Category Archives: Italian

Homemade Artichoke Pizza

Remember yesterday when I did a post on homemade Friday Night Pizza?  Here’s a link:  http://www.cheap-bastid-cooks.com/homemade-pizza/ Well the pizza in that post was from last Friday night.  Last night I thawed out the dough ball that I stuck in the … Continue reading

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Friday Night Homemade Pizza

It’s Friday.  That means it’s Pizza Day.  I don’t know why, but we’ve probably been doing Friday Pizza Day for the better part of 30 some odd years.  The only exception was living in Sturgeon Bay, WI when about every … Continue reading

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Meatballs

That one word says it all.  Meatballs.  The other day when I asked Mrs. CB what she would like for dinner, she said, “Meatballs.”  And when Mrs. CB wants Meatballs, she gets Meatballs.  So I decided that it was about … Continue reading

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Guinea Grinder French Bread Pizza Recipe

OK, lest someone gets on my case for being politically incorrect, these sandwiches/bread pizzas have always been known as Guinea Grinders in Des Moines where I first ate them and where I figured out how to make them.  By the … Continue reading

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Classic Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

The other day, I asked Mrs. CB what she would like for dinner and she said “Spaghetti AbbaZabba”.  That’s her term for a recipe that’s become a favorite when we want a change of pace.  This combines several favorite flavors all … Continue reading

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