A Hungry Bear

steak with parmesan butter, balsamic glaze & arugula

Friday, October 17, 2008

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 [...]

cheesy baked penne with cauliflower and creme fraiche

Monday, October 13, 2008

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The full page photo of this dish in October’s Bon Appetit pulled me in - I’m always a sucker for a new mac-and-cheese recipe. This proved to be the most complicated m&c dish I’ve ever attempted, but also the richest and most flavorful. The different cheeses are all pricey though, so it won’t [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

easy pesto

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

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With the grilled chicken and vegetables the other night, I made a quick side of pesto pasta. I realized I didn’t cover that in the recipe, but it’s so simple and delicious and basil is starting to be so abundant right now, I figured I should blog this… There are a million ways [...]

mushrooms and leeks with pecorino fonduta

Friday, April 25, 2008

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It should be fairly obvious by now that I have an obsession with Food & Wine magazine, and especially any of their Italian recipes, so this recipe from their April 2008 issue is right up my alley. According to the article, fonduta is basically Italian fondue. You serve this easy-as-possible cheese sauce over [...]

pappardelle with porcini mushrooms and garlic roast chicken

Monday, April 7, 2008

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A recipe for “pappardelle with porcini and pistachios” was recently featured in Food & Wine magazine, from the chef at Cru restaurant in NYC. I decided I wanted to try it, but needed to add roast chicken (if I want to make pasta at home, it is absolutely mandatory that I find a way [...]

parmesan chicken tenders

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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An easy, crunchy, Italian version of fried chicken, which is a combination of my 2 favorite types of food… Grocery list: 1 pound chicken tenders, parmesan cheese, italian bread crumbs, and buttermilk. For the vinaigarette, you’ll need 3 garlic cloves, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil. The recipe below is for one pound, but [...]