by perfectlittlebites | Aug 9, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
Right now, there are a few items on my menu that use fennel bulbs. To get the amount we need, we have a ridiculous abundance of the fronds and stalks. The past few weeks have been full of fennel experiments. My favorite use for the stalks is to make a stock with them...
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 | Jul 7, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant
Now that the 4th of July has come and cone, I still have a decent amount of my baked beans. Boston Baked Bean Ice Cream is something that I first made15 years ago, but haven’t re-visited in a while. I modeled my recipe on Red Bean Ice Cream. Now that my ice...
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...
