir)
"Meroir" (from the Latin mer, "sea") is a newer variation on the popular word "terroir" (from terre, "land"). Terroir might concern itself with what…
Messed-up Monday
"Messed-up Monday” is a drinking slang name for a day of the week. "Messed-up Mondays" has been cited in print since at least 2005. Other slang names for days of the week include…
Mexicoke (Mexican Coke)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Twitterrstevens 3.01@rstevens@lamelama22 I've had MexiCoke, not sure they do the Dew. This is what @cabel was talkin' 'bout: http://bit.ly/nicepepsi7:06…
Micro-recipe
There are at least two meanings for "micro-recipe." A "micro-recipe" can be a recipe to be cooked in a microwave oven. This use of "micro-recipe" dates to at least…
Mike and Ike (salt and pepper shakers; jelly candy)
"Mike and Ike (They Look Alike)" is the name of a comic strip by Rube Golberg that premiered in the San Francisco (CA) Bulletin on September 29, 1907. "Mike and Ike" (or…
Milk Shake (Milkshake)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: MilkshakeA milkshake is a sweet, cold beverage which is made from milk, ice cream or iced milk, and sweet flavorings such as fruit syrup, vanilla extract,…
Milk Toast (Milquetoast)
"Milk toast" has been cited in print since at least 1831. It is toasted bread in warm milk, often with butter and other ingredients added to the toast. "Caspar Milquetoast" is a…
Milkaholic
A "milkaholic" (milk + -aholic, related to "alcoholic") is a person who is addicted to drinking milk. "Our daughter, age two, is a 'milkaholic'" was cited in…
Minerality
"Minerality" is defined by the Wikipedia ("Wine tasting descriptors") as "A sense of mineral-ness in the wine, flavors of slate, schist, silex, etc." The Oxford…
Minilivestock
"Livestock" means farm animals that are domesticated; "minilivestock" (or "mini-livestock") has developed to mean domesticated bugs for edible consumption.…
Minute Steak
Entry in progress -- B.P. Practically EdibleMinute SteakMeal that would normally be quite chewy, such as that from the tougher area of the Sirloin or from the Eye of Round, is cut into small, very…
Miscvegeneation or Misvegenation (miscegenation + vegetation/vegetable)
Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report discussed the "TomTato" (a hybrid tomato-potato plant) on the show of October 24, 2013. Colbert was against the…
Mississippi Mud Potatoes
The Cookin' Chicks Mississippi Mud Potatoes October 23, 2015 by Kristin When it comes to potatoes, I typically am pretty boring. I love the idea of trying new versions, however, rarely have…
Mixed Grill
A "mixed grill" is a dish of grilled or broiled meats and vegetables. "Mixed grill" is cited from at least 1904, in a London newspaper; the term is often identified as British…
Mixologist
"Mixologist" or "bartender"? Some people say that the terms describe the same person; others say that "mixologist" is merely a fancy name to add an additional few…