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Along the rolling hills of the San Francisco Bay Area, there is an abundance of fennel plants. Towering high above the rest of the ground cover with its feathery leaves, much of the year it blooms with tiny yellow flowers covered in sweet nectar, which you can lick right off the flowers. In the dead … Continue reading
A lot of our most favorite recipes at CPM come from having been too broke or too unwilling to go back to the store for that one more thing. So there have been plenty of times we’ve had to make what we need out of what we already have on hand. Call it our own … Continue reading
I love to fry chips for parties, or, in this case, a mid-afternoon snack. Hot, fresh chips are simple to make and disappear just as fast as you can cook them. So, don’t worry-your efforts here won’t go to waste. And, I don’t think I’ve ever had such a thing as “leftover homemade chips”. Best … Continue reading
Friday afternoon snack time doesn’t get much better than some quick stovetop popcorn with butter and salt. That is until you add some mini chocolate chips on top! Kid and parent tastebud approved! Or you can make it even faster if you pop the popcorn in the microwave inside of a paper bag. Really – … Continue reading
I’ve been having a little fun with my food dehydrator lately. Not a fancy dehydrator but a $30 job that I picked up at a garage sale for $5. The roots of this dish come from clean out the fridge day. Sometimes the best foods comes from humble beginnings. This tasty bouillon was made from some sad-but-not-gone vegetables … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from CPM! Got leftover ham? Make some awesome sandwiches. Better than your average grilled ham and cheese, you can take it up a notch with honey mustard. Use our popular honey mustard recipe and some leftover holiday ham. For each sandwich you will need: 2 slices bread Ham Cheese Honey mustard Room temperature … Continue reading
What do you do with all those leftovers after thanksgiving has come and gone? Do you eat turkey right out of the Tupperware? Let the rolls dry out so you can throw them away? At our house, leftovers containing meat hit the trash after 3 days, so we gotta use it or lose it. I’d … Continue reading
