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Recipe: Chinese Coleslaw

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Chinese Coleslaw is adapted from the Omnivore’s Cookbook. It’s a good side dish with Chinese and Thai mains which contain similar ingredients like Chinkiang vinegar, cilantro and sesame oil. It contains very little salt so it doesn’t cure over time … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Asian Slaw

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Burnt My Fingers

Asian Slaw is a crunchy accompaniment to any main involving sesame oil… like our Trader Joe poke. Of course we could grate a head of cabbage, but because this is all about quick and easy we like to grab a … Continue reading →

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Top 5 recipes of 2023 on Burnt My Fingers

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

Another year, another clips post with the most popular recipes in the past 12 months as measured by clicks. A few changes if you compare to 2022 and 2021. Recipe: Halal Guys White Sauce. Once upon a time, people would … Continue reading →

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July 4th Barbecue

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Burnt My Fingers

We have a “Firecracker 4” run in our town that attracts thousands of visitors and our friends’ son Shea Weilbaker has won it twice in a row. We’ll go downtown to see if he three-peats, then turn our attention to … Continue reading →

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Top 5 recipe posts of 2022 on Burnt My Fingers

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we’re sharing the posts that have attracted the most clicks over the past year. Today, the top five recipe posts. What’s interesting to me is how simple these choices are…. In 3 of the … Continue reading →

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Winning (eating) strategies for Saratoga Race Course

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Today was opening day of the 2022 meet at the Saratoga Race Course, and it’s time to update this post from 2015 about where to eat in Saratoga during the racing season. Key strategy: bring a cooler to the track, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Turmeric Cabbage

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Burnt My Fingers

Turmeric Cabbage is a recipe from The Yogi Cookbook, a paperback in my possession published in 1968. Most old cookbooks can be found from resellers on Amazon or Abebooks, but this one seems to have disappeared into the mists of … Continue reading →

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Top five recipe posts of 2021 on Burnt My Fingers

Posted on October 12, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We reported our five most popular non-recipe posts of the year the other day; now let’s cut to the chase with the most-clicked-on recipes of 2021. As with the previous post, we’ve made an adjustment to upgrade the recipes that … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July barbecue 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We celebrated our Fourth of July early this year to accommodate some out of town visitors. The highlight was sweet local corn grilled with a technique we’ll use from now on. The ears in their husks had the ends lopped … Continue reading →

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Best mayonnaise taste test: Hellman’s vs Duke’s vs Kewpie

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Who doesn’t love mayonnaise? A happy marriage of oil and eggs with a kiss of acid, mayo moistens our sandwiches with a lubricious layer that tames the crustiest bread. It serves as a playground monitor when mixed into slaws and … Continue reading →

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