Maple Pecan Croutons

Maple Pecan Croutons

 Sometimes things don't work out the way you want them too, but take a delicious detour instead. One of my cooks was making Maple Pecan Muffins, but overcooked them. They weren't burnt, but we couldn't serve them as muffins either. Not wanting to waste all these...

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Return of The Scrapple Dip

Return of The Scrapple Dip

A recipe for warm scrapple dip, based on traditional Maryland crab dip. This recipe was created by Frederick, Maryland chef Chris Spear of Perfect Little Bites

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Pork Collar

Pork Collar

If you're not using pork collar, you're missing out. It has a great meat to fat ratio, is pretty inexpensive and is almost idiot-proof to cook.One of my favorite ways to cook it is to roast it. For this one, I made a simple spice blend of kosher salt, sugar, smoked...

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Chilled Magazine: Featured Mixologist

Chilled Magazine: Featured Mixologist

Today I was the featured mixologist on the Chilled Magazine website. If you're not familiar with Chilled, they're a publication dedicated to cocktails. It was an honor to be featured on their site. If you're interested, you can find the link here. You can find a...

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Peanut Financiers

Peanut Financiers

A year ago I hadn't ever thought about using peanut flour, but after a dinner at Ian Boden's The Shack, I was convinced that I needed to pick some up. I don't know how many companies produce it, but I found the Byrd Mill brand. They have both light and dark with...

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Booze- A List of Ideas

Booze- A List of Ideas

Going through one of my cocktail notebooks, I found a lot of things in the "to-do list". There are infusions, cocktails and dishes based on coktails. Hoping to bang a few of these out soon. Here's what I have: A cocktail based on waldorf salad using Nocino (walnuts),...

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Reading is FUNdamental

Reading is FUNdamental

Perfect Little Bites is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Well, now that we got the required disclosure...

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Smoked Gouda & Hot Pepper Relish Spread

Smoked Gouda & Hot Pepper Relish Spread

I have a pretty well-known love of pimento cheese. After years of adjustments, I feel like I finally have my recipe down. The next step was to make a series of cheese spreads that were loosely based on pimento cheese. Since I’m a sucker for smoked gouda, it seemed...

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Avocado Green Goddess

Avocado Green Goddess

My new favorite dressing for summer. You can use a variety of herbs. I've come up with my preferred blend. In the loose recipe below, I list them in descending order. I've never been a huge fan of a strong anchovy flavor, but find that a few splashes of Red Boat Fish...

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