Category Archives: Food for Thought

Food for Thought is useful reading, and occasionally viewing, about food and related matters: mostly blogs, but also a few books and magazines with Amazon links when available for purchase.

Food for Thought: Southern Living cole slaw recipes

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Southern Living Magazine contacted us recently for permission to reproduce Kerry’s one-sentence recipe for Snow’s Beans. That led to Southern Living recipes showing up in our feed and guess what, there’s some good stuff there. When we are in the … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Love Kari Cooking

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

I came across the Love Kari Cooking Youtube channel because  I wanted to make tamales as my first experience with Masienda artisanal masa. And, since the New Year’s celebration had passed with my potential tamale party participants scurrying to the … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Masa and Masienda

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

I received quite a nice Christmas gift: a four-pack of artisanal masas from Masienda, accompanied by Masa*, a beautiful book by Masienda’s founder Jorge Gaviria. It being the holiday season, I immediately dove into the topic of tamales. My 1972 … Continue reading →

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Food for thought: The Pomona College Cookbook

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

The alumni association of my college recently shared a pdf of the Pomona College Cookbook, prepared in commemoration of the school’s 100th anniversary in 1987. According to the introduction, “all recipes submitted were used, and each recipe was printed as … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Special Edition Oreos

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

While brand extensions have faded from grocery shelves in these tough times, Oreos have if anything expanded. When I saw in a foodservice newsletter that they were introducing a Selena Gomez Oreo with horchata-flavored filling, I had to check it … 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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Food for Thought: Food in Jars blog

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

We used to have a regular food swap in my town. I’d bring baguettes or jars of fresh sourdough starter and trade them for jams, baked goods and what have you. One session we had a guest: Marisa McClellan, author … Continue reading →

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Food for thought: The Food Scene

Posted on May 25, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

I love the New Yorker, but I don’t read it for restaurant suggestions or recipes. Same with their Food Scene newsletter. And while a New Yorker subscription is quite expensive (though deals are to be had if you really work … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: Mangia Betta

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

You can get food inspiration for free by reading up on the dishes prepared by favorite chefs and hole-in-the-wall ethnic restaurants. Such was the case with a recent FB post by Ric Orlando, an inventive local chef. He’s been leading … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: searching for culinary origins

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Elizabeth Weil wrote an arresting culinary origins story a few years ago which was published in Saveur. It seems that Weil’s grandfather invented the Reuben Sandwich in the 1920s when he oversaw the kitchen at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, … Continue reading →

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