A Hungry Bear

beef and barley soup

Monday, February 16, 2009

As promised last week, I’m going to share a couple of our favorite soups that you can make with homemade beef stock. And like any of the good soups I’ve made recently, this one is adapted from a recipe in the oh-so-amazing New England Soup Factory cookbook. As a side note, I had no idea [...]

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. [...]

pork tenderloin with roasted winter vegetables

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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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 [...]

sneaky sloppy joes

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

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These sloppy joes will trick you into eating healthy. I saw the idea on food network some time ago, where you replace some of the red meat in your normal sloppy joe base with equally filling, high protein and fiber-packed beans. Technically, ground beef with beans probably makes it chili though…? Either [...]

double-beef chili

Friday, January 9, 2009

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Chili is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you’re trying to plan a healthy dinner. But if you’re careful not to pile on too much cheese and sour cream (ahem), it’s actually a good balance. There’s a ton of protein, in this case from both the ground sirloin and [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

a healthy bear: provencal chicken salad with roasted peppers and artichokes

Thursday, July 10, 2008

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For the second salad from my new cookbook (Raising the Salad Bar), I tried this provencal chicken salad - it was delicious. The only problem: I halved the recipe (originally for 4 servings), but this didn’t make nearly enough for a hungry bear trying to eat healthy… So even though it was delicious, [...]

cookbook review: raising the salad bar

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

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I heard about this cookbook on NPR, where they were reviewing their favorite 10 new cookbooks, and had to order it. Here’s a little background: I already cook what I believe to be “healthy.” This doesn’t mean dieting or counting calories at all; my definition of healthy involves eating organic fruits and vegetables, [...]