Category Archives: Cooking

Here you’ll find everything about cooking that isn’t actually a recipe. Tips, techniques, gripes, whatever.

Food for Thought: Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We purchased a used copy of the 1991 edition of Rustic European Breads from Your Bread Machine soon after acquiring a closeout bread machine circa 2010. The recipes were creative and the several that we executed turned out well. In … Continue reading →

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Review: Purple Carrot meal delivery program

Posted on November 28, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

A giant insulated box arrives at your door. On opening it, you find several packets of cooking ingredients. You notice a smallish yellow onion at the end of one of the packets. Your reaction? If you said “what in the … Continue reading →

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Your first Thanksgiving turkey

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Local food blogger Deanna Fox commented on the radio that a lot of folks are going to be cooking their Thanksgiving meal at home for the first time, due to precautions that keep them from traveling to usual family meals. … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Old Thermy, Hello Big Blue

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Like you, we’ve used the pandemic as an excuse to do some projects around the home. Our biggest investment was a new 48-inch BlueStar range, which arrived this week. We are loving it so far though it is a powerful … Continue reading →

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A visit to Seasoned Restaurant at SUNY Adirondack

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

The excellent Casola Room at Schenectady County Community College is doing takeout only during COVID, so we tried a new place with a similar program: Seasoned Restaurant at SUNY Adirondack in Glens Falls, NY. We were drawn by Facebook photos … Continue reading →

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Why top sirloin is our favorite cut of beef

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

What is our favorite cut of beef for steaks? You probably thought we were going to say New York strip or rib steak, but in fact we’re voting for top sirloin! Here’s why. Top sirloin combines value and versatility with … Continue reading →

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We’re making the Election Cake early this year

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

It’s two weeks till Election Day as this post appears, and for many of us that will be a very stressful 14 days. Stressful ties call for stress baking, of course, so let’s get started making Election Cake. We first … Continue reading →

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Shallots vs red onion, or the great shallot takedown!

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We’ve been eating a lot of oysters recently, which means a lot of mignonette. Traditionally mignonette is made with shallots which are hard to find in our area and expensive when you do find them—typically $10 a pound vs $2 … Continue reading →

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Our five most popular recipes in 2020

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Another year has rolled by on Burnt My Fingers, so time for another clips post. Here are the recipes that garnered the most clicks (and hopefully contributed to a number of savory meals) during the pandemic. At least we didn’t … Continue reading →

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Top non-recipe posts of 2020

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

It’s been quite a year, has it not? The readership of Burnt My Fingers (and probably most food blogs) has more than doubled during the pandemic, as folks look for something to do while stuck at home. And yet most … Continue reading →

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