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.

Can you pickle magnolia petals?

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Can you pickle magnolia blossoms or petals? According to the Smithsonian, magnolia trees date back as far as 95 million years, a time when there were no bees. They were instead pollinated by beetles and the magnolia developed thick petals … Continue reading →

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Recipe: “Parasite” Noodles with Leftover Prime Rib

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

In the Korean movie “Parasite”, the parasitic family makes a rich noodle dish by combining two varieties of instant noodles with rare roast beef. We had some leftover prime rib* which was perfect. The finished dish is savory, filling and … Continue reading →

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Bean hole beans.

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Beans are on my mind today because I saw an ad on Facebook from Bush’s Beans: “Your Fam on a Can”. Submit a custom label with two lines and a maximum of 10 letters each; if it meets other, unspecified … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Original Joy of Cooking Buttermilk Pancakes

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

I think this is the way buttermilk pancakes were prepared in the original Joy of Cooking. (The current recipe is fine too.) Anyway, the result can’t be beat, especially if you have some good quality buttermilk. Makes 10-12 four-inch pancakes. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lemony Asparagus with Orzo

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Lemony Asparagus with Orzo is a pleasant way to enjoy early season asparagus and the lemon makes it feel like summer is already here. We were lucky enough to have some sweet Meyer lemons brought back from CA plus some … Continue reading →

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Fancy Trail Mix and Granola from Frog Hollow Farm

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

I would not have taken Frog Hollow Farm Trail Mix on the road with me during my backpacking days. I was a penny pincher then as now and my preferred energy snack was a mixture of equal parts roasted peanuts, … Continue reading →

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Exploding pyrex

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

The other day I pulled a carton of eggs out of my poorly designed and overstuffed top-freezer fridge. It snagged a 1L Pyrex measuring bowl filled with congealed stock. The bowl tumbled onto the floor, a distance of 34 inches, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Donnelly Swiss Steak

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

I snagged this Swiss Steak recipe from neighbor and Facebook friend Jackie Donnelly. She spends much of her time studying microflora in the nearby forests, so I suspected that anything which would lure her indoors had to be pretty exceptional. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Thanh Long Garlic Noodles

Posted on February 8, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Thanh Long is an upscale Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco, famous for its garlic noodles. That dish is currently $15 at the restaurant ($43 if you add four grilled giant tiger prawns) but we can make it at home for … Continue reading →

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World class fruit from Frog Hollow Farm

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

“Farmer” Al Courchesne is an old friend, so when I say his Frog Hollow Farm sells world class fruit you can take it with a grain of salt. But it’s true! First time I met Al was at his stand … Continue reading →

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