A Hungry Bear

asian barbecue drumsticks

Monday, October 26, 2009

Chicken drumsticks are about 1/4 or less the cost of boneless skinless chicken breasts, and have a lot more flavor. But did you know that they can also have almost the same nutritional value (in terms of low fat and high protein) as a chicken breast, if you just remove the skin? (If [...]

stir fry bok choy with ginger and garlic

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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You might have noticed the greens peeking out under the steak I posted yesterday. They were a perfect complement to the steak, since it lent some extra ginger garlic sauce for dipping the meat into. This dish could also work with a little rice and maybe some simple grilled salmon. I found [...]

korean sizzling beef

Monday, October 19, 2009

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I can’t believe it’s been so long since my last post! Work has been so busy I haven’t had much time for cooking - it feels like our household is single-handedly keeping Mellow Mushroom in business. Now that it’s getting colder, I won’t be running out to grab takeout as often. Good [...]

summer vegetables with chili garlic sauce and deep-fried tofu

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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I know this post is a pretty big departure from the normal meat and potatoes (or meat and pasta) focus of my usual recipes. For whatever reason, maybe some residual effect of seeing Food Inc, I’ve just felt a little more conscious of our meat consumption lately. Nothing extreme, just realizing that I [...]

braised chinese cabbage

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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The picture doesn’t look much more appetizing than the words “braised cabbage”, does it? But I promise this is actually really good. There’s sauteed mushrooms, and toasted sesame oil - so much flavor you won’t even know you’re eating healthy vitamin-packed bok choy or chinese cabbage. Again, I have to get creative [...]

thai barbecue ribs

Thursday, May 28, 2009

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Food & Wine did a huge spread this month on thai dishes from a restaurant called Pok Pok, in Portland. I was so excited to see it - I actually ate here last year with several coworkers. I remember thinking it was quite possibly better than 99% of the meals I’ve had in [...]

vietnamese shaking beef

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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One of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco is The Slanted Door, a trendy Vietnamese place in the Ferry Building on Embarcadero (I go there for the food, not the trendiness - I’ve not been there once when the hostess hasn’t acted like I should be grateful that they allow me in the door - [...]

thai green curry chicken

Saturday, June 21, 2008

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In viewing this blog, you could probably infer that I only like Italian food, and Americanized interpretations of Italian, at that. But what I cook is an inaccurate representation of what I love to eat - if I want good Thai, Vietnamese, Indian, Mexican, or anything more adventurous, I go out (blog entries are [...]

chef sev cracks the benihana code: yum yum sauce

Monday, May 12, 2008

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I have always loved a good “Japanese steakhouse” — in college my friend Morgan and I would save up for special occasions to go over to the hibachi grill for the early bird special (2 for $19.95!). While I love the highly trained grill masters who can create little bunny rabbits out of shrimp [...]

hoisin pork roast with rice and sesame broccoli

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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I’m a little obsessed with my slow cooker (known around my house as the silver bullet, although I’m not sure if I can continue calling it that now that my friend Teddy has pointed out what the term “silver bullet” means around her own establishment…). I just got it 2 months ago, so I’m still [...]