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Who’s Up For a “Pink Slime” Burger?

Doesn’t that sound good?  A big old double-stacker of Pink Slime.  Last week, “pink slime” leaped to the top of the standing in Google searches after a series of stories hit the news about 5 million pounds of it being … Continue reading

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Make Your Own Ancho Chili Powder

Sometimes you’ve got to get just a bit creative when you can’t find one of your favorite spice ingredients.  I keep about 30 different spices in my cupboard at any given time and one of my favorites is Ancho Chili. … Continue reading

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What’s New for Super Bowl Food? Popcorn

What’s old is new.  Are you looking for something good and simple and cheap for your Super Bowl watching on Sunday?  One word: POPCORN!

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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

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