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Posts tagged “lemon”

New Favorite: Lemon Olive Oil Cake

We sense a theme. Lemons are all we want right now. Lemons and olive oil combine in a sunny, new favorite cake - it's really the best thing we've had in a long time. ...

Seasonal Spotlight: Lemons Call In Spring

We saw these bright yellow lemon juicers at Anthropologie a couple nights ago and the color of lemonade and sunny pies just called out for spring and sunshine. It also reminded us how grateful we ar...

Recipe: Sautéed Shrimp and Tomatoes with Lemon Couscous

Our Cupboard Challenge last week gave us a delicious supper - so quick and easy that we are certainly making it again. With the addition of some fresh jumbo shrimp, these ingredients made a tart, fluf...

Recipe: Lemon Sesame Muffins

Some days we need something cheery for breakfast, something easy yet bright and tart. These muffins are a favorite recipe from our mother - soft, fluffy, and full of lemon, with toasted sesame seeds s...

Recipe: Mini Molasses Cookies with Lemon Filling

Sandwich cookies have a nearly irresistible appeal for me - I really can't pass up tiny cookies with something gooey in the middle. Why is that, I wonder? Childhood nostalgia? Two cookies for the pric...

Recipe: D.I.Y. Candied Lemon Peel

We gave you some good sources for real candied fruit last week, but you can also make your own candied citron. Candied lemon peel is good for lots more than fruitcake. It also makes a beautiful garnis...

Recipe: Basic Lemon Sorbet

As we know from Some Facts About Ice Cream, sorbet contains more sugar but less fat than ice cream, is non-dairy, and is usually flavored with fruit. Because you don't have to prepare a custard as pa...