Or, as our family affectionately calls it, Coconut Snot Frosting. But that just didn’t seem like an appetizing title. Warning: I don’t recommend sampling too much of this deliciousness before frosting your cake, or there won’t be any left with which to frost the cake. But hey, maybe you just wanted to eat the frosting … Continue reading
What do you make for dinner when you have a few random vegetables and a few strips of uncooked bacon? Bacon fried rice, of course! EASY! You can use whatever random vegetables you have on hand, but I do suggest starting with an onion. You will need: 2-3 cups cooked rice 2-3 strips thick cut … Continue reading
A great big MAHALO to my friend and neighbor, Billy Kamaka for this beautiful plate of hummus AND the recipe! This super easy recipe was handed down from Billy’s grandmother, who was of Lebanese descent. The hummus is also a fan favorite of the patrons at Juice Planet. It truly is the best hummus I’ve … Continue reading
This is a popular and frequently requested recipe with my friends and family. Be sure to follow the instructions or you’ll get mush instead of cobbler. I have made this with apples, peaches, apricots, blueberries, strawberries, and mixed berries. Peach cobbler is always the most popular! Fruit Cobbler Step 1 (Fruit): 4 cups fresh fruit … Continue reading
WARNING: This ain’t yo’ momma’s grilled cheese! This is a Twisted Melt created by our guest blogger, Chef Robert Hesse, for his latest endeavor, Fo’ Cheezy. Check out this and more twisted creations at focheezy.com. And while you are there, don’t forget to join the Melt Mob for some screamin’ promotions. Cuban War Pig 2 … Continue reading
Best. Potato. Salad. Ever. For reals. This is our friend Lil’s recipe and it’s crazy good. We served it when we catered the community BBQ and pool party this past weekend. All of the party goers raved about it and asked for the recipe. Will Lil’s permission, here it is! This potato salad has only … Continue reading
Here at CPM we LOVE corn season and, with Larry’s Produce finally open, we put fresh corn in all sorts of delicious things. After we’ve cut all the corn off the cobs, we realized there is still a lot of crazy good flavor left on that cob that just can’t go to waste. So we … Continue reading
Crack, in layers. In all the flavors you love. But make them while you can. It turns out the Strawberry Rice Krispies are a limited edition thing. So sad…. Keep in mind this recipe uses three separate batches of Krispie treats (it makes A LOT) so make sure your pan is big enough. Neapolitan Rice … Continue reading
What does a celebrity chef do after he’s helped others launch and promote countless restaurants? He takes his own new concept to the place he’s from – the streets! CPM caught up with Chef Hesse to see what’s been cookin’. “I’m currently having a food truck built out. It’s going to offer artisanal style, gourmet … Continue reading
Oh fried rice, how I love you. Seriously, fried rice is such an awesome comfort food. It also is a fast, cheap and easy way to repurpose leftovers! But you can’t have good fried rice without a good sauce. This is a sauce Amelia developed years ago. It’s crazy good! I use the sauce to … Continue reading
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