A Hungry Bear

metropolitan

Friday, June 26, 2009

I’m not sure this is a metropolitan exactly. But the name of this cocktail isn’t important at all if you’re going to make it yourself. If you want to order it from a bartender who actually knows what they’re doing, you might want to just ask for a “cosmopolitan made with citrus vodka.” [...]

winter salad: roasted acorn squash, apples & blue cheese

Saturday, November 29, 2008

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After all the Thanksgiving dinners, I can only think about salads (and running 6 miles a day every day this week to make up for the pumpkin brownies my Gramma made). This is adapted from December 2008 Bon Appetit, which originally called for butternut squash but I substituted acorn. (Also note, this is [...]

swiss chard with goat cheese walnuts & cranberries

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

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I’ve been serving swiss chard with slivered garlic, fresh lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil for a while, and wanted to mix it up. Turns out you can use a popular salad combination of goat cheese, walnuts and dried cranberries - who knew?

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 [...]

sauteed spinach

Saturday, March 15, 2008

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There’s a similar recipe for this in the Moosewood cookbook, but I’ve adapted it from its original (which was a wilted spinach salad with pecans) to more of a fully-cooked sauteed version. Grocery list: 1 9 or 10-oz bag of fresh baby spinach, 2-3 cloves garlic, handful of walnuts, handful of dried cranberries. Start by mincing the [...]