About Me
My wife started to call me Cheap Bastid a while back because I enjoyed coming up with dinners that cost next to nothing--and making them taste good. I'm just a home cook who grew up in a home where cooking was from scratch and was a little bit Midwest and a little bit country. I love to cook and I love to cook good food cheap. And I write about my cooking and my recipes so that I can share them with you.
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Pork Loin Chops with Orange Glaze
One of our favorite “proteins” (that’s a “foo-foo” foodie word for meat) are thick cut (about 1 ¼- 1 ½ inch) boneless loin chops. This is arguably the one meat that we consistently keep on hand which is the most … Continue reading
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Mouthwatering Homemade Turkey Noodle Soup
We love homemade soup especially on a rainy, cold day. Your belly starts to growl about 2 hours into the slow cooking because of the aroma that permeates our entire apartment. We really like the idea that it’s cheap! Yep, … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Slow Cooker/Crock Pot, soup and stew, turkey & chicken
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It’s All About Homemade Turkey Stock!
For the last couple of years I’ve been making my own homemade turkey stock and broth. (Beef and Pork stock too!) Now I don’t know the technical difference between the two but I think it has to do with how … Continue reading
Posted in Comfort Food, Slow Cooker/Crock Pot, soup and stew, turkey & chicken
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Cheap Bastid’s Comfort Food–Swiss Steak!
It’s a new year and time for Cheap Bastid to get back in the swing of things. For those of you who aren’t familiar with Cheap Bastid, let me just say that I like cheap! More particularly, I believe passionately in … Continue reading
Posted in Beef Recipes, Comfort Food
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Introducing Cheap Bastid
I’m sitting at my computer on my dining room table trying to figure out how to introduce myself and this whole “Cheap Bastid” thing. Now, I could blame my wife for liking my cooking and for encouraging me to get … Continue reading
