Category Archives: Recipes

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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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Recipe: Easy Caramel Flan

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

Everybody’s favorite Mexican-style flan is the same recipe found on the Eagle Brand Condensed Milk website. Just be sure to have everything ready before you start with the sugar because that’s the tricky part. 8 servings. Ingredients: 3/4 c sugar 4 … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Turkey Wiggle

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

A classic family dinner recipe that takes advantage of leftover Thanksgiving turkey or turkey on sale. Turkey Wiggle was served at my grandmother’s Christmas party every year when I was young and we never grew tired of it. Original recipe, from … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Schüttelbrot (Alpine Cracker Bread)

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

My wife brought back this intriguing and fragrant flatbread from a trip to Bavaria. It is a traditional Alpine snack that is great with cheese and charcuterie. (The elusive taste element is fenugreek, which grows wild in the Alps and … Continue reading →

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Master Recipe: Beef Jerky

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

This is a “master” beef jerky  recipe because, with all the options available, I don’t want to be overly specific. Follow these general guidelines and you will have a delicious chewable strip of meat. Ingredients: Beef round steak, 2 lbs … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Country-Style Miche

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

A miche (pronounced “meesh”) is a rustic loaf made with high extraction flour. It’s big and hearty and gets better as it ages over several days. Great for sandwiches or just eating with some good butter. Ingredients: For the levain: … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Carnitas

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

The original pulled pork, without the attitude. Amazingly easy because all you need is piggy, water, salt and time. Number of servings determined by the size of the roast; allow 1/2 pound per person measured by uncooked weight. Ingredients: 1 … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Creamy Andaluz Gazpacho

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

If you like chunks of fresh veggies in your soup, this is the gazpacho for you. The secret is a quick pickling which helps them stay crisp. Adapted (and dramatically simplified) from a Cooks Illustrated recipe, this is a good … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fried Okra

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Burnt My Fingers

If you’re going to fry chicken or fish, might as well fry okra while you’re at it. My fried okra ends up a bit deconstructed because the cornmeal doesn’t stick to the okra about half the time. But the green tidbits … Continue reading →

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