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
We like our lamb chops A LOT, but when they make $5 Friday special, we LOOOOOVVVVE them. (I can barely buy ground beef for that price.) Not only did my local Safeway have $5 Friday lamb loin chops, they also had 30% off lamb rib chops. Perfect for a Fast Food Friday. The whole dish, … Continue reading
Aloha e komo mai oukou! Mahalo nui loa na ho’olaule’a me la kaua i ka Coach Kawamoto. This is a pretty basic Spanish Rice and is cooked with oil prior to adding all of the goodies and steaming. This step makes the rice “unsociable”, as my dear friend Victoria at The Halau says. Spanish Rice … Continue reading
I know the name isn’t really reflective of the ingredients but the color of this shot reminded me of Slimer, the adorable ghost from Ghostbusters. And this tasty little number will have you singing “I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost” before you know it. Sweet, tart, citrus-y – this shot also makes a great mid-summer drink. Simply … Continue reading
For regular readers of this blog, you all know that Friday night is “snack night”. We pretty much just clean out the fridge and make yummy appetizers “snacks” out of its contents. It’s our own way of honoring meals of days past in new and bite-sized ways. Our mom used to call it “clean out the fridge … Continue reading
For those of you who read Cheat Codes – Peeling Pearl Onions, you know that we at CPM love tiny onions. But sometimes tiny onions are a little bigger than others. But not really big enough to be “big” onions. I often wondered – what if I made these almost tiny onions into tiny onion rings … Continue reading
I LOVE tiny onions. I remember our mom putting them in with the pot roast when we were kids. Tiny onions are really a treat for any dish. I buy them in bulk whenever I can get a good price. My only complaint about tiny onions is how tedious they are to peel. But sometimes … Continue reading
I just happened to have a little leftover Crab Chowder. And so what better application for these leftovers than the CPM’s favorite leftover staple – hot dip!?! I served this dip with Ritz crackers but I was really wishing for some plain ol’ Saltines. This hot appetizer is easy to throw together and can be … Continue reading
I managed to get crabs last week. No really, I got crabs. And they were only $5 a pound! That’s like the same price as ground beef! So, with prices like this, crab is on the menu. Typically when we have crab, I heat it up, break off the legs and claws and serve them … Continue reading
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