Category Archives: grilling

Loin Chops With Summer Squash Planks

Sometimes the best dinners are the ones which are kind of impromptu.  That was the case Sunday night when Carolyn told me that she was hungry for pork chops and for the squash that we had picked up at the … Continue reading

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Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwiches

Cheap Bastid Cooks is about cooking good, simple, inexpensive food.  I’m no chef and if you’re looking for what I call fancy “foo-foo-foodie” food then maybe you’re at the wrong blog.  If you want to cook delicious food without spending … Continue reading

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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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