Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Fig and Olive Crisps after Trader Joe

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Trader Joe’s Fig and Olive Crisps are delectable but costly so let’s make our own! I was inspired by this recipe with a different ingredient mix but a similar process. Next time I might add even more figs and olives, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Korean Steak Tartare (Yukhoe)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Korean Steak Tartare is a nice alternative to the Western version for people who are reluctant to dig into raw meat. The marinade (which has ingredients similar to that for bulgogi) coats the bits of steak and the pear matchsticks … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sicilian Hazelnut Cake

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

  As promised, we tried the Sicilian Hazelnut Cake recipe found on the Mangia Bedda blog. Very happy with the result. Our only changes were to reduce the sugar and up the salt slightly, to tip the sweet/savory balance toward … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pickled Eggs

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Pickled eggs are a good way to use the perfect hard-boiled eggs you make in the Instant Pot. If you don’t have your own recipe, please use ours. Peeled hard-boiled eggs are quite perishable, but once pickled these should last … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Tomato Jam

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Tomato jam would make a nice accompaniment to our onion jam if you’re putting together a fancy sandwich. It also goes great on a cracker with a smear of brie. No need to peel or seed the tomatoes; everything will … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Marinated Artichokes and Hearts of Palm

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Stores sell marinated artichokes, so why not marinated artichokes and hearts of palm? They’re both mild vegetables that contribute more texture than taste, and they absorb the flavor of a marinade beautifully. You do need firm hearts of palm which … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cuban Slaw

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

This new version of Cuban Slaw resulted from a happy accident. I shredded the cabbage and mixed it with salt, then had to stop the cure after 20 minutes to get back to a family activity. The cabbage had softened … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Rueben (or Reuben) Sandwich

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

This Rueben sandwich is for people who spell it that way during searches when corned beef is popular around St. Patrick’s Day. It’s very similar to the Original Reuben Sandwich recipe presented in Saveur magazine by Elizabeth Weil, who claims … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Acme Olive Bread I

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Acme Olive Bread is an interesting creature. It combines the astringent bite of salt cured olives with a tender, almost fluffy crumb. We have posted several olive bread recipes and they’re all good, but a close rendition of Acme Olive … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Puffy Italian Sub Rolls

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

At last! The puffy, yielding, open-crumb Italian sub rolls of my dreams. This has been a journey. We have published recipes for hoagie rolls, sub rolls and po’ boy rolls but none were truly the open crumb puffy submarine rolls you … Continue reading →

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