Category Archives: Recipes

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Recipe: Ployes (Buckwheat Pancakes)

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Ployes (rhymes with “boys”) Buckwheat Pancakes are a specialty of the Acadian region of Maine and eastern Quebec. I was lucky enough to bring back a mix made with fresh buckwheat flour from my Maine Kneading Conference, but you can … Continue reading →

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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Cookies with Oats

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

I ran into No-Bake Chocolate Cookies with Oats at a bake sale at my physical therapist. They’re mighty good and will give my Cashew Coconut Clusters some competition as a quick-energy snack. Makes maybe 2 dozen cookies depending on the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Fennel Cucumber Salad

Posted on March 30, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Half moons of fennel and cucumber have similar form factors, so seemed like a good idea to combine them in a fennel cucumber salad. A bit of sugar balances the astringency of the fennel. Thanks to this from NYT Cooking. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Melissa Clark’s Red Lentil Soup

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

In one of his weekly recipe roundups, the New York Times’ Sam Sifton mentioned Melissa Clark’s Red Lentil Soup as the only recipe she follows to the letter every time. Which got us wondering: what is so magical about this … Continue reading →

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My grape jelly secret

Posted on March 16, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Actually I have two grape jelly secrets. The first is that it is a surprising ingredient in our Mystery Mayo, the doenjang dressing in Koreatown A Cookbook and in this collection which aptly describes it as “bright, lightly colored and … Continue reading →

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Recipe: TikTok Cabbage Pickle

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

TikTok Cabbage Pickle is pretty, versatile and easy to make. (I transcribe the recipe in a few minutes and regret I did not capture the name of the original poster.) It’s a cross between sauerkraut and the curtido served with … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Smoky Indian Eggplant (Baingan Ka Bharta)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Smoky Indian Eggplant Baingan Ka Bharta) figures prominently in Happy Endings, a new book by my friend Minita Sanghvi. The smokiness really does come through even if, like me, you roast the eggplant on a gas stove rather than over … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Instant Pot Vietnamese Pork Stew (Thit Ko)

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Our Instant Pot Vietnamese Pork Stew is pilfered from the excellent Nom Nom Paleo blog. We’ve made her substitution of pork shoulder for pork belly but added caramelized sugar, which is definitely a paleo no-no though essential to the traditional … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Lomi Lomi Salmon Bruschetta

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Lomi lomi is a Hawaiian luau favorite combining salmon and tomato. We published a recipe previously; today we’ll cut the cubes a little finer to create Lomi Lomi Salmon Bruschetta. Makes 10 servings (2 bruschetti per diner). Ingredients: ½ pound … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Best Way Bruschetta

Posted on January 20, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

A local inn whose name begins with “H” recently served a bowl of unseasoned chopped tomatoes accompanied by untoasted rounds of a generic baguette. That’s not best way bruschetta. The recipe is simple, but attention to the details will yield … Continue reading →

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