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 | 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 | Dec 27, 2014 | Assorted, autumn, Baking, BBQ, Charcuterie, chef, Cooking, creativity, culinary, Food, Gardening, health, philosophy, Recipe, vegetarian
Wash brussels sprouts and cut in half. Toss in rendered bacon fat and pastrami spice. Hot smoke over Apple wood. Finish in a 350 degree oven. Remove and toss with dark amber maple syrup or hickory syrup, if available. Salt as needed. If you like what you see, please...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 12, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, chef, creativity, culinary, Dessert, Food, Photography, ramen, rice, vegetarian
I have been working on a coconut bulgur pudding for longer than I’d like to admit. I wanted something similar to a rice pudding, but I liked the idea of having a little nuttiness and chew to it, so I focused my attention on bulgur. I did a post on this recipe...
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...
