Coconut Rice With Shrimp and Corn

September 2, 2021

One more recipe to make use of that sweet fresh corn! The combination of creamy coconut rice, crunchy corn, lime, basil and shrimp is wonderful; and it all cooks in one pot. Fresh ginger and a jalepeno give it some zest, and I added some garlic and fish sauce while sautéing the onion for even […]

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Parmesan Chicken & Brussels Sprouts

August 26, 2021

We started Heronearth in March 2011. Here we are a decade later and this is the 500th post. Every year I think it’s time to stop; to eat that dinner while it’s hot and not mess around with photographs. But always some appealing new recipe awaits. One more year??? Chef Joy Howard for Eatingwell magazine […]

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Cherry Clafoutis

August 18, 2021

Quick! make this before the fresh cherries disappear. This is a simple peasant dessert from the Limousin region of France; easy to prepare and so delicious! Aaron Hutchinson studied both Julia Child’s and David Lebovitz’s versions, and tinkered slightly to come up with this one. You blend the batter together in a blender and pour […]

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Roasted Broccoli With Vinegar-Mustard Glaze

August 12, 2021

This is a fairly effortless way to turn a simple roasted pan of broccoli into something special. Florets are sliced and roasted until caramelized and crisp tender, then tossed right on the sheet pan with a bit of butter, vinegar, and Dijon mustard. The heat from the pan will combine it into a smooth, lovely […]

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Spicy Coconut Butter Chicken from Half Baked Harvest

August 6, 2021

I’ve only recently discovered Tieghan Gerard’s blog Half Baked Harvest, which she started almost a decade ago when she was just 18. She comes from a boisterous family of 10, and after years of helping her mother get dinner on the table, she realized she loved it! Tieghan lives and works in a converted horse […]

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Vietnamese-Style Pork Chops with Fresh Herb Salad

July 31, 2021

This makes a lovely summer dinner, with marinated chops cooking quickly on the grill and a mixed herb salad with fresh fruit and a lime and rice vinegar dressing. The recipe was published in Bon Apetit 5 years ago (credit to Andy Baraghani), and I was attracted to it recently by the overwhelming number of […]

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Tuscan Farro Soup

July 25, 2021

I have so many friends coming down with Shingles lately – even my husband who had been recently vaccinated! The latest was friend and neighbor Cathie, with severe pain that took her to the ER in the middle of the night. Casey’s was fairly mild, probably due to the vaccinations, but still uncomfortable and concerning. […]

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Strawberry Pavlova

July 19, 2021

This is Nigella Lawson’s version of this lovely dessert. The pavlova is known as the national dessert of New Zealand, named for Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured New Zealand and Australia in 1926. The story goes that a chef in Wellington created the billowy dessert in her honor, claiming inspiration from her tutu! So […]

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David Chang’s 10-minute Tingly Microwave Chicken

July 12, 2021

I became a huge fan of David Chang after watching his Netflix food show Ugly Delicious. He is the founder of the international restaurant group Momofuku (which means Lucky Peach). He is now selling online some of the products he developed for the restaurants, and I’ve been having fun experimenting with his Chili Crunch and […]

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Chicken and Two Rice Salad With Citrus Mango Dressing

June 29, 2021

Between the beautiful Spring weather and the reopening economy, this has been a week of slowly building joy and optimism. Lunch with lifelong friends was just the perfect way to celebrate and the best way to see Dana’s incredibly lovely new home built from the ground up over the last few years. She served this […]

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