by perfectlittlebites | Aug 27, 2013 | Assorted, health
Making both churros and spätzle today, I wondered what would happen if I tried frying the spätzle dough and boiling the churro batter. The churro batter didn’t work out at all. It was water-logged and almost disintegrated. The fried spätzle dough was slightly...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 24, 2013 | Assorted, health
It’s Saturday, which means that it’s time for the West Frederick Farmer’s Market again. You have to get there early to get the best stuff.We like to get most of our meat and eggs from local farmer Danny Rohrer. As you can see by the line, we’re...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 23, 2013 | Assorted, health
Bacon fat? Been there, done that. Schmaltz? They say it’s the new thing, but I’ve been doing that for a decade already. But what about brisket fat? I love brisket and it’s a regular menu item for me. If you get a whole brisket, as opposed to just the...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 17, 2013 | Assorted, health
Edamame just picked from my garden. Real food means real work
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 16, 2013 | Assorted, health
Yesterday we were playing with grilled fruit. While this is nothing new, we looked at the grilled fruit as only the first step. With the pineapple, after it was grilled it was put in a bowl with rosemary stalks. The rosemary was lit on fire with a torch, then the bowl...
by perfectlittlebites | Aug 11, 2013 | Assorted, health
I woke up this morning to find some pretty cool mail that had arrived yesterday. If you’re not familiar with Culture, it’s a magazine devoted entirely to cheese, and contains recipes, pairings etc. What excited me is that I have a recipe in the magazine...
