Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions Caramelized onions are so delicious and so time consuming! Cut out an hour of slow stirring with this slow cooker recipe. I use mine on sandwiches, pastas and in my Caramelized Onion Gravy – yum! Ingredients: 8 medium onions, diced Several sprigs fresh thyme (almost and entire herb box) 2 sticks …
Do you need to bring a side dish for Thanksgiving but inflation’s got you down? We’ve got you covered! Just a few cheap and simple ingredients and your relatives will eat vegetables like you’ve never seen before! Every time we sell our thanksgiving meals we get special requests for “extra extra extra carrots”. You … Continue reading
“You gotta risk it for the biscuit” was a most memorable quote uttered by our friend, Chef Robert Hesse, in a recent phone interview. Even though he’s busy building a sandwich empire with his business partner, Craig Munroe, sandwich doesn’t rhyme with “risk it”. For people not familiar with Chef Hesse, he was a two-season … Continue reading
We have an update coming about our friend Chef Robert Hesse, but while you wait for all the details on his adventures with Fo Cheezy Twisted Meltz… Head on over to http://www.hypethehavarti.com and vote for our favorite, the NOTORIOUS Havarti P.I.G.! Hype the Havarti’s top prize is $20,000 and Chef Hesse is planning to spend … Continue reading
Sue’s Bread Pudding If you’ve read CPM’s recent posts on The People Feeding Project, you know that we move a lot of food around weekly, shuffling ingredients from here to there and cooking things to hand out to the city’s hungry. A lot of food gets handed out. But the truth of the matter is … Continue reading
This past week we were gifted SOOOOO many bulk ingredients from our new lifelong friend and baker supreme, Alexis. Among the hundreds of ingredients were quick oats, honey, cinnamon, chopped nuts, flake coconut and a nice 50/50 blend of sunflower and grapeseed oil. So I guess it’s granola time! This recipe is simple and keeps … Continue reading
The goat cheese spread that makes this dish so decadent was a spread we won first place with at Solano County Fair in 2018. Paired with flaky pasty, local juicy peaches and fresh basil, this tart is a real crowd pleaser! Peach Tart With Honey Goat Cheese Spread and Fresh Basil 1 sheet frozen puff … Continue reading
1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts5 corn tortillas, diced1 bundle cilantro, choppedZest and juice of two limes3 large cloves garlic, minced1 poblano or pasilla pepper, finely diced3 bell peppers, diced2 large cobs of corn, kernels removed2 medium tomatoes, diced2 Tablespoons cumin1 Tablespoon chili powder1 Tablespoon coriander2 teaspoons salt1/2 teaspoon black pepper4-5 cups chicken or vegetable … Continue reading
Another delicious recipe from my friend Louie! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! I learned this beloved recipe from my Guatemalan ex-mother-in-law, Doña Ileana, who is a wonderful cook. Over the years, I’ve added my own twists. What is wonderful about this recipe is that the black beans end up being … Continue reading
A huge shout out to my friend Louie, who recently gifted me some fantastic Guatamalan-style Black Beans with this lovely Chile en Escabeche. I was sure to take its photo before I shook him down for the recipe. Thanks Louie! Take it away… This condiment, loosely translated from Spanish as “chiles marinated in vinegar”, is … Continue reading
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
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