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Category Archives: Eating
Like Farm to Table? Try Hunting and Gathering!
Here’s a guest post for your post-Thanksgiving meal reading pleasure, from Jenny Irwell. There’s been something of a renaissance in recent years of people reconnecting with food. Whether it’s the popularity of the Food Network and celebrification of chefs, or … Continue reading
Recipe: Pecan Pie a la Highland Park Cafeteria
It’s generally agreed that the delicious Highland Park Cafeteria pecan pie follows the recipe on the label of Karo Light Corn Syrup. My modest enhancement is to tweak the handling of the pecans and add a few extra nuts. Makes … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Eating, Recipes, Sweets
Tagged Dallas, Highland Park Cafeteria, Texas
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Recipe: Korean Chicken Nuggets
McDonald’s has been running a special on Chicken McNuggets through its app and a few boxes (20 for $4.99) have passed through my home recently. I tried them reheated, and they’re not bad. So it occurred to me to do … Continue reading
Recipe: Smashed Salt Potatoes
Salt potatoes are a thing in upstate New York. Stores sell a bag of white potatoes which includes a sack of salt, and charge more than the items would cost separately. Michele, our hostess at Orchard Slope airbnb in Amherst … Continue reading
Recipe: Sichuan Pickled Vegetables
Here is a taste of the treats which await in Fuchsia Dunlop’s Land of Plenty. My only modification was to use wine instead of vodka, since I feared too much alcohol might slow the fermentation. (It got just a little … Continue reading
Food for Thought: Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty by Fuchsia Dunlop has just come back into stock at Amazon after being unavailable for several months and costing as much as $100 on the used market. This is fantastic news and I recommend you grab a … Continue reading
How do I know when my steak is done?
The other day I had a tour of Trowbridge Farm, a cow-calf operation in the Hudson Valley, courtesy of Yelp and the New York Beef Council. At the end of the tour Beef Council President Jean O’Toole gave us a … Continue reading
Apples as condiment: the crunchy chameleon
The other day I had one of the best sandwiches of my life at a place called Big Mountain Deli in Lake Placid, New York. Called the MARCY, it mixed roast turkey, cranberry horseradish sauce, cheddar, apple & cracked pepper … Continue reading
Q. What’s the best restaurant you ever discovered by accident?
Q. What’s the best restaurant you ever discovered by accident? Quora prompted me to answer that question, and I thought my reply might lead to some conversation. If you would like to add your own experiences, please comment below! A. … Continue reading
Top 5 non-recipe posts on Burnt My Fingers (2018 edition)
Let’s start with the big news, as we look at the top non-recipe posts on Burnt My Fingers over the past 12 months. Just 90 days after publication The Halal Guys White Sauce mystery… SOLVED is ranked in the #5 … Continue reading