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Recipe: Hotel Room Pickles

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Hotel room pickles happened because we had some nice carnitas and wanted some Mexican-style pickled vegetables (escabeche) to accompany. We’ve noticed the taco shops no longer put out these assortments, probably a COVID casualty because sharing condiments is looked down … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mystery Ingredient Fish Chowder

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

I encountered this mystery ingredient in a fish dish twice in the last few months: once at a sumptuous Chinese banquet and the other time at a high end restaurant in my home town. It has a surprisingly delicious effect … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sauce Packet Salad Dressing

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Burnt My Fingers

You hate to throw out that bag of leftover salad greens from your hotel, but your bottled salad dressing won’t make it through security at the airport. What to do? Grab some sauce packets from the food vendors* and make … Continue reading →

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How I made sourdough bread in a hotel room, sort of

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Staying this week in a hotel room with a kitchenette, I decided to build on my experience with hotel room kale salad. Was it possible to come up with an edible loaf using only flour, water, store-bought yeast and salt? … Continue reading →

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