by perfectlittlebites | Dec 17, 2014 | Alcohol, Baking, beer, Charcuterie, Cooking, Dessert, Food, meat, Photography, pork, starchefs, washingtondc
I had the pleasure of attending last night’s StarChefs Rising Stars Gala recognizing some of the best chefs and artisans in the Washington DC area. If you weren’t there, you really missed out. Thank you to Antoinette, Will and the StarChefs team for...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 30, 2014 | Alcohol, Assorted, Baking, chef, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Ice cream, Photography, Recipe, vegetarian
Sometimes it’s as easy as looking at the leftovers in your fridge. I had some dulce de leche from making pie, and an open bottle of blood orange ale from making beer cocktails. It was that easy. Knowing that I had a carton of vanilla ice cream/orange sherbet...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 13, 2014 | Alcohol, BBQ, Cheese, Cooking, Food, Grits, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, Southern, vegetarian
I am not a southerner and I didn’t grow up on grits. It wasn’t until I met my wife 15 years ago that I first tried them. But those weren’t really grits. They came from a packet, were mixed with microwaved water and finished with a knob of butter. I...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 24, 2014 | Alcohol, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
On Sunday I broke out the masa harina, thinking I was just going to add water and make tortillas. But we were serving Prime Rib, and had all this wonderful fat, so I thought I’d render some out and make tamale dough with it. And Sunday morning coffee seemed like...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 18, 2014 | Alcohol, Baking, BBQ, Beverage, Bourbon, Cocktail, Cooking, Food, Gardening, health, Photography, Recipe
Corn on the Cob Bourbon, Corn Husk Syrup & The Street Corn Sour If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you might have seen my original post on Corn on the Cob Bourbon, ISI Infusions and Fat Washing from 2012. This summer, I started talking with Jed...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 23, 2014 | Alcohol, Assorted, Cocktail, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Gardening, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, Thai
I really love the Amère Sauvage that I recently picked up. As of late, it’s been my bittering agent of choice, though not an economical one. This week I also picked up a bottled of Som Pineapple Drinking Vinegar, a product of Andy Ricker’s Pok Pok empire....
