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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A Medley of Roasted Vegetables
I’m a meat and potatoes kind of guy. Duh—for one thing, I’m a guy. For another I’m from the Midwest. But I love different textures and flavors. And now, there are times when I really, really want some vegetables—when I … Continue reading
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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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