by perfectlittlebites | Sep 22, 2013 | Assorted, health
Recently, we’ve been working a lot with rendered fat to see what we can do. When cooking a prime rib, sometimes I trim the fat before cooking and other times I don’t. This week as I was prepping a couple of ribs, I had a thought. I trimmed a lot of the thick white fat...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 11, 2013 | Assorted, health
I’ve seen a lot if charred items going into oil, but not as much going into vinegar. Oil is great if you’re looking for it to spread less on a plate, but I like the way the flavor stands out in vinegar. I washed a bunch of leeks and threw them on the...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 10, 2013 | Assorted, health
Last week I traveled up to Cape Cod to see my family. While I was there I stated at my cousin’s house. When I got to her new house in Yarmouth Port, I found out that it borders the city owned cranberry bog. While they’re still a few weeks away from...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 28, 2013 | Assorted, health
If you’ve seen my Twitter or Instagram feed this past weekend, you might have seen some funky stuff. I posted a can of Libby’s Corned Beef Hash, calling it the umami bomb. Before people think I’ve given up on good ingredients, I want to explain. I’m currently working...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 27, 2013 | Assorted, health
Making both churros and spätzle today, I wondered what would happen if I tried frying the spätzle dough and boiling the churro batter. The churro batter didn’t work out at all. It was water-logged and almost disintegrated. The fried spätzle dough was slightly...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 24, 2013 | Assorted, health
It’s Saturday, which means that it’s time for the West Frederick Farmer’s Market again. You have to get there early to get the best stuff.We like to get most of our meat and eggs from local farmer Danny Rohrer. As you can see by the line, we’re...
