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: Easy Baked Beans

Supermarket baked beans are pretty boring, but it’s easy to amp them up to something delicious. Makes 6 1/2 cup servings; just increase everything proportionately if you buy a bigger can of beans. Ingredients: 28-oz can house-brand baked beans (the … Continue reading

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Five most unappreciated recipes from Burnt My Fingers

Maybe it’s just me, or maybe it was a bad day with a lot of distractions going on. But several really excellent recipes have been published on Burnt My Fingers that received very few page views. Yes, publishing a recipe … Continue reading

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Favorite recipes from Burnt My Fingers

How many recipes has Burnt My Fingers published? Certainly over a couple hundred. Here are my personal favorite recipes among them. Easy Blender Gazpacho. This is everything that Burnt My Fingers stands for: it’s easy, cheap and delicious. No reason … Continue reading

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The five most popular recipes on Burnt My Fingers

As this blog passes its second anniversary (the first post was An Ode to Poundability on Sep. 20, 2011 though there are earlier posts redirected from my marketing blog), it might be interesting (to me, anyway), to review the most … Continue reading

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Recipe: New York Hot Dog Relish

This is my take on the onion and tomato relish served with Sabrett’s and other “dirty water” hot dogs by vendors on the streets of New York. It’s sweet and sour and a little spicy and goes great on hamburgers … Continue reading

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Recipe: Tomato-y Bloody Mary Mix

Unlike the popular canned brand, this bloody mary mix  doesn’t mask the taste of tomato juice. About 6 servings. A good way to use the leftover juice from your Ultimate Blender Gazpacho. Ingredients: 32 oz Campbell’s tomato juice 1 T … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pickled Celery

Do you have trouble getting through an entire package of supermarket celery? Here’s your solution. After using the first couple of stalks for your stuffing or tuna salad, pickle the rest of it. Pickled celery great with wings or Bloody Marys. … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pork Adobo, Carnitas Style

I cooked the pork the way I make carnitas to make this extra tender and juicy Pork Adobo. The marinade adds delicious flavor and the vinegar provides a kick at the end. Ingredients: 1 pork butt, approximately 4 pounds ½ … Continue reading

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Recipe: Ice Cream with Olive Oil and Sea Salt

Try this right now: first, get yourself a couple of scoops of your favorite simple-flavor ice cream. (I used black raspberry.) Drizzle on a bit of good, fruity olive oil. Now sprinkle on a bit of sea salt. Eat and … Continue reading

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Recipe: Easy Blender Gazpacho

I did a bit of tinkering with my easy blender gazpacho recipe, and the result was so much improved I retitled it “Ultimate Blender Gazpacho”. It uses tomato juice and just a pound of tomatoes but has all the taste and … Continue reading

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