A Hungry Bear

vietnamese shaking beef

Thursday, August 21, 2008

One of my favorite restaurants in San Francisco is The Slanted Door, a trendy Vietnamese place in the Ferry Building on Embarcadero (I go there for the food, not the trendiness - I’ve not been there once when the hostess hasn’t acted like I should be grateful that they allow me in the door - [...]

classic jambalaya

Monday, August 18, 2008

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None of these photos do justice to this classic jambalaya dish, but I’m going to blog it anyway in the hopes that AHB readers trust my recipes more than my photography skills by now… I’ve made crab and andouille sausage jambalaya before, but A made a special request a while ago for a “real” jambalaya [...]

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 [...]

mexican rice with cilantro sauce

Saturday, May 10, 2008

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For our belated cinco de mayo celebration, I decided to try this recipe for mexican spice rubbed ribeyes I set aside from the April issue of Food & Wine. To go with it, I decided to make a simple mexican rice. Or, more accurately, I *had* planned to keep it simple, until I [...]

crab jambalaya

Friday, March 7, 2008

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Jambalaya is normally made with shrimp and andouille sausage, but this recipe swaps out the shrimp for crab (an idea from F&W again). It’s easier to make than I expected — it’s not too spicy either, so you can kick it up with extra hot sauce when serving.

hoisin pork roast with rice and sesame broccoli

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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I’m a little obsessed with my slow cooker (known around my house as the silver bullet, although I’m not sure if I can continue calling it that now that my friend Teddy has pointed out what the term “silver bullet” means around her own establishment…). I just got it 2 months ago, so I’m still [...]