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.

Top 5 recipe posts on Burnt My Fingers (2018 edition)

Another year is in the books, as we celebrate the 7thanniversary of this blog. The Colonel’s KFC Three-Bean Salad is the recipe post that got the most clicks over the past 12 months, but as in the past we’ll give … Continue reading

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Taste Test: Douban Jiang (Sichuan chili bean paste)

Jimmy Lau, a Chinese-born chef who works at a Japanese omakase restaurant in NYC, pranked the New York Times when interviewed for the feature on how he spends his Sunday. Describing some culinary experimentation he does with his nephew, also … Continue reading

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Golden oldies from Burnt My Fingers

September is the anniversary month of this blog, wherein we reveal the posts that have garnered the most views over the past 12 months. In the next couple of weeks we’ll report on the most popular recipes, then the most … Continue reading

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Recipe: Steak with Cream Corn

Cream corn is something you grew up with if you lived in the south or midwest, but it’s available in most U.S. grocery stores. It’s cooked corn niblets in an umami milky base, produced by squeezing the liquid out of … Continue reading

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Saratoga locals take back the town

Labor Day is the last day of the yearly meet at the Saratoga Race Course, and it spurs an exodus of tourists who have been here for what seems like forever. Though I am sure there are bookish bookies and … Continue reading

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Taste Test: La San Marzano Marinara Sauce

Exhibitors who serve pasta are always a top attraction at the Fancy Food Show. After all the snacking, it’s good to get some real food in your gut. But these booths are not so great for actual product sampling because … Continue reading

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Guess what: soft serve ice cream is not all the same!

I did not have the purest of motives when I signed up for FussyLITTLEBlog’s Tour de Soft Serve (Schenectady Edition). I intended to expose the futility of the exercise since all soft serve is the same, from the same mix … Continue reading

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Taste test: La San Marzano canned tomatoes

After the Summer Fancy Food Show, the folks at La Regina di San Marzano sent me some product for testing. First up was this 28-oz can of Diced Tomatoes, which excited me because I hoped to replicate the yearly taste-off … Continue reading

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Mike’s Hot Honey

In the Fancy Food Show’s Front Burner pitch competition, the “expert” judges choose Mike’s Hot Honey over No Evil’s Comrade Cluck. This irked me no end because how hard is it to mix two ingredients, chili and honey? But I … Continue reading

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Jelly Belly Candy Cones

Warning: unsolicited testimonial for Jelly Belly Candy Cones ahead! The Jelly Belly booth is always one of the busiest at the Fancy Food Show. They have their newest products on display, you can taste some of the more unusual offerings … Continue reading

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