Category Archives: baking

Chicago-style Deep Dish Pizza

The other day I suggested to Mrs. CB that it was pizza night and if she was willing I’d like to try another version—one that she’s only had one other time.  And she bit at the bait I dangled.  She’s … Continue reading

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Holiday Fruitcake

Fruitcake gets a bad rap.  There are all kinds of old jokes about it that circulate especially this time of year.  Stuff like how there’s only been one fruitcake ever made and it just keeps getting passed from person to person … Continue reading

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Hand Pies

I was watching “The Chew” a week or so ago and saw a piece on “Hand Pies”.  Now, to channel my inner George Carlin, a hand pie is a pie that you eat with your hand—“Thank you Captain Obvious!” It’s … Continue reading

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Pretzel Buns

Have you noticed the commercials from both Wendy’s and Sonic touting their new pretzel buns?  Wendy’s is promoting a pretzel bun cheeseburger while Sonic is peddling a hotdog in a pretzel bun. I see those commercials and think to myself, … Continue reading

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Pie Crust Kringle

I’m on a constant quest for my next Cheap Bastid creation.  Sometimes I stumble across something and sometimes I don’t.  So recently I came across something that extolled the virtues of the convenience of store-bought refrigerated pie crust for a … Continue reading

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