Category Archives: Recipes

Here is every recipe on the site listed chronologically, from the newest to the oldest. To see recipes by category, check out our visual recipe index.

Recipe: Mom’s Meatloaf

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Maybe we should call this Many Moms Meatloaf because it combines a number of best practices from around the internet. Feel free to make your own adaptations. Carrots are non-traditional and you can leave them out if you don’t enjoy … Continue reading →

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Recipe: MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

MaryLou Whitney Cheese Wafers are the creation of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, the gracious woman who was the queen of social life in Saratoga Springs until her passing in 2019 at the age of 93. This recipe was found in … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Instant Pot Thai Roast Pork

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the comforting, salty-sweet dish everybody loves, adapted to make Instant Pot Thai Roast Pork. (If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can slow-cook the pork in a crockpot or dutch oven.) It’s actually a bit mild for … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Thai Chili Vinegar

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Thai Chili Vinegar is the white liquid with chili slices floating that’s on the table in every Thai restaurant. It’s a simpler, quicker cousin of our Nam Pla Prik Manao Kratiem (Thai Crack Sauce). Makes half a cup, enough for … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sourdough Banana Bread

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

This isn’t banana bread with leftover starter added for flavor interest. It’s sourdough banana bread because sourdough is the only leavening agent and there is no aded sugar, either. It came out pretty good. It’s tart and tangy but with … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Hawaiian Stromboli

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Hawaiian Stromboli came about because we have some Hawaiian pizza haters among our confinement group, and wanted to prove them wrong. Stromboli is simply a pizza with a different (and arguably better*) form factor, but it allowed us to slip … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Easiest Sourdough Bread

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

What makes this the easiest sourdough bread? First, it has a lower ratio of water to flour so it’s easier to handle and less likely to deflate in the oven if you let it proof too long. Second, it relies … Continue reading →

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Comfort Classics: Better-than-Mounds-Bars

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Our Cashew Nut Clusters really are better than Mounds Bars! You get the same holy trinity of dark chocolate/coconut/nuts but without the corn syrup and preservatives, and we up the game by using high quality dark chocolate, cashews instead of … Continue reading →

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Comfort Classics: Texas-Style Barbecue Sauce

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Comfort Classics is a new feature for our challenging times. We’ll revisit some recipes that have appeared on Burnt My Fingers for easy, reassuring dishes, sides and sauces you can make at home without stress and with ingredients you are … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Garlic Bread

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Our garlic bread is Texan, not Upstate Italian, in provenance. It’s what our mother made to serve with spaghetti or maybe a chicken in tomato sauce. It’s super easy and uses materials you probably have on hand… just what’s needed … Continue reading →

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