Category Archives: vegetables

Amazing Grilled Tomatoes

This is that time of the year when the grill gets a workout.  The weather in most parts of the U.S. is great and the outdoor grill beckons. Some of us use the grill year-round because it’s easy and fast—and … Continue reading

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Spicy Mexican Carrots

You may have noticed—or you may not have noticed—that Cheap Bastid hasn’t been doing much cooking or recipe posting lately.  That’s not a rumor.  It’s a fact. I don’t really know how these big muckety-muck foodie-bloggers manage to post every … Continue reading

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St. Patricks Day Fried Cabbage

It’s Saint Patrick’s Day “season” where once a year everybody channels their inner Irish, wears green and partakes of Corned Beef and Cabbage.  We put on this year’s broadcast of “A Quiet Man”—seemingly the definitive movie about Ireland starring that … Continue reading

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Remember school lunches way back when?  Were you a member of the “Clean Plate Club”? OK, so here’s how it worked at Manhattan Elementary in Tampa 50 years ago. Everyday after lunch the teacher would call each kid’s name from … Continue reading

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Holiday Baked Sweet Potatoes

One of my “secrets” is that I’ve come to really love sweet potatoes.  So many people make them once or twice a year at Thanksgiving or Christmas.  I’ve gotten to the point where I make them a dozen or more … Continue reading

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