A Hungry Bear

linguine with summer succotash

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Seeing Food Inc. (twice in the past week) has made me more grateful than ever for our recent discovery of fresh vegetables delivered from a local farmer - and also more inspired to try a vegetarian dinner every now and then. The sauce for this dish is simply pureed fresh corn, with all the [...]

the bread bible’s pizza

Friday, March 13, 2009

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You know how you start noticing something all the time only when it becomes important to you? Like you never notice different styles of roof shingles until you need to roof your house, or you really start noticing people’s glasses when you find out you need them yourself? (Maybe it’s just me.) [...]

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 [...]

our little secret: easy but impressive leek & ham quiche

Monday, December 15, 2008

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If you’re having dinner guests on fairly short notice, or want to prepare an easy make-ahead brunch that won’t require a lot of fuss while you visit with your out of town guests, let me tell you about this quiche. Growing up, it was always my mom’s staple “fancy” food - we made it [...]

mario’s chicken parmesan

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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I never eat chicken parmesan, never order it, never crave it. I think when I was younger, the only times I would run into it would be at some Olive Garden type of place, where “chicken parm” is just a vehicle for grease and low-quality cheese. But when I saw this picture in [...]

sausage, peppers and fresh mozzarella pasta

Sunday, August 31, 2008

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I have a coworker friend who told me about a great sausage and pepper recipe that his family loves which I’ve been thinking about for some time. I intend to try his actual recipe very soon - it sounds perfect for football Sundays. If I understood him correctly, he takes up to 6 [...]

grilled salmon with basil aioli

Monday, June 30, 2008

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What I’m about to tell you is a true story, and hopefully no one will get in trouble for it… The other day my neighbor, who works for a major airline here in Atlanta, knocked frantically on my door. She was holding a plastic bag and practically jumping with excitement. What’s was [...]

green 3 cheese ravioli + tomato sauce with garlic and basil (”alla carrettiera”)

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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In Marcella Hazan’s “essentials of classic italian cooking”, she talks about the “only” 2 ways to EVER make fresh pasta dough: basic egg pasta (covered numerous times, albeit imperfectly, on this blog), and “green” pasta. Green pasta incorporates fresh spinach right into the dough - and why did I think I needed even more [...]

homemade pizzas: pepperoni & margherita

Monday, April 14, 2008

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Pizza is one of my favorite comfort foods. I’m not a pizza expert (or pizza snob, depending how you look at it), so I can enjoy mellow mushroom like it was the most authentic thing in the world. I end up craving it almost weekly, so I figure it’s a good idea [...]

sopressata paninis with roasted red pepper tapenade

Saturday, March 29, 2008

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I used to be very weirded out by any sandwich meat outside of turkey, but in the last couple of years have started to see that I’ve been missing a lot of deliciousness. Sopressata is one of those meats that I wish I had known about a long time ago. It’s an italian [...]