A Hungry Bear

grilled steak with arugula, fennel and orange salad

Thursday, December 11, 2008

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 [...]

salmon with tarragon mustard glaze

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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I’m finally back in my own kitchen after 2 weeks in Sri Lanka. Instead of my normal flurry of kitchen activity after a trip, which usually ensues after I’ve missed cooking for a while, I’ve been completely laid out with jet lag. It’s especially bad since I’ve had 3 new cooking magazines to [...]

steak with parmesan butter, balsamic glaze & arugula

Friday, October 17, 2008

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A lot of food blogs have had posts lately about “the last cookout of the year,” but we’re fortunate in Atlanta that grilling is not limited to any season. If I’ve had a bad day and need to feel better, or if I’ve had a great day and want to celebrate it, a steak [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

is it summer in atlanta or winter in northern italy?

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

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This is what I made for dinner last night: roast beef braised in red wine and artichoke risotto. Makes perfect sense for a 93 degree day in Atlanta…?? Let me explain. Last week I was in Sri Lanka (yes, I sandbag my blog posts sometimes), and although the food was delicious, I [...]

lemon and herb crusted halibut over arugula salad

Friday, May 23, 2008

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Pacific halibut is now available at WF here in Atlanta, and I can’t stop thinking about new ways to try it. I found this Emeril recipe and when I saw that it involves painting the fillet with dijon mustard (before pressing with lemon zest and herbs), it reminded me of this delicious vinaigrette concoction [...]

lemon ricotta pasta with pine nuts and roast chicken

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

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This recipe meets several requirements for the “weekday rotation” in my house: fast (literally 30 minutes start to finish, less if you buy a rotisserie chicken), and lots of protein. If I’m making pasta, I’ve got to sneak in as much as possible — did you know part-skim ricotta is a very lean form [...]

prosciutto-wrapped apsaragus with lemon-dijon vinaigrette

Saturday, April 12, 2008

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In this month’s issue of Food & Wine, there’s an article featuring Mario Batali and his favorite ways to grill “italian-style”. The original recipe calls for pancetta and an orange-based citronette, but I modified it somewhat by using a simpler lemon and dijon sauce and by using prosciutto in place of pancetta. This [...]

walnut-crusted tilapia with lemon cream sauce

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

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This is a new recipe for me, and although there are a few technicalities I’ll address next time I make it (not chopping the walnuts as fine, for one), it was absolutely delicious. Tilapia is my new favorite fish — only $9 a pound, from WF, where they promise it is farmed in an [...]