Category Archives: Cooking

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

Pav Bhaji, where have you been all my life?

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

In the midst of a competitive campaign for a local city council seat, my friend Minita Sanghvi took time out to teach an Indian cooking class. She gave us a choice of 3 dishes we could make. One of them … Continue reading →

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Top five recipe posts of 2021 on Burnt My Fingers

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We reported our five most popular non-recipe posts of the year the other day; now let’s cut to the chase with the most-clicked-on recipes of 2021. As with the previous post, we’ve made an adjustment to upgrade the recipes that … Continue reading →

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Top five non-recipe posts of 2021

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

It’s time to report the most popular recipe and non-recipe posts on Burnt My Fingers, measured by the number of clicks over the past twelve months. However, this year we have an unusual situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Gastro Obscura Recreating Ancient Recipes

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Gastro Obscura: Recreating Ancient Recipes. We are long time readers of the Gastro Obscura website devoted to arcane food cultures and history, and we noticed they have started offering virtual “experiences” in these times of less getting together in person. Recreating … Continue reading →

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Grilling with the BlueStar Platinum range

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

My BlueStar Platinum range came with a “cartridge” which can drop in to replace two of the burners. It consists of a metal frame which can accommodate either a cast iron griddle or a broiler grate; the grate also has … Continue reading →

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Baguette tricks and techniques from King Arthur Baking Education

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We traveled to Norwich, VT a few weeks ago for the half-day “Beauty and the Baguette” class at the stste-of-the-art King Arthur Baking Education Center. We’ve taken a more intensive baguette class there in the past and mainly wanted to experience … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July barbecue 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We celebrated our Fourth of July early this year to accommodate some out of town visitors. The highlight was sweet local corn grilled with a technique we’ll use from now on. The ears in their husks had the ends lopped … Continue reading →

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Boozy Baking with Great Exbaketations

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Last night we attended a Yelp event, Boozy Baking with Great Exbaketations. Cheyenne, the master baker, led us through the creation of a rich chocolate cake and then hit it hard with a simple syrup infused with booze of your … Continue reading →

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We’re eating chemicals. Anybody got a problem with that?

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We’ve recently discovered Sugar Free/Fat Free Jello 5-Minute Pudding. A box is 93 cents at our local Wal-Mart (there’s also a house brand, with identical ingredients, for 50 cents) and makes four half-cup servings. You mix it with milk: skim … Continue reading →

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Best mayonnaise taste test: Hellman’s vs Duke’s vs Kewpie

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Who doesn’t love mayonnaise? A happy marriage of oil and eggs with a kiss of acid, mayo moistens our sandwiches with a lubricious layer that tames the crustiest bread. It serves as a playground monitor when mixed into slaws and … Continue reading →

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