Braised Cod With Leeks and Cherry Tomatoes

March 13, 2020

My long-time fellow foodie friend (FFF!) Kim Higgins passed along this wonderful recipe from her Aunt Gidli Frauenfelder, who is known in the family as a outstanding cook. This method provides a great way to ensure your fish will be moist and not overcooked, which is always my main concern. After sauteing leeks, garlic, tomatoes […]

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Wine-Braised Chicken With Artichoke Hearts

March 6, 2020

Alison Roman left her job at Bon Appetit to write a cookbook. She now has two, and has become an internet celebrity with some heavily searched recipes. (Several I’ve reposted on Heronearth; her Vinegar Chicken with Crushed Olive Dressing, and Salted Butter and Chocolate Shortbread Cookies). I like their simplicity and depth of flavor. This […]

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Sausage and Peppers Pasta With Broccoli

February 28, 2020

I love all forms of the Italian classic combination of sausage and peppers. The addition of broccoli here adds nutrition, color and crunch and tossed with the pasta makes an almost complete meal. (Wine and bread?) I couldn’t resist adding some sliced red onion when sauteing the broccoli and peppers, and used sweet Italian chicken […]

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Sheet-Pan Salmon and Broccoli With Sesame and Ginger

February 20, 2020

Love these sheet-pan dinners! This one gives the salmon a glossy flavorful glaze which is difficult to achieve when roasting salmon in the oven. The squeeze of lime and sprinkle of sesame seeds and scallions at serving makes for a beautiful and delicious finish. Credit to Lidey Heuck for a healthy keeper! 4 Tbs. toasted […]

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Lemony Shrimp and Bean Stew

February 11, 2020

This is a recipe I’m surprised I didn’t already create myself, as I love all the ingredients and the ease of preparation -right up my alley! To save a trip to the store, I substituted chopped onion for the leeks. With shrimp in the freezer and the rest of the ingredients in the pantry this […]

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Curry Roasted Carrots

February 5, 2020

Roasted carrots are one of our favorite, easy vegetables. This recipe from Jenn Segal adds curry powder and honey, and turns the simple carrots into a spicy almost vegetable candy. Great side dish for pork, chicken, or you could just devour an entire sheetpan by itself. 2 pounds medium carrots, sliced into thirds on the […]

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Strawberry Muffins

January 29, 2020

Strawberry season has begun in California, and the flats of over sized ruby red berries are hard to resist; even if it’s way more than you need. Wanting a recipe that would work for my sous chef Hunter, aged 7, I found this wonderful muffin recipe on the Once Upon A Chef website by Jenn […]

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Spanish Spice-Crusted Pork Tenderloin Bites (Pinchos Morunos)

January 23, 2020

This Spanish tapas dish is from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street; his new venture after many years running Cooks Illustrated. It’s an ambitious project, with a magazine and newsletters both print and on-line. This recipe came in a list of “Ten recipes that will change how you cook” which I found hard to resist. This version […]

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Coconut-Curry Chicken Soup

January 14, 2020

This soup is loaded with flavor and textures, from crunchy snow peas to slurpy rice noodles. Tina Washburn of San Diego (hello neighbor!) posted it in 2008 and I was happy to stumble on it in 2020. The ingredient list appears long, but it comes together quickly. It will be even better the next day […]

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Slow Roasted Salmon With Citrus Salsa Verde

January 5, 2020

The last couple of years I’ve been seeing recipes calling for lower temperatures for roasting fish, and this is my first attempt. This recipe from Botanica Restaurant in L.A. actually lowers the temperature to 250 (most I’ve seen are 300 or 325). The obvious advantage is how less likely you are to overcook the fish, […]

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