Category Archives: family meals

Cheap Bastid’s Savory Homemade Salisbury Steak

Remember mystery meat?  Brown, rubbery, almost tasteless gunk sitting on the bottom of the main dish aluminum section of the “Hungryman” Swanson’s TV dinners you buy when you’re starved and want something which at least resembles meat but you don’t … Continue reading

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Leftovers! Turkey a la King

Let’s talk leftovers today.  Cheap Bastid loves leftovers.  Sometimes I’ll cook up a roast just for left-overs and to see how many different meals I can make.  It’s kind of like turning cooking into a contact sport. For Easter, I … Continue reading

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Grilled London Broil with Mustard, Ginger & Brown Sugar Marinade

It’s grilling season!  Actually, it’s grilling season here in Southern California pretty much year around.  And, in 30 years of living in the Upper Midwest, there were times even in the middle of winter when I’d stoke up the grill—or … Continue reading

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Summer Slaw

The weather’s getting warmer and sunnier and it’s time to start thinking about warm weather dishes and cookout and picnic food. One of my favorites is summer slaw.  What I love about it is that I can make it in … Continue reading

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Homemade Gravy, Just a Country Boy at Heart

My father had a favorite “endearment” for me, his youngest son, when I was a kid.  At various times, he’d look at me a say, “you’re just a gravy sopper”.  This was especially true when Mom would cook pork chops … Continue reading

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