by perfectlittlebites | Dec 27, 2014 | Assorted, autumn, Baking, BBQ, Charcuterie, chef, Cooking, creativity, culinary, Food, Gardening, health, philosophy, Recipe, vegetarian
Wash brussels sprouts and cut in half. Toss in rendered bacon fat and pastrami spice. Hot smoke over Apple wood. Finish in a 350 degree oven. Remove and toss with dark amber maple syrup or hickory syrup, if available. Salt as needed. If you like what you see, please...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 12, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, chef, creativity, culinary, Dessert, Food, Photography, ramen, rice, vegetarian
I have been working on a coconut bulgur pudding for longer than I’d like to admit. I wanted something similar to a rice pudding, but I liked the idea of having a little nuttiness and chew to it, so I focused my attention on bulgur. I did a post on this recipe...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 3, 2014 | Assorted, Cocktail, Coffee, Cooking, culinary, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, vegetarian
The holidays are crazy. I feel like my brain is getting fried. I need to be more conscious of what I’m doing. Last week, I really wanted to try a coffee & tonic. I’ve been reading about it, and thought it was time to try one. I had just picked up some...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 2, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, cook, Cooking, culinary, Dessert, Food, Ice cream, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
Banana Cream Pie Semifreddo with Malted Gingersnap Crumble, Maple/Bulleit Bananas & Boozy Cherries Sometimes you make a banana cream pie, and it’s delicious. Other times, it doesn’t work out. I’m not sure what happened because one of my cooks...
by perfectlittlebites | Dec 1, 2014 | Baking, Cooking, culinary, Dessert, Food, fruit, Jewish, Photography, restaurant, sweet, vegetarian
It’s been a while since I had noodle kugel, and decided I’d make a small one. I was first exposed to it through a Jewish roommate in college, and he shared his grandmother’s recipe with me. What I failed to notice until today was that like many...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 30, 2014 | Alcohol, Assorted, Baking, chef, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Ice cream, Photography, Recipe, vegetarian
Sometimes it’s as easy as looking at the leftovers in your fridge. I had some dulce de leche from making pie, and an open bottle of blood orange ale from making beer cocktails. It was that easy. Knowing that I had a carton of vanilla ice cream/orange sherbet...
