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: Mediterranean Baked Fish

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Mediterranean baked fish is evolved from a picture I saw on the internet featuring beautifully blistered cherry tomato halves. The result is a well balanced dish that throws off lots of delicious liquid you will want to sop up with … Continue reading →

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We tried the Dubai Chocolate Sundae in Ghirardelli Square

Posted on October 19, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

We happened to be in San Francisco last spring when the Ghirardelli Dubai Chocolate Sundae was dropped at their multiple shops around the square. The lines were endless and though the first 200 got a free sundae there were far … Continue reading →

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In-N-Out is giving away free salad dressing!

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

If you’re lucky enough to be located near an In-N-Out burger place, ask when you pick up your order if you can have a few packets of their burger sauce. They keep them under the counter. Instead of responding “why … Continue reading →

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Smoked Lamb?

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

A butterflied boneless leg of lamb got defrosted by accident, so I thought I’d try smoking it along with some brisket. Followed the brisket recipe in which I rub the meat with salt, brown sugar and black pepper then smoke … Continue reading →

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Top five recipes of 2025 on Burnt My Fingers

Posted on September 21, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

What do the top 5 recipes of 2025 (measured in web traffic) on Burnt My Fingers have in common? They’re all very simple, befitting our brand personality as a lazy guy who likes to enjoy good food without a lot … Continue reading →

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Our five most popular non-recipe posts of 2025

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Taste test! That is overwhelmingly the hook that gets readers engaged. Here are the most popular non-recipe posts on this blog in the past 12 months. Want more taste tests? Let us know what you’re curious about! Best mayonnaise taste … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Stovetop Clay Pot Rice

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Stovetop Clay Pot Rice is cooked in a saucepan vs an actual clay pot. We did some experimenting with this excellent Woks of Life recipe so we could enjoy this autumn Hong Kong comfort dish with lots of prized crunchy … Continue reading →

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Taste test: Kettle style potato chips

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

What’s the best kettle-style potato chip? Time for a taste test. According to food scientist Harold McGee, kettle-style potato chips are harder and crunchier than “regular” potato chips because they are cooked longer and at varying temperatures, allowing starches and … Continue reading →

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Too hot to cook?

Posted on July 22, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Yep, the summers are getting hotter and our cooking interests wane as the temperature rises. Here are a few easy to prepare and mostly stove-free dishes we find ourselves repeating. Cornell Chicken. This goes on the grill so it’s technically … Continue reading →

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Hacking Stewart’s Hot Dog Meat Sauce

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Stewart’s Shops festoon the northeast like ripe fruit on a raspberry bush. There are 6 of them in Saratoga Springs  (which is also Stewart’s home base) alone and another 4 on the outskirts. Stewarts (often thought of without the apostrophe or … Continue reading →

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