by perfectlittlebites | Sep 25, 2013 | Assorted, health
Yesterday we were working with lamb testicles. If you’ve never had them, they somewhat resemble sweetbreads in texture and flavor. They have a fairly neutral flavor when fried and can pair with just about anything. For those who’ve never cooked them...
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 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...
