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These tasty crisps are a great addition to soups, salads or even as a replacement for chip. They are awesome with guac. Also, with just one ingredient, they are a snap to make! Parmesan Crisps Ingredient: Freshly grated Parmesan cheese (be sure to grate your own to avoid hidden ingredients) Preheat a non-stick skillet to … Continue reading
It’s asparagus season! Celebrate local and fresh ingredients with this guilt-free, awesome soup! While this recipe is vegan, you could certainly add a little cream for that extra something special Lemon and Thyme Asparagus Soup ¼ cup olive oil 2 ½ pounds fresh asparagus, woody ends removed and chopped into 1” pieces 4 Celery stalks, … Continue reading
This simple and amazingly delicious soup incorporates roasted cauliflower, roasted carrots, roasted garlic and homemade vegetable stock. To make your own vegetable stock, fill a pot with about 50 ounces of water. Clean and cut 2-3 large carrots, 2-3 ribs of celery, 1/4 of a large onion, then add to pot with 2 teaspoons of … Continue reading
Homemade croissants made with fresh puff pastry is the finest thing you can bake. The down-side is the dough takes about 3 days to make. However, once the dough is made, it keeps in the freezer for a very long time. So if you know you want fresh croissants on Easter Sunday morning, you can … 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
You can help feed the firefighters on the front lines of the devastating Northern California firefighters! Please consider making a donation to the people making sure these men and women have the fuel to fight these fires. At CPM, we are beyond grateful to have these firefighters from all across the country helping to secure … Continue reading
It’s insanity! I’ve taken a perfectly good cheesecake, scooped out the middle and made it into these fun and yummy little pops. Cheesecake Pops One cheesecake of your choosing 20 oz chocolate of your choice, cut into small pieces (chocolate chips are fine too) A few graham crackers, crushed into desired size Lolipop sticks … Continue reading
I only have one word for this soup. “Crack”. Yep, it’s like crack. Everyone loves it. I even competed at the Solano County Fair with it and won first place! Simple to make and best served cold, this soup is a great summertime dish that utilizes fresh, local ingredients. And, talk about guilt-free eating. It’s … Continue reading
It’s corn season! I patiently wait all winter for the corn to come back. This recipe could probably work with frozen corn but please, get the good stuff before November rolls around again. The butter recipe makes quite a bit but it keeps well in the fridge for a very long time. And, once you … Continue reading
For those of you who liked my 3, 6, 9 mac-n-cheese, here is another 3,6,9 recipe for you. A pizza dough so perfect that it’ll blow your mind. You will need a kitchen scale for this recipe. 3, 6, 9 Pizza Dough 15 oz of flour, divided into 9 oz and 6 oz portions 3 … Continue reading
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