A Hungry Bear

pastitsio: greek pasta & lamb casserole

Monday, September 7, 2009

I’ve been saving this recipe in my binder since late last year, when I saw it in the December 2008 issue of Gourmet. As I’ve mentioned before, my mom is a little obsessed with Greek food (her name is Yia-Yia, not grandma!), so whenever I see an interesting Greek dish I want to make [...]

lamb and eggplant shepherd’s pie

Monday, March 16, 2009

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I’ve wanted to try more greek recipes since my parents returned from sailing around the Greek islands. My mom became so enamored with the food and the culture that she actually decided she’d be called “yia-yia” instead of some version of “grandma” when my niece was born. And still here I’ve sat, cooking [...]

herb-crusted roast leg of lamb

Friday, October 24, 2008

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Lamb is one of those less expensive cuts of meat I’m trying to use more often, and especially since you can throw a roast in the oven and dinner is ready a couple hours later. This one was so easy, and I suppose it’s a technique you could use for almost any roast cut.

lamb cacciatore

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

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Ah, one of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco is SPQR. I originally read about it in Food & Wine magazine, and took my little brother there for his birthday. We were fortunate enough to get seats at the “chef’s counter” - basically a bar setup over the kitchen, where you can watch [...]

lamb and beef burgers with caper remoulade

Monday, June 9, 2008

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As you might have noticed by now, I’m pretty obsessed with Food & Wine magazine. When the June issue arrived last month with the theme of “best new grilling ideas,” I flipped - burgers are my favorite food. These burgers were almost light - the caper remoulade, the cucumber and tomato slices, and [...]