A Hungry Bear

spinach artichoke quiche

Monday, August 3, 2009

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 [...]

greek orzo, lemon and chicken soup

Sunday, January 4, 2009

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After my last post about caramelized shallot mac-and-cheese, one AHB reader reminded me that more new year’s resolutions are about eating healthier, not necessarily eating more mac-and-cheese. So, I found a great option in my “New England Soup Factory” cookbook. This broth-based soup is full of protein, and the spinach packs in fiber, [...]

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 [...]

our little secret: easy but impressive leek & ham quiche

Monday, December 15, 2008

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If you’re having dinner guests on fairly short notice, or want to prepare an easy make-ahead brunch that won’t require a lot of fuss while you visit with your out of town guests, let me tell you about this quiche. Growing up, it was always my mom’s staple “fancy” food - we made it [...]

leek tart with goat cheese

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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I really am loving Molly Wizenberg’s (AKA Orangette) “Cooking Life” column in Bon Appetit. She is such an incredible food writer - she’s so over the top with her descriptions (I can relate). Her column in the October 2008 issue was probably my favorite, featuring 2 recipes in 1, for leek confit [...]

weekday breakfast: egg white omelet

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Making a healthy breakfast only takes me about 10 minutes. It may seem like that’s 10 minutes you don’t have in the morning, but if you invest there, you won’t have to take extra time out mid-morning to go get a snack or another coffee. I also take one morning (or Sunday afternoons) [...]

burger review: gourmet magazine’s aussie burger

Sunday, June 29, 2008

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I think I recently read about Aussie burgers in several places (other food blogs? - no google blog search can help me find this so far), and then it popped up again right in the July issue of Gourmet magazine. In my quest to eat every possible combination of burger toppings at least once [...]

one more thing to love about weekends: ABLT egg sandwiches

Monday, June 23, 2008

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Bacon, egg whites, lettuce, heirloom tomato slices, mayo, extra sharp cheddar, all on a toasted bun. How could you NOT have the best Sunday ever?

orangette’s gruyere souffle (AKA julia child’s everyday souffle)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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I recently purchased the May issue of Bon Appetit magazine to read on a flight. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they have a new featured column by Molly Wizenberg, who writes the wonderful Orangette blog. I love how she tells a story when describing an experience with a certain food, and [...]

eggs benedict

Monday, April 21, 2008

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While on vacation in Anguilla, I decided to try eggs benedict for the first time. I’m not a big fan of egg yolks, and other than eating around what some people consider the “best part” of a poached egg, I loved them. When I suggested to my boyfriend that I might try them [...]