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...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 23, 2013 | Assorted, health
Recently I’ve fallen for cottage cheese. Not the watery, low fat stuff, but really the really good stuff. I did a post back in January on Kalona’s organic 4% fat cottage cheese. Back then I expressed my intent to try char-grilling it like the yogurt on...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 22, 2013 | Assorted, health
Recently, we’ve been working a lot with rendered fat to see what we can do. When cooking a prime rib, sometimes I trim the fat before cooking and other times I don’t. This week as I was prepping a couple of ribs, I had a thought. I trimmed a lot of the thick white fat...
by perfectlittlebites | Sep 11, 2013 | Assorted, health
I’ve seen a lot if charred items going into oil, but not as much going into vinegar. Oil is great if you’re looking for it to spread less on a plate, but I like the way the flavor stands out in vinegar. I washed a bunch of leeks and threw them on the...
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...
