by perfectlittlebites | Nov 26, 2014 | Baking, cook, culinary, Dessert, Photography, pie, thanksgiving, vegetarian
Sometimes you find one recipe you like. Sometimes you find three. I always make a pumpkin pie for thanksgiving, and this year I was looking for something a little different. First, I found a recipe for Maple Pumpkin Brulee Pie by Saveur, and was sure I was going to...
by perfectlittlebites | Nov 21, 2014 | Assorted, cook, Cooking, farm, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, Southern, vegetarian
People love creamed spinach. Not me or my cooks, but people in general. I love southern-style greens. They have so much more going on than baby spinach. And from a food cost standpoint, it’s a no-brainer. So this is where the two worlds collide. We made creamed...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 31, 2014 | Assorted, chef, Cooking, culinary, enriqueolvera, Food, mexican, Photography, restaurant, vegetarian
This past Tuesday I had the opportunity to have dinner at Cosme, Enrique Olvera’s new restaurant in NYC. I’m a long-time fan who has never eaten in any of his restaurants. I was in town for the StarChefs International Chefs Congress, which chef Olvera was...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 13, 2014 | Alcohol, BBQ, Cheese, Cooking, Food, Grits, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, Southern, vegetarian
I am not a southerner and I didn’t grow up on grits. It wasn’t until I met my wife 15 years ago that I first tried them. But those weren’t really grits. They came from a packet, were mixed with microwaved water and finished with a knob of butter. I...
by perfectlittlebites | Oct 5, 2014 | Assorted, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, Gardening, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
Sometimes you start down one path, and end up going down a much more exciting one. I was working on some sage brown butter for a new dish. It was simple. I melted a few pounds of butter with a handful of fresh sage and an extra scoop of dry milk to boost the...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 24, 2014 | Alcohol, Baking, Cooking, Dessert, Food, health, Nutrition, Photography, Recipe, restaurant, vegetarian
On Sunday I broke out the masa harina, thinking I was just going to add water and make tortillas. But we were serving Prime Rib, and had all this wonderful fat, so I thought I’d render some out and make tamale dough with it. And Sunday morning coffee seemed like...
