A Hungry Bear

best fried chicken in the universe

Sunday, September 14, 2008

The September 2008 Bon Appetit is shaping up to be the best cookbook I’ve ever purchased - what is this, my 6th recipe from that issue, and counting? They featured Thomas Keller’s recipe for fried chicken, and the pictures of all these kids eating drumsticks had me thinking, I’ve got to try this. [...]

homemade everything: my gramma’s influence

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

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I just returned from a weekend at my grandparents’ house in rural North Carolina - a sprawling farm on the Pee-Dee River we call “Neal’s Hill”. Just the other night a co-worker’s wife was asking me how I came to love food and cooking so much… If I had to pick any single [...]

old school apple pie

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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When I was growing up, one of my favorite things *ever* was spending time with my grandparents, who live on the Pee Dee River in rural North Carolina. They grew (and still do, although less volume) every fresh vegetable imaginable, and had all kinds of fruit trees right by the house - figs, peaches, [...]

old school mac-n-cheese

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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My mom used to make macaroni and cheese with hot dogs when we were kids, so it’s a true comfort food for me. the hot dogs are definitely optional, but if i want a grown-up mac-n-cheese dish I usually take an entirely different approach.