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.

The meat I eat

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

If you have been reading Burnt My Fingers for awhile, you know I am a cheap son of a bitch. I rarely pay a premium for some fancy grade or brand name when I am fairly certain a less expensive … Continue reading →

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Robert Frost would love One Pie

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

There’s an endearing New England efficiency about this product from the One Pie Canning Company of W. Paris, Maine. Want a pie? Here’s your pie. And don’t get fancy and call it pumpkin. It’s squash, dammit. Robert Frost would approve. … Continue reading →

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CAB at SPAC: a meaty discovery at the Saratoga Wine and Food Festival

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

The Saratoga Wine & Food Festival, held last weekend, is a lively event where local fun lovers take back the town after the racing crowd departs. There are fashions to view, Ferraris to test drive, and large quantities of food … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Simple Spanish Gazpacho

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

Use this Simple Spanish Gazpacho recipe when your tomatoes are so good, you don’t want any other flavors getting in the way. Adapted from the excellent Simple Spanish Food website. It’s meant to be drunk from a glass or cup. … Continue reading →

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Can I reuse pickle juice?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

After I sliced and served my last Kosher style pickle, I was left with a jar filled with wonderful brine. Rather than just throw it out, I got some more cucumbers from the garden and plunged them into this brine, … Continue reading →

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A paean to Pastene Crushed Peppers

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

After all my whining about the bad food and low expectations in upstate New York, here’s one thing I definitely like: Pastene Crushed Peppers. These guys (or an equivalent brand, but Pastene seems to be the standard) are always at … Continue reading →

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Going local at All Good Bakers

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

I got into a conversation with Britin and Nick Foster at All Good Bakers, a bakery and daytime eats spot in South Albany, because I criticized their bread in a Yelp review. They responded online and asked me to come … Continue reading →

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Taste test… water-packed vs oil-packed tuna!

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

When water-packed canned tuna came on the scene, Julia Child declared it an abomination. Because tuna is a fatty fish, packing it in water leaches out the flavor and ruins the texture as well, or so she said. Yet “packed … Continue reading →

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House brand taste test… cider vinegar!

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

My last batch of sour slaw looked a little off-white and I realized it must be the cider vinegar: I was near the bottom of a jug of Bragg’s Organic, which not only is unfiltered but comes “with the mother” … Continue reading →

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Taste Test: In-N-Out Animal Style vs Texas Burger

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

As a native Texan, I believe two things about a burger. #1, it has to have mustard. #2, it’s all about the vegetables. A generous amount of properly prepped lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle will compensate for a thin leathery … Continue reading →

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