A Hungry Bear

asparagus and goat cheese pasta

Monday, June 22, 2009

Everyone needs a one-dish meal like this one. I used asparagus because it had been in my fridge for a few days waiting for inspiration, but you could also use zucchini, broccoli, sugar snap peas, or whatever vegetables are in season. I also added a couple of grilled chicken breasts that I had [...]

mustard and mayo glazed asparagus

Monday, June 8, 2009

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I’ve always been wary of heating or cooking mayonnaise. I avoid recipes that call for mixing it in and then baking (like a lot of spinach artichoke dips, for example), presumably holding on to some superstition from my youth that hot mayo will make you sick. Well, it was a huge surprise for [...]

asparagus & mushroom salad with parmesan dressing

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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I found this simple recipe for roasted asparagus with sauteed mushrooms and a Parmesan reduction dressing (described as a warm “salad”) in Food & Wine a couple of months ago. The torn-out page has been in my food ideas binder for a long time, until I made it, and I think I accidentally tossed [...]

pasta with asparagus, peas & bacon

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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I should try to play this off as an intentionally designed menu, to celebrate spring with new fresh produce etc… But actually I realized I had nothing planned for dinner, a bunch of asparagus and a few mushrooms in the fridge that were about to go bad, and half a slab of bacon. [...]

grilled strip steaks with argentine chimichurri

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

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A and I spent his birthday last year in Buenos Aires. If you’ve never been, imagine gorgeous architecture (European though, not American in any way, and very classic, 19th century influence), cafes on every corner with young hip-looking people taking espressos with their friends, and best of all, a preference for steak and good [...]

asparagus-ricotta tart with soppressata

Monday, June 2, 2008

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I’ve seen a lot of food blogs touting all kinds of tarts and puff pastries, so I figured it’s about time I featured one on AHB. In the April issue of Bon Appetit, there was a spring-y “asparagus-ricotta tart” that sneaks in little slices of soppressata, which spices up an otherwise fluffy tea party [...]

prosciutto-wrapped apsaragus with lemon-dijon vinaigrette

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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In this month’s issue of Food & Wine, there’s an article featuring Mario Batali and his favorite ways to grill “italian-style”. The original recipe calls for pancetta and an orange-based citronette, but I modified it somewhat by using a simpler lemon and dijon sauce and by using prosciutto in place of pancetta. This [...]