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...
by perfectlittlebites | Apr 21, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Recipe
I’ve been thinking about Indian Pudding a lot lately. It’s something I grew up with, and it had been a while since I’d eaten any. For those of you who don’t know, it’s a cornmeal and molasses pudding with cinnamon, ginger and other warming spices. Imagine making the...
by perfectlittlebites | Apr 7, 2014 | Cooking, Food, health, Recipe
I just picked up my first shad roe of the season. It’s currently being served on my menu, but I wanted to reserve some for something special: making bottarga. This is my first go at it. I followed instructions from Hank Shaw, with some great advice on Twitter...
by perfectlittlebites | Apr 5, 2014 | Assorted, Cooking, Food, health, Recipe
I didn’t grow up with the tradition of barbecue, so I don’t feel the need to adhere to any strict rules. I’m currently running a semi-smoked brisket on my menu. A liberal amount of Texas rub is put on the brisket before it is wrapped in plastic, and allowed to sit in...
by perfectlittlebites | Mar 28, 2014 | Competition, Food, restaurant
Another year of Cochon 555 has come and gone. Here are a select few pictures from the event. I can’t really tell you what all of these are, so try to enjoy anyway. If you want a really great set of pictures from the event, check out these by Huge Galdones. Here...
by perfectlittlebites | Apr 18, 2013 | Baking, Dessert, Food
If you didn’t catch the memo, smoking isn’t just for meat anymore. Chefs are smoking spices, condiments and even cocktails. This week I was smoking a lot of things over black cherry. While I had the “smoker” going, I wanted to try white...
