by perfectlittlebites | Dec 2, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, cook, Cooking, culinary, Dessert, Food, Ice cream, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
Banana Cream Pie Semifreddo with Malted Gingersnap Crumble, Maple/Bulleit Bananas & Boozy Cherries Sometimes you make a banana cream pie, and it’s delicious. Other times, it doesn’t work out. I’m not sure what happened because one of my cooks...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 26, 2014 | Baking, cook, culinary, Dessert, Photography, pie, thanksgiving, vegetarian
Sometimes you find one recipe you like. Sometimes you find three. I always make a pumpkin pie for thanksgiving, and this year I was looking for something a little different. First, I found a recipe for Maple Pumpkin Brulee Pie by Saveur, and was sure I was going to...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 21, 2014 | Assorted, cook, Cooking, farm, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, Southern, vegetarian
People love creamed spinach. Not me or my cooks, but people in general. I love southern-style greens. They have so much more going on than baby spinach. And from a food cost standpoint, it’s a no-brainer. So this is where the two worlds collide. We made creamed...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 11, 2014 | BBQ, Charcuterie, cook, Cooking, culinary, farm, farming, Food, Photography, pig, pork
This weekend, my wife and I had a weekend getaway without the kids. Most people wouldn’t incorporate a Sunday morning trip to a pig farm as part of their trip. But we’re not most people. I’ve known Clay Trainum for a few years, and have wanted to...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 10, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Charcuterie, chef, cook, Cooking, culinary, Food, Photography
This weekend I finally made it down to The Shack in Staunton, VA, where chef Ian Boden is serving some really creative, contemporary Southern food. Here is a look at just a few of the dishes we had Warm Farro & Market Vegetable Salad – watercress – barrel aged...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 31, 2014 | benefit, Charcuterie, charity, chef, cook, Food, fundraiser, Gardening, Offal, Photography, restaurant
Last week I hosted a benefit dinner for our local food bank. This is the third year we’ve held the event, and it was a sold-out success that raised over $10K. For the past two years, I have created a 5 course meal using mostly canned and dried goods that could...
