Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Sizzling Chicken Sisig

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

Sisig is a Pinoy (Filipino) bar snack made with pig parts (snout, ears etc) that are cooked on a sizzling platter, combined with peppers and onions, and eaten with beer. I ran across a quick and easy variation that uses … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fried Calamari Chinese-Style

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

The recent hullabaloo around fake calamari made me hungry, so I resolved to work out my own make-at-home method for Chinese Salt and Pepper Squid. Here is what I came up with. Serves 4 as an appetizer, or 2 as … Continue reading →

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Recipe: General Tso’s Shrimp with Garlic Sauce

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

I wanted to reproduce the Shrimp with Garlic Sauce served at Taiwan restaurant in San Francisco’s Richmond district. This is pretty close, and probably better. Feel free to add more liquid to stretch out the delicious hot/sweet/sour gravy. Serves 3-4. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Real Texas Chili

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

[Spoiler Alert: real Texas chili contains no beans.] Frank X. Tolbert was a columnist who worked with my father at the Dallas Morning News. Later he opened a chain of chili parlors and became a celebrity judge at chili cook-offs. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Chickpea Potato Curry a la Querencia

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

Thanks to Executive Chef Ron Cooke for sharing this low-salt recipe. Ro-Tel is a brand popular in Tex-Mex cooking which available on Amazon.com. To reduce the salt content even further, use salt-free stewed tomatoes and sample the finished product before … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Texas Schoolburgers

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Burnt My Fingers

[UPDATE: before trying the following recipe, please check this one and see if you like it better. I used the actual preparation method from DISD and it actually works pretty well.] Along with fallout shelters and “duck and cover”, many … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Magic Squares

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

4th of my holiday bakes, except it’s not so much a bake as an assemblage. Great to make with kids because it’s so easy. There are a couple of versions for magic squares on the EagleBrand.com website but I prefer … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fennel Pollen Shortbread

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

Third of my 3 holiday bakes. Buttery, salty, with a complex taste from the fennel pollen. Adapted from this recipe which in turn attributes it to Kir Jensen, operator of a Portland food truck. Makes about 4 dozen shortbreads. Ingredients: 2 c … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Christina Tosi’s Corn Cookies

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

Second of my 3 holiday bakes. The lively Christina Tosi, pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar, has generously shared the recipe for her should-be-illegal corn cookies. (I suspect she actually uses even more butter than this, however.) Freeze dried corn … Continue reading →

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A recipe (of sorts) for Snow’s beans

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

After my previous post on the experience at Snow’s BBQ, I commented on my obsession with their beans. I was traveling so unable to try and replicate the recipe on my own. The smokey taste and perfect flavor balance was … Continue reading →

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