A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

PESTO

Tue, 27 Feb '24
Basil-based sauce
Sun, 7 May '23
Oily sauce
Thu, 9 Mar '23
Sauce traditionally made in a mortar
Thu, 3 Nov '22
Sauce that often contains nuts
Fri, 15 Oct '21
Sauce whose name derives from "pound" in Italian
Sun, 12 Sep '21
Pasta topper
Sun, 11 Apr '21
Basil-based sauce
Sat, 27 Mar '21
Topping that becomes the food it's eaten with when its vowels are changed to A's