Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Basic Sourdough Bread

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

This is my go-to basic sourdough bread recipe that makes a crusty, chewy loaf for eating with cheese, making sandwiches, and ultimately turning into croutons. Takes up to 2 days from start to finish but most of that time it’s just … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Skinny Vinaigrette

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

Mix up just the vinegar and dry ingredients, then add oil to taste when you dress your salad. Makes much more sense. Ingredients: 1 c good wine vinegar 3 t sugar 2 t Kosher salt 1 t pepper Method: combine … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Bonehead BBQ Chicken

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

Barbecued chicken marinated in Wishbone Dressing. About as easy as it gets. Ingredients: 8 oz Wishbone Italian Dressing 1 chicken, cut into serving size pieces Method: Pour the dressing over the chicken, stir to mix, marinate for 8 hours stirring … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Nair and Richard’s Pizza Topping

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

A good and tangy topping for Pizza D’oh! or your favorite pizza base. Family friends Richard and Nair Wolf provided this recipe when she was working as a chef in the Doubletree Hotels organization. Ingredients: Olive oil, for brushing pizza dough … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Pizza D’oh!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Burnt My Fingers

A pizza dough so easy and foolproof, even Homer Simpson could make it. Ingredients: 2 1/4 tsp dry yeast (1 package) lukewarm water (total approximately 2 1/4 C) 3 T sugar 1 T Kosher salt 5 1/2-6 c all purpose … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Classic Red Tomato Sauce a la Marcella Hazan

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Burnt My Fingers

This is the classic red tomato sauce as you make it when tomatoes are at their peak. Wonderful for pasta or pizza. Ingredients: 10 pounds San Marzano tomatoes 1 ½ cup each finely chopped onion, celery and carrot Extra Virgin … Continue reading →

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Recipe: My Brisket Recipe, Revisited

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Burnt My Fingers

After the writeup on Texas barbecue, several folks asked if I would repost my brisket recipe as text, not an image, for easier reading. Here you go. I’ve added a few thoughts on technique, in italics. This recipe came to … Continue reading →

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