by perfectlittlebites | Aug 10, 2014 | Alcohol, Assorted, Beverage, Cocktail, Dessert, Food, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
In general, my cocktail preferences lean towards all alcohol drinks like a Manhattan or a Negroni. My wife, on the other hand, thinks many of my amaro-heavy drinks “taste like cough syrup or poison”. Subsequently, I modify a lot of cocktails for her. I...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 24, 2014 | Assorted, Beverage, Bourbon, Cocktail, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, vegetarian
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not that patient, and kind of cheap. Over the past few months I’ve seen a few different recipes for quick-aged bourbon, but hadn’t tried it yet. It wasn’t until I read Craft Cocktails at Home that I...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 20, 2014 | Assorted, Beverage, Cocktail, Dessert, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
I recently made a batch of Kümmel using a clone recipe from Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits. The home recipe is made by infusing vodka with caraway, cumin and fennel, and then adding simple syrup. Instead of adding the syrup to the whole batch, I left it out,...
by perfectlittlebites | Jul 20, 2014 | Assorted, Beverage, Cocktail, Dessert, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
I recently made a batch of Kümmel using a clone recipe from Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits. The home recipe is made by infusing vodka with caraway, cumin and fennel, and then adding simple syrup. Instead of adding the syrup to the whole batch, I left it out,...
by perfectlittlebites | Jun 26, 2014 | Assorted, Beverage, Cocktail, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, restaurant
I’ve been fixated on the idea of a boilermaker. While there are a few interpretations, I like to think of it as a shot of liquor in a pint glass, topped with a beer. What if that shot was actually a mini cocktail? The combinations of beer and cocktails are...
by perfectlittlebites | Apr 22, 2014 | Assorted, Cocktail, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Recipe
I’m really enjoying Homemade Liqueurs and Infused Spirits. It has recipes for both unique liqueurs and copycat versions. This week, I put together some Strega, Kummel and Cynar using recipes from the book. Most of them use vodka as the base. Like all good...
