Tag Archives: pandemic

The hunt for MegaChef

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

  We had avoided crossing the Bay Bridge on our previous Bay Area food crawl because I did not want to pay the one-way toll when I returned to San Francisco. It’s only $6 but if you are driving a … Continue reading →

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Pimento Cheese for the win!

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

This weekend is the Kentucky Derby. Which means, if you’re a serious fan, you’ll be eating Pimento Cheese as you watch the races. Last year, when the Derby was held in September without fans, local restaurateur Patricia Pendergast Novo served … Continue reading →

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Questionable recipes and threatening aspics

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

The pandemic makes strange bedfellows, as evidenced by three Facebook groups we’ve been following recently. Each is an attempt to explore an obscure avenue of our current and former foodways, and each features roughly equal quantities of commentators who like … Continue reading →

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To cook a rabbit

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Our freezer died the other day and, due to pandemic shortages, we had to buy a smaller one and defrost a number of items for immediate consumption. The package pictured above was one of those items. It was purchased from … Continue reading →

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Street food crawl of the Bay Area, March 2021

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Back in the Bay Area after a COVID-mandated absence, we resolved to make up for lost time by hitting as many ethnic eating spots as possible. This was literally street food because most indoor dining rooms were still closed—so the … Continue reading →

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Recipe: New Haven-Style Clam and Lemon Pizza

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Clam and Lemon Pizza doesn’t claim to duplicate the legendary Frank Pepe’s clam pie, but finely diced seeded lemon makes up very nicely for the lack of fresh clams from Long Island Sound. Use preserved lemons if you got ‘em, … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Make Tzatziki at Home

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

We’ve been eating a lot of tzatziki during the pandemic. It’s healthful, refreshing and delicious and will taste even better as warm weather returns… what’s not to love? Only problem is, the store bought stuff is a tad expensive–especially when … Continue reading →

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Best and worst online cooking and drinking classes

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Like you, I have spent a lot of time in this past year eating and drinking with strangers through online classes and tastings. Maybe the best so far was Kenji’s Japanese soufflé pancake class which I attended with my daughter … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: The Casual Sourdough Baker

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

The King Arthur Flour website is always a good resource for recipes and baking tips, but PJ Hamel’s blog The Casual Sourdough Baker is especially welcome in these times. As she puts it, “I’ve always been a rather casual baker. … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Covid Pizza Dough

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Burnt My Fingers

Covid Pizza Dough won’t give you Covid, nor will it cure Covid as far as I know. The title reflects the stultifying new normal when the days run together and you are too lazy to go upstairs where you keep … Continue reading →

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