A Hungry Bear

spinach artichoke quiche

Monday, August 3, 2009

Recently I had a couple of girlfriends over, and we cooked a few things from the blog (I won’t go so far as to call it a “lesson”, more like rambling + drinking + food). We made a big batch of creamy spinach artichoke dip, which doesn’t make much of an appearance in my [...]

1 rotisserie chicken, 2 dinners: greek salad

Monday, May 25, 2009

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You can either call this a lame post (it’s not a recipe), or it might be helpful since it’s a good emergency meal idea to keep in the back of your mind next time you don’t have time to cook. Either way, it’s just something that we’ve been doing a lot of lately and [...]

spinach simmered in yogurt

Thursday, March 5, 2009

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I made this spinach alongside my Indian-inspired yogurt marinated steak kebabs. It reminded me of one of my favorite dishes that I ate several times when I was actually visiting Mumbai, possibly called saag paneer (but I could be completely wrong about the name). It’s also a creamy yellow spinach dish, but with [...]

greek orzo, lemon and chicken soup

Sunday, January 4, 2009

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After my last post about caramelized shallot mac-and-cheese, one AHB reader reminded me that more new year’s resolutions are about eating healthier, not necessarily eating more mac-and-cheese. So, I found a great option in my “New England Soup Factory” cookbook. This broth-based soup is full of protein, and the spinach packs in fiber, [...]

jamie oliver’s rotolo of spinach, squash and ricotta

Sunday, November 16, 2008

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According to Jamie Oliver, he was discovered with this stuffed, rolled pasta dish called a rotolo (someone important saw him making it, and his TV chef career began). It’s actually less labor-intensive than ravioli, since you are basically working with one giant stuffed piece of pasta instead of 30+. And if you really [...]

chicken and mushroom ragu

Monday, November 10, 2008

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My bolognese sauce is my favorite accompaniment for pasta, but I don’t always have 2 hours to let it simmer. For another protein-rich option, I tried this 20 minute option for chicken “ragu” from October’s issue of Gourmet. Next time I won’t pulse the mushrooms in a food processor - maybe chop them [...]

football food: creamy spinach artichoke dip

Monday, October 20, 2008

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A and I don’t really have “date night” since he’s in grad school, but we do have “date football” on Sunday afternoons. If both our teams (Panthers & Steelers) are on at the same time, we bring the second TV down from the bedroom and set both up side by side. We’ll make [...]

why have I not heard of this? rich tomato sausage pasta with olives

Sunday, July 27, 2008

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I was looking for a baked pasta recipe on epicurious the other day - I wanted to find an easy-ish recipe that I could make, divide into 2 batches and freeze half of it for future use. I came across this recipe as the most reviewed, highest rated baked pasta in their archive, from [...]

weekday breakfast: egg white omelet

Thursday, July 24, 2008

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Making a healthy breakfast only takes me about 10 minutes. It may seem like that’s 10 minutes you don’t have in the morning, but if you invest there, you won’t have to take extra time out mid-morning to go get a snack or another coffee. I also take one morning (or Sunday afternoons) [...]

meatloaf can be the side dish: sauteed spinach with shallots

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Eating more vegetables with a main meat dish is a great way to (a) eat less meat, and (b) save money, by way of (a). It’s a challenge for me to come up with an interesting method for vegetables that will adequately complement an awesome meat dish without just slathering cheese and bread crumbs [...]