Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Chef Salad

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Is it Chef Salad or Chef’s Salad? Considering its roots in the aspirational 1950s, “Chef” might have been some food writer’s idea of a descriptive adjective connoting quality—the kind of salad a chef (as opposed to a mere cook) might … Continue reading →

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Recipe: French* Dressing

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Here’s a midcentury classic from a jingoistic time when Americans (and specifically Kraft Foods) were happy to take international flavors and give them a uniquely inauthentic makeover. French Dressing is tangy, a bit heavy, but delicious on a composed Chef Salad … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Popcorn Chicken with Real Popcorn

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

What to do with leftover movie popcorn? Here’s a mod of my General Tso’s Prawns which uses popcorn instead of (or in addition to) rice as the starch to make popcorn chicken. Serves 4. Ingredients: 3-4 c popped popcorn* 1 … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Ceviche

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Two critical decisions when making ceviche are a/whether to add oil and b/how long to let the fish “cook” in its acid bath. The answer to the first question is no. The second is a bit more nuanced. Serves 3-4 as … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Grilled Squid

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

When it’s in oil, it’s calamari. When it’s over the flame, it’s grilled squid. That’s how we roll in my house. And this is one of the easiest yet most delicious preps you’ll find. Just be sure to use a … Continue reading →

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Overflowing with okra

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

The very hot September in upstate New York produced an abundance of okra at the farmers’ markets. Perhaps coincidentally, readers here and on Facebook have made lots of useful comments on my recent okra posts. Susan F (I’m using initials … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Sautéed Okra with Tomatoes

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Our late summer heat has led to an okra bounty this year so I’ve been led to some happy experiments, this one inspired by ideas from reader Enough Already! and local chef Suzanne Watson-Fisher. Like eggplant, okra soaks up some … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cream Corn

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

If you have late season corn that’s getting a bit scraggly, or just some ears left too long in the fridge, cut the niblets off the cobs and cook with liquid to reconstitute them as cream corn. Allow 1 ear … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Greek Fried Rice

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

Like Chinese fried rice, except it’s Greek! Needed a quick carbohydrate to go with squid on the grill, and found a container of leftover takeout and turned it into Greek fried rice. The net effect is close to the pilaf … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Panzanella (Italian Bread Salad)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Burnt My Fingers

This is a good way to use up over-ripe late season tomatoes, stale sourdough bread and whatever else you might have on hand. Serves 6. Ingredients (basic): 1 lb or so stale sourdough bread, Italian or other sturdy white loaf … Continue reading →

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