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Food for Thought: A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

A Seat at the Table: A Journey into Jewish Food is a vast survey of Ashkenazi (Poland and Eastern Europe) foodways with over 100 hours of online content including demos, cooking lessons, interviews with cooks and more which the publisher … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Cantonese Restaurant Salt and Pepper Squid

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Salt and pepper squid is best eaten fresh and piping hot. If your favorite Chinese restaurant is only doing takeout because of the pandemic, here’s how to make it at home. Serves 4 as an appetizer with other foods. Ingredients: … Continue reading →

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Food for Thought: An Introduction to Korean Cooking in Recipes

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

  Serious Eats recently published a long and unusually comprehensive article by Sonja Swanson, a Korean food blogger and former editor of Time Out Seoul. An Introduction to Korean Cooking in Recipes is a guide to getting to know the … Continue reading →

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My Quarantine with Trader Joe

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

There were fewer dining-out options than usual during my trip to San Francisco last week, causing me to stock up for quarantine with Trader Joe. Tried a number of new products with some hits and a few surprising disappointments. Let’s … Continue reading →

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My $46 takeout meal from Benu

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

As I planned a quick trip to San Francisco (with maximum safety precautions), I set my eye on the $46 takeout meal from Benu. People in San Francisco don’t mind paying for fine food, and in sit-down times Benu offers … Continue reading →

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Chilling and Grilling for Father’s Day

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

We did our grilling for Father’s Day a few days early because of some planned travel. The results were good, so we’re passing them along. The numbers refer to the keys on the photo above. 1.The basic plan: we took … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Healthy Cole Slaw

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

All coleslaw is healthy cole slaw because of its cancer-preventing, COVID-fighting properties, but this recipe gets an extra boost by using yogurt rather than mayo or oil as the main creamy element. An excellent sweet/sour balance is achieved through a … Continue reading →

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The end of Takeout 2.0?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

On March 26 we wrote about Takeout 2.0—the new phenomenon in which fine dining restaurants were shifting to takeout to stay in business during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, many of the restrictions are easing. In my … Continue reading →

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Cure COVID with cabbage?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

The other day I needed something healthy and crunchy to go with the last of my Instant Pot Thai Roast Pork. So I pulled a half head of cabbage out of the refrigerator, shredded it on the coarsest side of … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Mom’s Meatloaf

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Burnt My Fingers

Maybe we should call this Many Moms Meatloaf because it combines a number of best practices from around the internet. Feel free to make your own adaptations. Carrots are non-traditional and you can leave them out if you don’t enjoy … Continue reading →

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