by perfectlittlebites | Mar 7, 2015 | Assorted, chef, Coffee, cook, Food, restaurant, vegetarian
Today I’d like to share my second guest post. This one comes from Jeff Givens of Southern Skies Coffee Roasters in Finksburg, Md. One of the most common questions Jeff gets is, “How much coffee do I use when making a cup or pot of coffee?” Jeff has...
by perfectlittlebites | Feb 7, 2015 | Assorted, Beef, Charcuterie, creativity, culinary, health, Nutrition, Photography, restaurant
Everyone knows the rib cap is the most delicious cut of meat, right? Serious Eats even says so. Last week we were breaking down a large amount of ribeye and wanted to work on a roulade. We took the cap off and trimmed it up. It was salted and left uncovered on a rack...
by perfectlittlebites | Feb 3, 2015 | Assorted
Because everyone’s doing it If you like what you see, please consider hiring me for an in-home dinner or cooking lesson. I run a personal chef business based out of Frederick, MD. Get more information here. Thank you. Chris Spear
by perfectlittlebites | Jan 25, 2015 | Assorted, Beef, chef, Cooking, creativity, culinary, Food, hotchicken, nashville, Photography, restaurant, Spicy
This is a combination of recipes and ideas. Taking bits and pieces of things I’ve seen, I made what might be my new favorite dish. The Hot Prime Rib is what happens when you give country fried steak the Nashville hot chicken treatment. As with many recipes,...
by perfectlittlebites | Jan 14, 2015 | Assorted, Baking, Cheese, chef, cook, Cooking, creativity, culinary, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, vegetarian
A few weeks ago, I posed the question “Are loaded croutons a thing?”. I have already declared my love for croutons, and use The Crouton Test to assess a cook’s attention to detail. If I don’t want to eat handfuls of croutons by themselves, then...
by perfectlittlebites | Jan 11, 2015 | Assorted, Chinese, cook, Cooking, creativity, culinary, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
I’ve wanted to try this for a while, but hadn’t gotten around to it until now. I’ve posted a lot about the fantastic umami powders from RC Fine Foods, and thought they would work well in different cures. Cured egg yolks seemed like a natural place to start. This...
