A Hungry Bear

chicken and cheese tamales

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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 [...]

thai steak salad with cilantro and mint

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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This is another recipe from the Food & Wine article about Pok Pok, one of the best Thai restaurants in the US (which is in Portland, naturally). I would be hard pressed to tell you my favorite between this and the thai whiskey marinated ribs I blogged about a while ago… This isn’t [...]

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 [...]

green goddess dressing with grilled halibut & salad

Saturday, April 18, 2009

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Molly Wizenberg wrote about green goddess salad dressing in her Bon Appetit column last month, and I immediately wanted to try it (her writing has that effect on a lot of people I guess). Until Molly’s article, I thought “Green Goddess” was just a brand of dressing made by Annie’s Organics, but I’ve never tasted [...]

guacamole revisited

Monday, April 13, 2009

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I’ve made guacamole on AHB before, and while I still stick to my original recipe of no-recipe-at-all, I’ve been making it more often recently and found a few new tricks that make it even better. So just in case you don’t have your own non-recipe down pat, let’s review this one.

flank steak fajitas

Thursday, April 9, 2009

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Fajitas are my go-to meal when I haven’t planned anything else, or when I have planned something but have neither the time nor the energy to make it. Normally this just entails thawing out a couple of chicken breasts (or using leftover roast chicken, taken off the bone and shredded), sauteing some onions and [...]

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. [...]

grilled mahi tacos with avocado cream

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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I think everyone who picked up the most recent Domino mag fell in love with this recipe. Not just the idea of fish tacos (who doesn’t love fish tacos any day?), but the beautiful outdoor table setting, all the colors, all the “I just threw this little impromptu get-together with my friends and my [...]

enchilada lasagna

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

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For people who work long hours during the week, the concept of making a few meals on Sunday that you can easily bake or reheat during the week has got to be pretty appealing. Even though I work from home, and theoretically could use all the time I save not having a commute on [...]

mango jicama salad

Monday, August 4, 2008

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I find myself cooking a lot more mexican-inspired dishes in the summertime. Maybe because there are so many options that involve fresh seasonal vegetables, fish, less elaborate cooking (and shorter cooking times), and especially because spicy is the best complement to the southern heat and humidity. And what goes best with spicy mexican [...]