A Hungry Bear

martha stewart’s perfect mac and cheese

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

It’s been too long since I tried a new mac and cheese recipe. The good news is that, in this very post, I’m going to share the best recipe I’ve ever tried. The bad news? That it could possibly be the last, since I don’t know if I’ll ever want to cook [...]

chicken and cheese tamales

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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I normally don’t look for shortcut type of recipes - the challenge of trying to make something in an “authentic” way is more rewarding and interesting. But the idea of tamales, a Mexican dish where you steam a packet of corn dough and fillings in a corn husk, is so foreign to me, just [...]

corn and squash gratin

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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When we were in NYC last weekend, I had one of the best meals I can remember at Tom Colicchio’s Craftsteak. Besides the conversation that kept me laughing the entire meal, the stunning view of the Highline Park & the Standard hotel, and the perfect Napa cab that just kept flowing - my favorite [...]

spinach artichoke quiche

Monday, August 3, 2009

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Recently I had a couple of girlfriends over, and we cooked a few things from the blog (I won’t go so far as to call it a “lesson”, more like rambling + drinking + food). We made a big batch of creamy spinach artichoke dip, which doesn’t make much of an appearance in my [...]

carb up: pasta with parmesan and pepper

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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I’ve been trying to not cook as much pasta for dinner lately, per A’s request (he takes his plate cleaning seriously around here, and he thought it was starting to show). But a few days ago, when A had left for school, I couldn’t take it anymore. I just wanted pasta, with no [...]

1 rotisserie chicken, 2 dinners: mexican salad

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

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Here is the salad we had with the second half of the shredded rotisserie chicken meat last week. Over a bowl of naked mixed greens and baby romaine, I put some cubed queso cheese, chopped avocado, diced onion and a bit of sweet corn (the frozen bagged kind, thawed and drained). For the [...]

foster’s market mac and cheese

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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It’s about time for a new MAC recipe right? Foster’s Market is quintessentially Chapel Hill NC - a place where hippies and yuppies both get along, for good coffee, amazing pastries and sandwiches, comfy seating where you can sit and read a paper for hours, etc. I haven’t been for years, since I [...]

bison burgers with cabernet caramelized onions

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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New blog design, new burger recipe. This one was adapted from an article in February 2009 Gourmet, featuring 100+ ways to eat green. I’ve always liked bison, not because I knew it was environmentally friendly, but because I’ve heard it has the same high-protein and low-fat nutrition stats as a boneless skinless chicken [...]

pigs in blankets

Monday, March 2, 2009

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Working on the blog update has kept me so busy I’ve had to resort to some faster recipes. Pigs-in-blankets are a childhood favorite, although my mom always made them with Bisquick mix. I could have used a standard biscuit recipe, but I found this recipe on Epicurious instead - kind of a like [...]

french onion soup

Friday, February 20, 2009

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Everyone should have a good french onion soup in their cooking arsenal right? It's easy to make ahead, and if you have people over for dinner, you can serve them in crocks and broil the cheese topping in just a couple minutes.