A Hungry Bear

chicken legs smothered in gravy

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

After all the turkey we ate last week, you’d think the last thing I’d be craving is more poultry. But, chicken legs are a great way to save some money and balance out the grocery budget. This recipe, from November’s Food & Wine magazine, has a nice bacon and tomato-based gravy that tastes [...]

kale with white beans and bacon

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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There are a lot of reasons to love bacon. The flavor, the crispiness, the saltiness - all of these contribute to bacon’s ability to be eaten on almost any occasion. So it’s not like I even need another reason to love it, but I’ve found one: with just a couple of slices, you [...]

chicken eggplant cacciatore

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Growing up, “cacciatore” basically meant stewed tomatoes and chicken. I never questioned its authenticity, I just knew it was boring veering on unappetizing. It wasn’t until I was searching for something to make with chicken thighs (the second healthiest cut of chicken next to chicken breast, and 1/3 the cost!) and eggplant when [...]

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. [...]

spaghetti with collards and bacon

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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I hate to start a post with an apology, especially when one is so deserved, but I’m sorry. If only you knew the exciting project I’ve been working on for you though, to make AHB much easier to use, with much better pictures - well, you will know soon enough I hope. And [...]

bacon wrapped maple pork loin

Sunday, January 18, 2009

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First, an apology/excuse… I’ve been (and still am) traveling to Colombo, Sri Lanka, for a work trip. As with all other work trips, I cooked up a storm before leaving (both so A would not starve in my absence, and also so I’d have some photos and recipes to blog about when I’m [...]

butternut squash risotto

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

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For regular readers of AHB, you may know there are a few things that I don’t really follow a recipe for (meatloaf, meatballs, bolognese, lasagna, etc), and that includes risotto. Once you know the main base, you don’t really pay attention to the full recipes. You start reading a recipe to see the [...]

leftovers for breakfast: turkey bacon and kale scramble

Friday, December 19, 2008

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The kale with roasted onion rings was made for this purpose: to try and recreate The Flying Biscuit’s bacon-collard scramble. It might not look that appealing (no offense to The Flying Biscuit, but neither does their version - greens scrambled in eggs have a beauty in the eye of the beholder), but it was [...]

bacon cheddar quick bread

Sunday, November 2, 2008

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I’ve never had a desire to bake my own bread, but I guess that’s the next step in my adoption of the “slow food” trend. When I saw this recipe for a bacon and cheddar quick bread in the October 2008 issue of Bon Appetit, it was time to bite the bullet. It [...]

pan roasted brussel sprouts with pancetta

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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I fell in love with brussel sprouts because of Food 101 in Atlanta. Why am I surprised though? If you put bacon on it, it will be good right? I decided to try and replicate at home, and it was as simple as it was tasty. You just have to get [...]