A Hungry Bear

slow cooker black beans

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

This is a great recipe that my BFF Morgan shared with me, and it couldn’t be easier. (You might also recognize Mo as the person who created every last little thing about AHB - she’s the world’s best graphic designer.) I took a pound of dried black beans - less than $1 - [...]

football sunday marmalade meatballs

Monday, December 1, 2008

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We’re officially in my favorite sports time of the year - NFL is in full swing, and college basketball is just getting going. I start planning my meals around the games, since making sure you’ve got some great snacks is just as important to me as making sure you’ve got your jersey on (for [...]

slow cooked ribs with lisa’s secret* barbecue sauce

Sunday, July 20, 2008

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(*That is, secret until I posted it here.) Cooking ribs in a simmering slow cooker all day seems like a great idea at first: as minimal prep work as it gets, and you have the most delicious fall-off-the-bone tender ribs you’ve ever tried. The only caveat? Having to sit around and smell ribs [...]

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 [...]