A Hungry Bear

provencal chicken with bearnaise

I haven’t seen the Julia Child movie, but I’ve been hit with the fever all the same - looking for dinner ideas in Mastering the Art of French Cooking. This is probably one of the easiest and most iconic of the JC recipes - chicken sauteed in herbs de provence, with a simple bearnaise [...]

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tuscan spare ribs

Our neighborhood Whole Foods carries a small selection of local pork. If they don’t have a certain cut of meat, I’ll find a way to adapt a pork recipe that I want to try. But recently, I had the opposite experience, going to WF and seeing a cut of meat I knew I [...]

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dinner with the marshes: sausage and pepper pasta

Last month I had the good fortune to work a few days at the home office of my coworker and his wonderful family. I have heard about his sausage and caramelized bell pepper pasta before, and even attempted to make it once. But I was WAY off… And it wasn’t just the [...]

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pork tenderloin with roasted winter vegetables

This healthy one-dish meal was inspired by a recipe I found in February’s Gourmet magazine (the “quick meals” section is surprisingly helpful). Instead of limiting this to roasted fennel wedges, I added some carrots and parsnips, which I roasted separately for 15 minutes before adding to the pot with the tenderloin. I also [...]

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grilled steak with arugula, fennel and orange salad

This recipe ended up only being “inspired by” the original in Food & Wine magazine. I fully intended to try it unadulterated, but ended up finding a good deal on NY strip (as opposed to skirt steak) while at the same time NOT being able to find fregola. (Side note: while I couldn’t [...]

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