Category Archives: Recipes

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Food for Thought: Made with Lau

Posted on April 7, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

I had a large bag of carrots and googled “Chinese carrot recipe” hoping for a new way to prepare them.  Dad’s Stir Fry Carrots was the top hit. It’s on Made with Lau, a two-time James Beard Award winner which … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Tahini Salad from Ali Baba Cave

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Tahini Salad from Ala Baba Cafe  is the secret ingredient in the miraculous shawarma wraps served at this long gone and sorely missed spot in San Francisco’s Lower Haight. I was delighted to find a snapshot of the menu and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: TikTok Doner Meat at Home

Posted on March 29, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

There are many variations of the viral TikTok Doner meat recipe and I made my own from a consensus of likely ingredients. The result is a little lightly spiced for my taste (apparently doner is a regional variation of shawarma … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Carolina Slaw

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Carolina Slaw is a familiar topping for pulled pork, but it’s also a  change of pace as a side dish. When we think of Carolina BBQ we think of mustard, of course, but this is not particularly mustard-y. The original … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Parsley Buttered Potatoes

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Do we really need a recipe for parsley buttered potatoes? They were a favorite of my mother, so humor me. And there is indeed some technique involved if you want something more than potatoes with parsley and butter. Serves 4. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Variations on a Banana Sandwich

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

The banana sandwich is a depression-era improvisation which is still popular down south, though we had never heard of it until reader Rob Smith gave us a heads up over in the comments on our Best Mayonnaise Taste Test post. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sautéed Broccoli Rabe

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Sautéed Broccoli Rabe is purpose-built for Philly Italian Pork Sandwiches, but stands on its own as a side dish. Do not consider substituting broccolini, a similar-looking vegetable which is sitting next to broccoli rabe in the produce section and is … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Instant Pot Philly Italian Pork

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

Philly Italian Pork is one of the tastiest things we have made in the Instant Pot. As soon as the natural release was done, I found myself slurping the gravy by the spoonful. This recipe begins with the journey by … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Strawberry Peanut Butter Sandwich

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Burnt My Fingers

A place in our former neighborhood (Castro/Lower Haight) in San Francisco made a nice strawberry peanut butter sandwich. Smooth or crunchy peanut butter and sliced ripe strawberries on toast are a lovely juxtaposition of tastes and textures. To get fancy, … Continue reading →

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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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