Category Archives: vegetables

Ultimate Leftovers: Fried Rice

I love simple food.  Even better I love tasty, simple food that’s cheap.  But there are times when I’ve scratched my head and wondered what to do with that last lonely pork chop forlornly shivering in the freezer or what … Continue reading

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Homemade Artichoke Pizza

Remember yesterday when I did a post on homemade Friday Night Pizza?  Here’s a link:  http://www.cheap-bastid-cooks.com/homemade-pizza/ Well the pizza in that post was from last Friday night.  Last night I thawed out the dough ball that I stuck in the … Continue reading

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The Spring’s First Asparagus

It’s that time of the year again when asparagus shows up at our grocery store.  I love the spears that I call “pencils” because they’re tasty and still a bit delicate.  Sometimes I put them in a pan on the … Continue reading

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Eggplant Boats

Do you ever get a craving for vegetables?  That’s been me the last few months.  It’s a bit like when you see your dog out in the yard eating grass and think that he’s gone weird on you. I’m still … Continue reading

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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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