Category Archives: Mains

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The secret to cooking pasta

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

The secret to cooking pasta for good tasting Italian dishes is to undercook it, then finish in the sauce so it absorbs lots of saucy goodness. For an easy twist on this, dump a can of chopped clams with the juice into … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Baked Ziti with Clams alla Diavolo

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

Portions: Entrée to serve 4 Ingredients: ½ lb ziti or penne or similar pasta salt 16 oz marinara sauce (I use Casa Visco, an upstate New York brand) ½ onion, finely chopped 2 T olive oil 2 T lemon juice … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Thai BBQ Chicken

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

The addictive Thai chicken you have been craving. Adapted from the long out of print Thai Home-Cooking from Kamolmal’s Kitchen (Plume) 1/4 c chopped cilantro bottoms (see photo) 2 T chopped garlic 2 T fish sauce (I use Tiparos) 2 T sugar … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bonehead BBQ Chicken

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

Barbecued chicken marinated in Wishbone Dressing. About as easy as it gets. Ingredients: 8 oz Wishbone Italian Dressing 1 chicken, cut into serving size pieces Method: Pour the dressing over the chicken, stir to mix, marinate for 8 hours stirring … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Nair and Richard’s Pizza Topping

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

A good and tangy topping for Pizza D’oh! or your favorite pizza base. Family friends Richard and Nair Wolf provided this recipe when she was working as a chef in the Doubletree Hotels organization. Ingredients: Olive oil, for brushing pizza dough … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pizza D’oh!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

A pizza dough so easy and foolproof, even Homer Simpson could make it. Ingredients: 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast (1 package) lukewarm water (total approximately 2 1/4 C) 3 T sugar 1 T Kosher salt 5 1/2-6 c all purpose … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Classic Red Tomato Sauce a la Marcella Hazan

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the classic red tomato sauce as you make it when tomatoes are at their peak. Wonderful for pasta or pizza. Ingredients: 10 pounds San Marzano tomatoes 1 ½ cup each finely chopped onion, celery and carrot Extra Virgin … Continue reading →

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Recipe: My Brisket Recipe, Revisited

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Burnt My Fingers

After the writeup on Texas barbecue, several folks asked if I would repost my brisket recipe as text, not an image, for easier reading. Here you go. I’ve added a few thoughts on technique, in italics. This recipe came to … Continue reading →

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