A Hungry Bear

pasta with sun-dried tomato cream sauce

Monday, November 9, 2009

If there’s anything good about getting a cold, it’s having an excuse to make rich comfort food. I’ve been fighting off a bug for over a week now, and I’ve decided the best way to cope is with a lot of pasta. This recipe is perfect if you have a cold because it’s [...]

grilled steak with arugula, fennel and orange salad

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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This recipe ended up only being “inspired by” the original in Food & Wine magazine. I fully intended to try it unadulterated, but ended up finding a good deal on NY strip (as opposed to skirt steak) while at the same time NOT being able to find fregola. (Side note: while I couldn’t [...]

chicken and mushroom ragu

Monday, November 10, 2008

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My bolognese sauce is my favorite accompaniment for pasta, but I don’t always have 2 hours to let it simmer. For another protein-rich option, I tried this 20 minute option for chicken “ragu” from October’s issue of Gourmet. Next time I won’t pulse the mushrooms in a food processor - maybe chop them [...]

steak with parmesan butter, balsamic glaze & arugula

Friday, October 17, 2008

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A lot of food blogs have had posts lately about “the last cookout of the year,” but we’re fortunate in Atlanta that grilling is not limited to any season. If I’ve had a bad day and need to feel better, or if I’ve had a great day and want to celebrate it, a steak [...]

crispy goat cheese over arugula salad with prosciutto and figs

Sunday, October 5, 2008

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What could possibly be better than crispy-on-the-outside, gooey-melted-inside goat cheese rounds? Why, putting it on top of a salad to excuse it as “healthy”, that’s what. This recipe from October’s Bon Appetit is just pure happiness.

lamb cacciatore

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Ah, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco is SPQR. I originally read about it in Food & Wine magazine, and took my little brother there for his birthday. We were fortunate enough to get seats at the “chef’s counter” - basically a bar setup over the kitchen, where you can watch [...]

turkey, blue cheese and caramelized onion sandwiches

Sunday, August 24, 2008

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I found this recipe in the september issue of bon appetit, and decided it would be a lovely way to shake up the weekday turkey sandwich routine. (Havarti with dill and roland extra strong is my “usual” - still lovely no matter how many hundreds I’ve had by now…) The original recipe calls [...]

cookbook review: raising the salad bar

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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I heard about this cookbook on NPR, where they were reviewing their favorite 10 new cookbooks, and had to order it. Here’s a little background: I already cook what I believe to be “healthy.” This doesn’t mean dieting or counting calories at all; my definition of healthy involves eating organic fruits and vegetables, [...]

lemon and herb crusted halibut over arugula salad

Friday, May 23, 2008

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Pacific halibut is now available at WF here in Atlanta, and I can’t stop thinking about new ways to try it. I found this Emeril recipe and when I saw that it involves painting the fillet with dijon mustard (before pressing with lemon zest and herbs), it reminded me of this delicious vinaigrette concoction [...]

stuffed pork chops & grilled polenta

Monday, March 3, 2008

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I don’t normally watch cooking shows, but my sister and I caught a few minutes of a Tyler Florence episode yesterday that made me want to try his recipe for stuffed pork chops (Anthony said the guy lost all credibility when he endorsed a menu for Applebee’s, but this looked so good I have to [...]