A Hungry Bear

steak with whiskey mustard sauce

Friday, November 14, 2008

This is absolutely amazing steak sauce. I’d say you have to try it, but I think I could get sued - it requires you to light the alcohol in the pan, and I don’t want to be responsible for what happens. I have a pitiful range hood with a built-in microwave, so it’s [...]

banana flambe french toast

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Would it be completely ridiculous to admit I made such an indulgent breakfast on a weekday? Well, I did. No special occasion either. I just had 2 overripe bananas and a couple of half-stale loaves of brioche from the sale rack of the farmer’s market that I had to get rid of, [...]

beer battered fried shrimp

Friday, July 4, 2008

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I never knew fried shrimp could be so easy… How have I not been making this for so many years? A actually didn’t stop talking about these shrimp for 2 days - literally, each batch was gone after 5 minutes, and none ever made it to our plates. Next time I’ll double [...]

steak au poivre with brandied cream sauce

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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I know I’m not the only one who’s obsessed with Cook’s Illustrated’s “The New Best Recipe” cookbook — 1000 pages of the most helpful cooking guidelines ever published. Just like their magazine, they walk you through *why* certain ingredients or techniques are the best option. It’s an educational recipe encyclopedia, if you will. [...]

lynn’s chocolate kahlua cheesecake

Saturday, March 15, 2008

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I don’t normally make a lot of desserts, and I’m one of those weird people that never craves chocolate. I’ve wanted to learn how to make this for A, knowing that it’s his favorite dessert ever. The recipe comes from Lynn, a coworker who adores A (she says he reminds him of her [...]