Category Archives: baking

Homemade Apple Crisp

OK, folks, Cheap Bastid hasn’t been around in a couple of weeks.  That’s because I am now employed again as a bastion of the automotive industry selling cars. Anyhow, before I have to hit the shower and get my game … Continue reading

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Cranberry Cheesecake

We did it!  We came up with the bright idea at Thanksgiving for a different take on dessert.  Cranberry Cheesecake. We both love cheesecake and we both love cranberries—especially at the traditional holiday dinners. And we thought—what if?  What if … Continue reading

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Mama Stella’s Stuffing Bread

 (a Mrs. CB guest post) I have such great memories of holiday dinners growing up:  The sound of my mom cursing under her breath (‘Holiday?  HOLIDAY?? Whose holiday?  Not the cook’s, that’s for %&!#@ sure!’); the rustling of my dad’s … Continue reading

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Homemade Stromboli

We love our weekly homemade pizza that is totally from scratch.  I make 2 “balls” of crust dough and freeze one so I don’t have to make dough every week.  It comes out of the freezer the day before I … Continue reading

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Dollar Store Cheesecake

A couple of weeks ago I asked Mrs. CB if she would like me to come up with a recipe for anything in particular, especially a dessert.  Her response was one word—cheesecake.  ‘Nuff said. So I did what I often … Continue reading

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