Bear Essentials:Mitten Noms - Michigan Classics( + Pasties )

 

If you're from Michigan, you saw this title and envisioned a meat- and potato-filled pie.  If you're from anywhere else, you might be expecting stripper glitter and tassels.

It's PAAH-sties, folks.  Not PAY-sties.

Bear Essentials: Mitten Noms - Michigan Classics ( + Coney Dogs )

There's no denying that the Coney Dog is a hot mess of a dish.  You take a hot dog and top it with a spiced ground-beef-gravy sort of sauce.  And then you layer on the mustard.  And the onions.  And if you're a bit of an iconoclast, you toss on some shredded Cheddar.  I did.  And I don't regret it one bit.  But you're going to want to double up on the napkins. 

Bear Essentials: Pineapple ( + Cranberry-Chipotle Meatballs with Pineapple )

It's Friday, and it's been a long week, and I'm really tired, guys.

Nobody likes to spend time hovering over a stove when they're exhausted.  So I thought I'd give you the fastest recipe you've ever seen. 

Mr. Bear Redefines Geography(+ Chicken-Fried Steak)

Recurring Conversation with Mr. Bear:

Me:           But you should like [foie gras/cornichons/confit/Insert Rejected French Food Here].  
                You're French, for god's sake!
Mr. Bear:   What are you talking about?
Me:          Your name's Belanger, darling.  Where exactly do you think that comes from?
Mr. Bear:   It's Norman.
Me:          Norman.
Mr. Bear:   Yes.  Like William the Conqueror.
Me:          Who came from...?
Mr. Bear:   Normandy.
Me:          Which is in...?
Mr. Bear:   England.

-Long Pause-