I remember years ago when microwaveable French bread pizza was all the rave. But the thought of microwaving pizza, or any bread for that matter, makes me cringe just a little. I don’t even reheat pizza in the microwave. Microwaving always seems to turn perfectly good pizza into a sad, rubber crusted, weirdly textured cheese, … Continue reading
I like to think I’m a label reader when it comes to shopping but sometimes it takes a bored, back-seat kid to point out what you clearly missed. But I missed it for good reason: who knew I’d have to read the label on my drinking water?!? Here is a photo of the label from … Continue reading
This kebab is a beautiful and aromatic blend of lamb, beef, herbs and spices. And, it’s easy to prepare in advance, freeze and grill as needed. In fact, I recommend freezing them so that the meat sticks well to the skewer. Fair warning though – our first “test batch” of these kebabs were gobbled … Continue reading
My neighbor, Drew, brought back a GRIP of saffron (as well as several other herbs and spices) from the Middle East on his last visit. SCORE! This saffron made a gorgeous rice, which was center-carb at our niece’s graduation party a couple of weeks back. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. … Continue reading
So, we’ve all done it, right?!? Meat and veggies are ready to go, skewers have been soaking for hours, maybe even overnight. Then you put your nice kebabs on the grill and patiently wait for your food to turn into culinary gold, hopefully worthy of breaking the internet. Then-BAM- your sticks still burn to a crisp. And … Continue reading
CPM was recently asked to cook up some food for our niece’s graduation party. The shrimp was a huge hit. So I thought I’d share it with everyone. This is a simple, flavorful way to cook shrimp for your next back yard BBQ. And, since it is on a stick, no plates required! Trish’s Lime … Continue reading
If you see this food truck roll in your area, be sure to check it out! I had the pleasure of dining from Curbside Kitchen today at Vallejo Waterfront’s Pista Sa Nayon festival. The Lozano Brothers, Russell and Raynard, are cooking up some mighty fine Filipino American Gourmet. I had the Curbside Burger. BEST BURGER EVER. If … Continue reading
You have to have a good rub to start some good BBQ, and there’s some exciting news in the BBQ world! Two-time Hell’s Kitchen contestant and celebrity chef Robert Hesse is shedding his Executive Chef’s coat for a brand new one and starting a new venture – in BBQ. Chef gave CPM the rub. … Continue reading
This one goes out to our friends Keith and Channing, with whom we’ve shared many fond memories over this very dish. Served in a communal bowl with lots of tongs and spoons and slurping and shelling – you can’t help but have a good time! Clams Linguine Primavera 5-ish pounds clams (usually one of those … Continue reading
At CPM, we LOVE fresh herbs. But sometimes herbs become “herb soup” long before they ever land a meaningful roll in any dish. And then we cry, because fresh herbs are expensive. This way of storing cilantro came about by accident. I was simply storing some leftover cilantro stems for later use in my Refried … Continue reading
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