A Hungry Bear

chicken under a brick

Friday, August 14, 2009

This looks like a pretty normal piece of roast chicken, right? But if you could bite into it, you’d notice it has crispier skin and is a lot juicier than normal. As usual, the Italians figured out a better way to cook something. In this case, it involves pressing a brick on [...]

vodka thyme lemonade

Friday, July 24, 2009

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Herb-flavored simple syrups, where have you been all my (bartending) life? Discovering this technique is one of the greatest breakthroughs in the bar - or in the kitchen - that I’ve had in along time. And it only takes a couple of minutes! My new plan is to make up a big [...]

asparagus and goat cheese pasta

Monday, June 22, 2009

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Everyone needs a one-dish meal like this one. I used asparagus because it had been in my fridge for a few days waiting for inspiration, but you could also use zucchini, broccoli, sugar snap peas, or whatever vegetables are in season. I also added a couple of grilled chicken breasts that I had [...]

mustard and mayo glazed asparagus

Monday, June 8, 2009

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I’ve always been wary of heating or cooking mayonnaise. I avoid recipes that call for mixing it in and then baking (like a lot of spinach artichoke dips, for example), presumably holding on to some superstition from my youth that hot mayo will make you sick. Well, it was a huge surprise for [...]

pimm’s cup

Friday, May 22, 2009

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When I first read about a drink called the Pimm’s Cup, I think it was Bon Appetit… It was suggested for an outdoor grilling party, and it sounded like grown-up PJ. (Is PJ a universal high school experience? A bathtub full of Bacardi 151, fruit juices, and pieces of every kind of fruit [...]

green goddess dressing with grilled halibut & salad

Saturday, April 18, 2009

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Molly Wizenberg wrote about green goddess salad dressing in her Bon Appetit column last month, and I immediately wanted to try it (her writing has that effect on a lot of people I guess). Until Molly’s article, I thought “Green Goddess” was just a brand of dressing made by Annie’s Organics, but I’ve never tasted [...]

tzatziki sauce

Monday, March 23, 2009

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Tzatziki sauce, or the Greek yogurt-cucumber sauce, is really quite easy to make. I could have picked any number of simple recipes on Epicurious or in my “food ideas binder” that I’ve been saving. But when it came down to it - pita dough was rising, pork was marinating - I wanted to [...]

caprese couscous salad

Sunday, March 8, 2009

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I had planned on making a pizza last week, but things fell apart (meaning: jobs/school got stressful and we ordered a papa john’s pizza to cope - yes, really). That left me with some fresh basil and tomatoes to use up - why not throw them in couscous for a light side to roast [...]

yogurt-marinated steak kebabs with lemon butter

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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Wouldn’t it have been so catchy if I had posted this the day after the Oscars, and made it some sort of tribute to Slumdog Millionaire? Well, I’ve been busy. So this will just have to be a generic post about how I tried to make Indian-inspired food for the first time. [...]

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, [...]