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.

Recipe: Perfection Salad

Posted on July 5, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Perfection Salad is a good example of the creative congeals, aka aspics, that we like to serve down south. The original recipe was published in a recipe book called Dainty Desserts for Dainty People (that’s us for sure!) published in … 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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Recipe: Kamala Harris Cheese Puffs (Gougéres)

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Vice President Kamala Harris served Cheese Puffs at her first official dinner at the Naval Observatory. While she hasn’t said how she made them, recipe forensics suggest she might have followed the Tartine Bakery recipe since a/Tartine is in the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Carrot Slaw with Raisins and Pineapple

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Carrot Slaw with Raisins and Pineapple shows up frequently in the media as a Juneteenth favorite, and it definitely was popular in the south when I was growing up. It shouldn’t be too sweet; the natural sugar in the raisins … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bok Choy with Mushrooms

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Bok Choy with Mushrooms is wonderful comfort food: bite into the tender mushroom and the delicious braising liquid pours forth. We assumed it was Cantonese because of the emphasis on fresh vegetable flavor, but Woks of Life says it’s actually … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Ottolenghi Carrot Salad

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Ottolenghi Carrot Salad is derived from a recipe in Jerusalem: a Cookbook and it has a lovely balance of acid/heat/sweet. Ottolenghi says to toss it with chopped arugula but we like it better on its own. Serves 8 as part … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Massaman Curry

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Massaman curry is very easy to make once you procure a can of the concentrated curry paste by Mesri. Personalize with your own ingredients, make it vegan if you wish, add protein or not, and kick up the heat of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lentil Salad, Two Ways

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

  Both these lentil salad recipes come from Cook’s Illustrated though we’ve made some changes. Because they have the same base preparation, it’s a good idea to make them at the same time though you wouldn’t necessarily serve them together. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Spicy Eggplant with Miso

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We had fond memories of the spicy eggplant with miso recipe from Japanese Country Cookbook, an artful paperback issued by the long-closed Mingei-Ya in San Francisco. But when we picked up a used copy we were surprised to discover most … Continue reading →

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The hunt for MegaChef

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

  We had avoided crossing the Bay Bridge on our previous Bay Area food crawl because I did not want to pay the one-way toll when I returned to San Francisco. It’s only $6 but if you are driving a … Continue reading →

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