Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Spicy Cajun Shrimp

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Spicy Cajun Shrimp is a light modification of a recipe called Barbecue Shrimp in the wonderful Jubilee cookbook. It’s a great way to use the one-pound bags of frozen shrimp which have been deveined but still have the shells on. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Grilled Romaine Salad

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

I had a delicious grilled romaine salad in the wonderful Casola Dining Room at Schenectady County Community College’s culinary arts program, so I’m borrowing it. Makes about 4 servings, though you can stretch it to serve 6. With assertive flavor, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pan Fried Buttermilk Chicken

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Pan Fried Buttermilk Chicken is based on the recipe in the wonderful new Jubilee cookbook, with modest tweaks. Pan fried chicken tends to be moister than deep fried since each piece spends half its cooking time outside the oil where … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fresh Lumpia (Lumpia Sariwa)

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Fresh Lumpia, or Lumpia Sariwa, is a completely different animal than fried lumpia. The latter is what’s commonly found in Filipino restaurants in the US, and it’s very similar to a fried Chinese eggroll or Vietnamese spring roll. Fresh lumpia … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Ivy German Baguette

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Ivy German Baguette is a tribute to our beloved mini-schnauzer, who had a habit of jumping up and stealing bread from the counter. In spite of her preference for whiter loaves, Ivy was Germanic in most of her habits, so … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Smoothie Bread

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

Smoothie Bread was inspired by the wild and crazy bakers at Hungry Ghost in Northampton, MA, who have started putting seaweed, beets and other unexpected things in their dough. Eating our smoothie bread is like drinking a breakfast smoothie or … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Ethiopian Red Lentils in Tomato Sauce

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

When you’re composing a combination of dishes to be served on injera for an Ethiopian meal, you need at least one stick-to-the-ribs dish that is the equivalent of chili in American cuisine. This Ethiopian Red Lentils in Tomato Sauce recipe … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Gomen (Ethiopian collard greens)

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

This Gomen recipe is borrowed from Kittee Berns’ Teff Love, except that I’ve substituted Niter Kibbeh for her vegan ye’quimen zeyet since it’s being served with kitfo. Add a dollop of ricotta to your injera (substituting for the Ethiopian ayib) … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Kitfo (Ethiopian steak tartare)

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

If you like steak tartare you’ll probably enjoy kitfo, a spiced raw meat dish which is traditionally eaten in Ethiopia to break the vegetarian fasting period. As with steak tartare, you need to be confident of the source of the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Injera (Ethiopian steamed flatbread)

Posted on October 15, 2019 by Burnt My Fingers

[3/20: before you begin, see UPDATE at the bottom of this post.] We have long been obsessed with making an injera recipe at home, as evidenced by this thread on The Fresh Loaf started in 2015. We achieved a satisfying … Continue reading →

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