Browned

I was browned to a nice tan.

The fish is baked slowly till browned over a not-too-close fire.

He found them tanning in the sunroom, their unclothed bodies evenly browned from invisible light.

For instance, cheese may be grated and sprinkled on the top of mashed or creamed potatoes and then browned by placing the dish in the oven.

Add the tofu and fry until browned.

The danger, say regulators, is posed when starchy foods are browned to a crisp or possibly even burned. The concern is a chemical called acrylamide, a possible cancer-causing substance, that is produced naturally in food during cooking at high temperatures.

A British regulatory agency is urging consumers to avoid burnt or very well toasted bread and deeply browned potatoes. Instead, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) says people should "Go for the Gold" when it comes to starch-containing foods, cooking them to a golden brown, enough to retain the desirable taste and crunch.