by perfectlittlebites | Apr 23, 2014 | Assorted, Cooking, Food, health, Recipe, restaurant
This is something that has evolved over the last few weeks. I’m currently serving Semi-Smoked Beef Brisket on my menu right now. I love the really crispy, chewy burnt ends and wanted to highlight them some way. I started with a Burnt Ends Vinaigrette which...
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 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 29, 2014 | health
I’ve wanted to work on this for a while. I had a dish from Jordan Kahn that I think had this in it. I made note of it two years ago and then never tried it. I took some extra firm tofu that we had on hand and drained it. It was sliced in four pieces lengthwise...
by perfectlittlebites | Mar 17, 2014 | Assorted, health
I’ve been working on my first Ginger Bug. It’s entry level fermentation, but I had never actually tried it. I’m four days in and there are signs of life, so I’m optimistic.
