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: 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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Recipe: Onion Buns

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

This Onion Buns recipe comes from Cook’s Illustrated, in its very early days when it was a digest supporting a new product called the Cuisinart food processor. Update: we were completely wrong in the above recollection. The pub was called … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chicken Long Rice

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Chicken Long Rice is like chicken noodle soup with a kick of ginger. It’s a luau staple and reputed to be a good hangover cure. Makes 2 main dish portions or 4 appetizer portions. Ingredients: 3 c chicken stock (should … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lomi Lomi Salmon

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Lomi Lomi Salmon is a luau staple that deserves to be on a lot more mainland tables. It’s a light, refreshing mix of salmon and tomatoes with a hit of onion and salt and can be eaten as a main … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Radish Kimchi

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Radish kimchi is just as good as the kind made with Napa cabbage, and at typical prices for daikon is also a lot cheaper to make. We like the recipe from My Korean Kitchen because it contains a number of halmoni … 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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