by perfectlittlebites | Oct 23, 2013 | Assorted, health
Today is the last full prep day before tomorrow night’s dinner with the food bank. I’m feeling good about my prep and am ready to do this. While I want to keep the menu a surprise, here are some of the ingredients I will be using for the dinner.Canned...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 14, 2013 | Assorted, health
Chorizo Frosting It’s funny how you start working on one thing, but find something more exciting along the way. I was making a chorizo stock for an upcoming event. It was just spicy Mexican chorizo, water and maple syrup cooked for 4 hours. The next day, I...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 10, 2013 | Assorted, health
Another year has come and gone. Here is a small selection of pictures from this years StarChefs International Chefs Congress. I have more photos posted over on my Tumblr page, and the best recap can be found on John Sconzo’s Flickr page. If you like what you...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 5, 2013 | Assorted, health
We’ve been tweaking our pumpkin risotto, looking to get the most flavor into the dish. We start by making a pumpkin stock with pumpkin purée (canned or fresh), chicken stock, garlic, thyme, bay & burnt cinnamon sticks. The stock is cooled and strained. The...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 25, 2013 | Assorted, health
Yesterday we were working with lamb testicles. If you’ve never had them, they somewhat resemble sweetbreads in texture and flavor. They have a fairly neutral flavor when fried and can pair with just about anything. For those who’ve never cooked them...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 23, 2013 | Assorted, health
Recently I’ve fallen for cottage cheese. Not the watery, low fat stuff, but really the really good stuff. I did a post back in January on Kalona’s organic 4% fat cottage cheese. Back then I expressed my intent to try char-grilling it like the yogurt on...
