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.

Eating cioppino in San Francisco

Cioppino, the seafood stew with various briny creatures in a tomato stock, was invented by fishermen in San Francisco and I have wanted to try it over my repeated visits. The barrier has been cost. The preparation is simple but … Continue reading

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Taste test: cafeteria baked fish

Our success with Mediterranean Baked Fish made us nostalgic for the cafeteria baked fish served at the late lamented Highland Park Cafeteria. I recall it as being moist and juicy with a mild butter based sauce and a sprinkle of … Continue reading

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Frankenturkey!

Our 2025 bargain frozen turkey turned out a Frankenturkey. It had the following message on the label, which of course was not noted by me when purchasing: “pre-brined with approximately 9.5% solution of turkey broth, salt, sugar and natural flavoring” … Continue reading

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Recipe: Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes have the right balance of savory/sweet/sour to stand up to the other dishes on your turkey/turducken/tofurkey spread. Back in Dallas my family served in hollowed out oranges with little marshmallows on top; now that we’ve relocated to … Continue reading

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Copycat Durkee’s leads 2025 Thanksgiving hacks.

We are gratified that our copycat Durkee’s recipe is currently the top trending post on Burnt My Fingers. Gratified because this is a near perfect match for the original Durkee’s Famous Sauce which is sold out on Amazon and at … Continue reading

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Looking for new ways to eat artichokes? Most probably aren’t.

Looking for a new way to eat artichokes? Katie Honan did Bon Appetit readers a solid with her article on the origin of the Artichoke Parm Hero. The lifelong New Yorker who claims she has tried “all the Italian parm … Continue reading

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Recipe: Mediterranean Baked Fish

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

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!

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?

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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