Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Panda Orange Sauce

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

The ubiquitous orange-sauced chicken in food court Chinese places evolved from a more refined version served at Panda Inn, a sit down restaurant in Pasadena that spawned the Panda Express chain and made the Cherng family very wealthy. NYT Cooking … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Easy Sub Rolls

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

We had been having good luck with our Fast Focaccia, so why not try the same technique for making sub rolls? We increased the flour while keeping all other ingredients the same and walla, easy sub rolls in under 2 … 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: 1905 Salad

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

Local bon vivant and restauranteur Vic Christopher said on Facebook that the 1905 Salad is his all-time favorite, so we had to check it out. It comes from Columbia Restaurant, a “Spanish-Cuban” chain in Florida. What makes 1905 Salad work … 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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Topping focaccia flatbread

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

My excellent local bakery, Night Work Bread, offers a rotating menu of imaginative focaccia aka flatbread topping ideas. The base is a long fermented sourdough juiced up with a little yeast so it is light and fluffy but with a … Continue reading →

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Man drools, bread rules.

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Burnt My Fingers

“Man drools, bread rules” is a phrase Jeffrey Hamelman would bring out in his bread baking classes at King Arthur Flour when a dough was taking longer to rise than expected. This loaf is an case in point. After carefully … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Baba Ganoush with Yoghurt REVISED*

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

I wanted to replicate the wonderfully creamy baba ganoush at Bon Appetit Cafe, my local Mediterranean (actually Egyptian) place. Adding a bit of high quality whole milk yogurt (like this from Argyle Cheese Farmer) may be the solution. The creaminess … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Grandma may be gone, but Grandma’s Cream of Turkey Soup lives on. It was one of the most popular items at Grandma’s Pies and Restaurant on Central Ave in Albany, and after the restaurant closed the Times Union published the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Tea-Smoked Chicken

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Tea-Smoked Chicken is moist, flavorful and far cheaper than tea-smoked duck. And we proved you can make it in an average kitchen without setting off a fire alarm. Choose a fat, juicy bird so you’ll be well rewarded for your … Continue reading →

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