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: Maghmour (Lebanese Moussaka)

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Maghmour (Lebanese Moussaka) is quite different from the Greek moussaka most of us are familiar with. Turns out there are many versions of moussaka through the middle east and the Greek version is a French/Greek hybrid introduced in the 20th … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Hawaiian Garlic Shrimp comes from the excellent onolicious blog, which we’ve visited in the past. Kathy points out this is actually “local” fusion food rather than a traditional Hawaiian dish, but she uses that name because it’s what people are … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Jacques Pepin Vinaigrette

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Jacques Pepin Vinaigrette came from his very entertaining Facebook channel. Frustratingly, there’s no way to locate specific recipes but if you scroll through the feed you’ll find some gems, like this old episode of Jacques and Julia Child making hamburgers. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lamb Curry (Rogan Josh)

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Lamb Curry (Rogan Josh) comes from the generally excellent Indian Instant Pot Cookbook and has a pleasing combination of warm spices. However, I very nearly burned it because the recipe does not have enough liquid to generate pressure. (Most IP … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Onion Jam

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

I wanted to reproduce the Divina Onion Jam I bought at Rainbow Grocery in San Francisco and was mostly successful. This stuff is intense; use it sparingly on a sandwich or serve on a charcuterie plate with a nice runny brie. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Crab and Corn Fritters

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Why dilute perfectly good crab meat with cracker crumbs when you can make Crab and Corn Fritters? This recipe is particularly good right now, when fresh corn is in season. Makes about 20 fritters. Ingredients: Corn kernels from 2 ears … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Avjar Red Pepper Spread

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Avjar is a condiment used through the Balkans made with ground red peppers plus some eggplant to stretch the recipe. Serious Eats did an exhaustive experiment to find the best avjar recipe and we followed their method. The result was … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cevapcici (or cevabcici)

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Cevapcici is a skinless sausage popular in slightly different versions throughout the Balkans. The secret ingredient that makes it a sausage, not a burger, is the baking soda. A small amount makes the ground meat firm and springy so it … Continue reading →

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Variations on a pickled onion

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

We grilled cevapcici (an Adriatic sausage) to serve with avjar (a red pepper topping) on Memorial Day. What else do you need? Onion, of course. There are already three pickled onion recipes on Burnt My Fingers, but we went a … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Creamy Caesar Dressing

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Sometimes you just need a creamy Caesar dressing. This one fits the bill. It’s from GATHER: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens by Janet Fletcher. She puts it atop a rather unusual salad you can read about here, but we … Continue reading →

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