By Mike Thayer This is the third post in a series of HelloFresh meal kit reviews I’m reviewing the ready meals from HelloFresh in another Bachelor on the Cheap series, having received a shipment of four meals.  My first post was a review of “Meatloaf A’ La Mom” to include a comparison to another meal […]

BachelorontheCheap.com So I’ve been pretty focused on eliminating wheat products from my diet lately, but admittedly, it’s been an on-again, off-again relationship for about two years now.  I haven’t been diagnosed as being gluten intolerant, I haven’t taken that step, but I definitely feel better when I’m not eating so much regular bread, pasta, or […]

By Mike Thayer In my humble opinion, the Miss Vickie’s brand of chips is one of the top brands in the country and is superior to Lays.  Miss Vickie’s is so good in fact, it’s why you see them as the featured brand in most sub/deli shops. You really can’t go wrong with any flavor […]

By Mike Thayer Generous portion of cheese, but not so much on the pepperoni, mushrooms or onion You’ve probably seen the TV commercials, Pizza Hut has brought back and is pushing their Stuffed Crust Pizza.  Originally introduced in 1995, the Original Stuffed Crust Pizza features a large pizza with your choice of toppings and a […]

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BachelorontheCheap.com Break out the flowers, today is the first day of spring! It’s the official end of winter and the first day of spring for the northern hemisphere. Gardeners, landscapers, and lovers of all activity that is outdoors rejoice! Don’t forget that BachelorontheCheap.com is your local resource for Home & Garden, with links to garden […]

By Mike Thayer When you don’t want or need to cook up a big bird or perhaps you prefer to carve bone-free meat, buying a boneless turkey breast has many advantages. Plenty of bird for two people plus leftovers, I picked up a 3 pound Kirkwood turkey breast at Aldi for $8.99.   Found in the […]

Combined with the dip in mustard, WOW what a great bite! Bachelor on the Cheap I love fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks and paired with a classic Marinara sauce this is a bar food delight!  But I got to thinking today, why restrict such a tasty concept to just the one, typical way to serve fried […]

By Mike Thayer Good sized squeeze bottle I enjoy the occasional beer or glass of wine, but if I’m going to participate in cocktail hour, it’s usually with a whiskey drink and my go-to is whiskey and water with a squeeze or splash of lime juice. In the past I’ve just used a straight squeeze […]

BachelorontheCheap.com These are tasty! I can’t believe it’s been almost a week already, time flies!  I’ve abstained from eating any wheat-based breads, crackers, muffins, cookies or the like and it hasn’t been all that hard to do.  I had one craving, for garlic bread when eating a No Noodles Lasagna dish, but I didn’t cave. […]

Purchased directly from my carrier, T-Mobile BachelorontheCheap.com With my old phone no longer taking a charge, the port was shot, I begrudgingly started shopping for a replacement phone. I tend to hang on to whatever model phone I have for as long as I can, I’m not a gotta have the latest trendy phone kind […]

By Mike Thayer This was tonight’s dinner. Two pork rind crusted Tilapia fillets. That’s right, you read that correctly, pork rind crusted! DELICIOUS!  Finely pulsed regular, plain pork rinds in a food processor, rather than bread crumbs.  I added some seasoning to the pulsed pork rinds, some dried parsley, garlic powder, salt, black pepper.  After […]

3750 N Woodlawn Blvd #102, Wichita, KS 67220 By Mike Thayer I’m traveling around the Wichita Metro, sampling the burger offerings from any joint that has burgers on the menu, local, regional, national chain, it doesn’t matter. In order to determine a true champion of burgers in the metro, I’ll have to sample them all […]

By Mike Thayer Without question, burgers and hot dogs (that’s spelled, D.A.W.G.S) are the most popular meats to be placed on a grill in the summer time.  They’re also an easy peasy, go-to meal for many families prepared on the stove top any time of year as well.    Oscar Mayer Smokies are a great choice […]