Category Archives: family meals

Mango Peach Pie

Posted on 06/21/2013 by Walter Blevins

A lot of guys like to golf or fish on their days off—or any of a whole bunch of other activities.  Well, I don’t golf and while I love to fish, I haven’t wet a line in quite a while. … Continue reading →

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Grilled Sirloin for Two

Posted on 06/17/2013 by Walter Blevins

Help!  All of a sudden I’m getting an Andy Williams song coursing through my brain—“It’s That Most Wonderful Time of the Year.”   Arrrghhhhh, I can’t stand its incessant reverberation at Christmas let alone in June. This is supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Amazing Grilled Tomatoes

Posted on 06/03/2013 by Walter Blevins

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

Posted on 05/23/2013 by Walter Blevins

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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Homemade Hawaiian Rolls

Posted on 04/02/2013 by Walter Blevins

Know what I like about baking?  It’s a little bit like Forest Gump’s “box of chocolates”.  You’re never sure what you’re going to get. It’s a little bit messy.  You’ve got to be organized and a bit more systematic.  It’s … Continue reading →

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