Category Archives: Eating

Here we celebrate the best kind of food enjoyment: eating somebody else’s cooking, whether it be in a fine dining establishment or a hole in the wall.

In search of the elusive chuck eye steak

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

I was lucky in my experiment breaking down a chuck roast that I got one with a nice chuck eye steak included. This is by no means guaranteed. According to this source, there are no more than 2-3 chuck eye … Continue reading →

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Breaking down a chuck roast

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

I used to sell meat for a living (Allen Brothers, Niman Ranch mail order) yet for the life of me I cannot reliably break down a larger cut of beef. Part of the problem is that the roasts marketed by … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Crab and Corn Fritters

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Why dilute perfectly good crab meat with cracker crumbs when you can make Crab and Corn Fritters? This recipe is particularly good right now, when fresh corn is in season. Makes about 20 fritters. Ingredients: Corn kernels from 2 ears … Continue reading →

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Okay, not all frozen pizza is terrible.

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Last week’s post produced a number of comments from people who have found decent frozen pizzas at Aldi’s and Trader Joe’s. After trying them, we have to agree that not all frozen pizza is terrible and the problem is the … Continue reading →

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July 4th Barbecue

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

We have a “Firecracker 4” run in our town that attracts thousands of visitors and our friends’ son Shea Weilbaker has won it twice in a row. We’ll go downtown to see if he three-peats, then turn our attention to … Continue reading →

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Why is frozen pizza so terrible?

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Last night I was at my local supermarket and, on a whim, decided to have frozen pizza for dinner. Looking for something different, I went for the Cape Cod Café Pepperoni Pizza which, according to the label, is made by … Continue reading →

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Food for thought: Chinese Food & History blog

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

After the Chinese culinary history class I reported on at my college reunion, Professor Maddalena Poli referred me to Miranda Brown’s Chinese Food & History blog which I suspect may have been an inspiration for her own course. The blog … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Avjar Red Pepper Spread

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Avjar is a condiment used through the Balkans made with ground red peppers plus some eggplant to stretch the recipe. Serious Eats did an exhaustive experiment to find the best avjar recipe and we followed their method. The result was … Continue reading →

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Are Trader Joe’s Savory Thins the world’s best cracker?

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

We always have a box or two of Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers around. Luckily, they keep for a very long time. Boxes found after a year in the back of the cupboard do not taste stale. Even open packages … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cevapcici (or cevabcici)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Cevapcici is a skinless sausage popular in slightly different versions throughout the Balkans. The secret ingredient that makes it a sausage, not a burger, is the baking soda. A small amount makes the ground meat firm and springy so it … Continue reading →

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