by perfectlittlebites | Oct 28, 2013 | Assorted, health
In case you missed me blowing up your photo stream last night, here is the dinner I did with our local food bank using primarily canned and dry goods. Flavors were spot on. There were some fumbles with presentation mostly due to jamming out 125 all at once on too...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 23, 2013 | Assorted, health
Today is the last full prep day before tomorrow night’s dinner with the food bank. I’m feeling good about my prep and am ready to do this. While I want to keep the menu a surprise, here are some of the ingredients I will be using for the dinner.Canned...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 14, 2013 | Assorted, health
Chorizo Frosting It’s funny how you start working on one thing, but find something more exciting along the way. I was making a chorizo stock for an upcoming event. It was just spicy Mexican chorizo, water and maple syrup cooked for 4 hours. The next day, I...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 11, 2013 | health
Dueling Trail Mix Romesco Makes about 1 pint For this recipe, I started with my traditional Romesco recipe, substituting trail mix for the plain almonds, as well as adding chipotle seasoning. The fruit and chocolate, combined with the chipotle, make this sort of a...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 10, 2013 | Assorted, health
Another year has come and gone. Here is a small selection of pictures from this years StarChefs International Chefs Congress. I have more photos posted over on my Tumblr page, and the best recap can be found on John Sconzo’s Flickr page. If you like what you...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 5, 2013 | Assorted, health
We’ve been tweaking our pumpkin risotto, looking to get the most flavor into the dish. We start by making a pumpkin stock with pumpkin purée (canned or fresh), chicken stock, garlic, thyme, bay & burnt cinnamon sticks. The stock is cooled and strained. The...
