A Hungry Bear

stir fry chinese long beans

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Have you ever seen Chinese long beans? They’re a deep red, almost purple, color, and about a foot and a half long. I had never even heard of these - and with all the food magazines I subscribe to, it’s difficult to find a vegetable that I haven’t at least read something about. [...]

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 [...]

slow cooker black beans

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

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This is a great recipe that my BFF Morgan shared with me, and it couldn’t be easier. (You might also recognize Mo as the person who created every last little thing about AHB - she’s the world’s best graphic designer.) I took a pound of dried black beans - less than $1 - [...]

not as boring as it looks: black bean burgers

Friday, February 13, 2009

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I absolutely love these burgers (taken right out of Februrary 2009 Gourmet magazine). Before you turn away in disgust (yes, I am still the same author of AHB who prefers red meat to almost any other food), hear me out. These are healthy. They take 10 minutes to make 4 of them. You can freeze them. [...]

sneaky sloppy joes

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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These sloppy joes will trick you into eating healthy. I saw the idea on food network some time ago, where you replace some of the red meat in your normal sloppy joe base with equally filling, high protein and fiber-packed beans. Technically, ground beef with beans probably makes it chili though…? Either [...]