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: Steak with Cream Corn

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

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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Recipe: Cauliflower Rice Balls (don’t call them arancini)

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

  Among the new tastes at the Summer Fancy Food Show was Cauliflower Arancini, an “Italian Street Food” from Lotito sold frozen for foodservice. They were delicious… crunchy and gooey with melted cheese… but a novelty rather than an actual … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower rice…. try this at home!

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

After seeing the innovations with cauliflower at the Fancy Food Show, we naturally had to try our hand at home. First up was cauliflower fried rice. You can buy “cauliflower rice” in your produce department but since it’s nothing more … Continue reading →

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Best Saratoga track food that’s not at the track

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Burnt My Fingers

We’re better than 1/4  through the 2018 meet, so time to update this post which was published 3 years ago but still has mostly valid info. I’m going to concentrate on Saratoga Race Course food you can buy in town … Continue reading →

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