The best mozzarella sticks are the ones you make at home! You can use string cheese or cut up chunks of mozzarella cheese. They’re slow to prep (lots of wait time in the freezer) but they fry up in about 90 seconds! Ingredients: 6 pieces of string cheese, unwrapped, cut in half 1/4 cup flour … Continue reading
Fish Dish
I have to give a huge shout out to a couple of friends on this killer recipe – to Tony, who inspired me with his fish dish (which has ALL of the things – snapper, shrimp and crab), and to Carolyn, the super awesome fisher-woman who recently gifted me what I believe to be ALL … Continue reading
Idaho Dave’s Oven Fries
We know a guy named Dave from Idaho who knows his way around a potato! His oven fries are pretty killer. Ingredients: Russet potatoes High heat oil (such as corn oil) Salt Instructions: Preheat oven to 425. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Carefully cut potatoes into fry sizes, being careful to make them all … Continue reading
Day 48: Locking it Down with CPM (social distancing)
At CPM we are loving social distancing! Maybe we’re a little crazy, but hear us out: Social distancing is our favorite. We would like people to stand 6 feet away in perpetuity. We do not mind waiting outside Costco for a few minutes, because once you get inside, it’s not overly crowded. There is no … Continue reading
Day 42: Locking it Down with CPM (breathe)
As far as construction goes, we replace a lot of rotten stuff, scrape popcorn ceilings, tear out and replace flooring and baseboard, fix sheet rock, replace plumbing fixtures, paint, and a multitude of other things. But this. This is the grossest gross. We have been slowly working on this gross place for 2 gross weeks … Continue reading
Day 34 – Locking it Down with CPM
I started writing this Lockdown blog on March 14, three days before my county announced Shelter in Place orders. I have not seen a single roll of toilet paper in stores since then. Keeping in mind that I am following orders, I only go out for essential business or essential work, I only visit stores … Continue reading
Day 29 – Locking it Down with CPM (Hoppy Easter!)
Happy Easter, peeps! Family and friends: I wish we could share a meal today, but I’m not sad or disappointed. We can all gather again soon. We will be even happier for our gatherings. Have a wonderful Easter, friends, and remember: Be happy today! Be thankful if you and your family are safe at home! … Continue reading
Day 24 – Locking it Down with CPM
If Buddy the Elf was a Halloween character, that would be my niece. And this would be her motto: Treat every day like Halloween. There’s room for everyone on the naughty list. The best way to spread Halloween fears is to put on your “apocalypse doctor” mask during a global pandemic and head to the … Continue reading
Apocalypse Pasta
Apocalypse Pasta is a dinner thrown together with whatever I had on hand, due to being low on veggies but not making extra trips to the store. Add a little bit of off brand sour cream that no one really liked, powdered ranch dressing powder that I impulse bought at Costco a few months ago, … Continue reading
Snoop Dogg’s Rolls Royce PB Chocolate Chip Cookies
For those that know me, you’ll either describe my musical taste as “questionable” or “AWSOME”!!! I think it’s the latter. I mostly survive on gangster rap and heavy metal, laced with classic rock and R&B. And, I’ve been havin’ Snoop Dogg on my playlist since I was maybe 12. (Translation for people my age: playlist … Continue reading