Showing posts with label lemon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lemon. Show all posts
Fresh Lemons are one of my absolute favorite things to cook and bake with. Lemons are used as accents for many, many recipes to add zest and flavor. Those types of recipes exist in abundance. The recipes I am sharing with you today are recipes which really accent the delicious flavors of Lemon!
There is a mix of savory and sweet goodies, something for every palate and every lemon lover. If you are like me, you can never get enough of lemon flavours!
Perhaps you have a bowl of lemons on the countertop staying you in the face begging to be used. Maybe you are lucky enough to have a tree in your garden that you can just pop out the door to and pick a few. Whatever your reason, these recipes I am sharing here today are guaranteed to please! These are my best and brightest!
SAVORY RECIPES
Sticky Lemon & Ginger Chicken Stir Fry
Deliciously spiced chicken bits, and crunchy vegetables in a sticky lemon and ginger sauce.
Quick and easy to make and oh so delicious! Something tasty to make on those nights when you are really pressed for time!
Sticky Lemon Chicken
This is a very simple recipe here today, using only a few ingredients . . . but it has BIG flavour . . . and juiciness. Just look at that succulent juiciness . . . it's a very good thing.
Honey, lemon and oregano . . . it's the Holy Trinity of chicken deliciousness. Trust me.
Quick, easy and some of the most delicious chicken you could ever want to eat! What more could you ask for!
Roast Chicken with Lemon & Garlic
A well roasted chicken is a beautiful thing to behold . . . moist and tender, almost succulent, with a crisp and flavourful skin. I think of all the roasts, it is one of my favourites.
Garlic and lemon work with chicken to form a trinity of delicious flavours. In this instance, the chicken itself is filled with four peeled and bruised garlic cloves, a small onion peeled and quartered, one half lemon and its juice, and a nice sprig of fresh thyme. Simple.
Turkey Meatballs and Lemon Rice
tasty tender turkey meatballs, with a lovely veg and lemon flavoured rice pilaf. Colourful and delicious. All you need is a salad on the side.
I am a huge fan of ground turkey and I love, Love, LOVE this delicious all in one entree!
Ina's Skillet Roasted Lemon Chicken
This tasty recipe was adapted from the Ina Garten cookbook entitled Cooking For Jeffrey. This is somewhat of an unusual recipe. It is so delicious. You begin by spatchcocking a chicken and making a herbed olive oil.
Sliced lemon and onion, along with some garlic are placed in a deep oven proof skillet and the butterflied chicken is placed on top, after brushing it throroughly on the underside with some of the herbed olive oil mixture.
You squeeze the juice of a whole lemon over top of the chicken, cover the dish tightly with foil and then let it rest for a time. The end result is moist, delicious lemony chicken. Scrumptious! I'd expect nothing less from Ina.
Lemon Sauced Salmon Patties
Simple salmon patties. Flaked and mashed tinned salmon, mixed with some breadcrumbs, milk, egg, parsley, grated onion (I use my micro plane grater) and seasoning, mixed together and spooned into well buttered muffin cups.
Served with a rich creamy and delicious lemon sauce. The two together are bliss. A store cupboard family favorite.
Creamy Lemon Rice
Don't let the bad photograph put you off from making this fabulous side dish! It is a dish I made often for a lucious side dish when I worked at the manor.
Its very easy to make and goes perfectly with chicken, fish, pork, veal, etc.
This may not look like much . . . its just rice after all, but don't let the simplicity of it fool you into thinking it isn't very special! This is a fabulous side dish!
Lemon & Green Olive Pasta
Lemon & Green Olive Pasta is a delicious riff on a traditional Italian Pasta Dish called Spaghetti Aglio e Olio. Spaghetti Aglio e Olio is a simple Italian dish of garlic, olive oil, parsley, and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese tossed with cooked pasta.
This dish differs in that the pan sauce includes buttery Castelvetrano Olives and crispy lemon bread crumbs. A garnish of more bread crumbs and cheese finishes it off. It is also filled with lots of chopped fresh parsley, garlic and torn basil.
In short it is yummo!!
Pasta with Lemon Cream Sauce, Asparagus & Peas
Delicious pasta with a light sauce with vegetables. The vegetables are cooked until just crispy tender and the whole thing is a wonderful symphony of textures and flavours that really please. Adapted from a recipe in Cooking Light magazine.
Quite simply delicious.
Lemon Linguine
This lush recipe uses simple ingredients . . . liguine, fresh lemon, cream, parmesan cheese . . . some seasoning, fresh parsley as a garnish.
From Nigella, so you know that its really good. Simple and tasty!
SWEET RECIPES
Buttermilk Lemon Puddings
One of my favourite lemon desserts has always been Buttermilk Lemon Puddings. These are delicious lemon puddings which upon baking, just like magic, separate into two distinct layers . . . one a lush lemon custard and the other a fabulously tart lemon cake.
This is a dessert I used to make fairly often when entertaining at the Manor down south. I think lemon is a common love of ladies.
These are very simple to make. The recipe serves two people generously, but can easily be multiplied to serve more.
Lemon Kisses
This is THE perfect lemon cookie. These cookies are crisp, buttery and full on lemony! Wowzah wowzah! Pucker up because these cookies are going to slap you with a lovely lemon kiss!
They are so simple to make and bake as well. The recipe is one I adapted from a little BBC Good Food Book, entitled Easy Baking Recipes.
Two crisp buttery cookies, sandwiched together with lemon curd and drizzled with a lemon drizzle icing. Scrumptious!
Lemon Curd Cookies
Lemon Curd Cookies. There lush and buttery shortbread cookies are flavoured through and through with lemon from the inside out. Crispy edged and dimpled with lemon curd centres, they are real lemon winners!
These delicious lemon cookies are the lemon lover's ultimate dream! If you love lemon as much as I do, you are sure to love these!
Double Lemon Drizzle Loaf
This is a a Lemon Drizzle Cake that is quite different to all of the rest that I have seen out there. Its a lovely moist loaf, filled with LOTS of lovely lemon flavors.
Flavors from the pureed cooked lemon in the loaf, to that candied lemon syrup sinking into the cake and lightly coating the surface. Not to mention that lovely lemon icing drizzle. Its fabulously tasty!
Lush Lemon Pound Cake
This is a fabulously delicious old fashioned lemon pound cake. If you are a fan of lemon and of cake, prepare yourself to fall in love!
This easy pound cake recipe uses simple ingredients that most of us always have in our kitchens and packs a triple lemon wallop! With plenty of lemon zest, lemon juice and lemon extract, it scores a hat-trick of lush lemon flavours every single time you bake it!
This is a delicious lemon pound cake which is wonderfully moist and flavourful. The texture in this is pound cake beautiful! It also boasts a lush lemon drizzle finish. What's not to love about this!
Coconut & Lemon Cake
This is a basic layer sponge cake recipe which uses coconut milk and a bit of coconut oil as well . . . for plenty of coconut flavor and moistness.
The lemon in the cake batter comes from the use of the juice of one lemon. There are more coconut and lemon flavors in the frosting/filling. A bit of coconut oil and the zest and juice of one lemon goes into the butter cream. Its also filled with some lemon curd.
A final flourish of flaked coconut garnishes the top for a fabulous finish!
Mary Berry's Lemon Drizzle Cake
Nothing beats a nice thick slice of a Lemon Drizzle Cake with a hot cuppa on a cold drizzly day. And when you are talking about Mary Berry's Lemon Drizzle Cake you know you are talking about the best Lemon Drizzle cake ever!
This is one of those cakes that improves upon standing. If you can leave it overnight without cutting into it so much the better. Its hard to do that though coz its just so darned good. I always want to cut into it right away!
Lemon Friands
About four bites of the most heavenly little cakes in the world . . . just four . . . little . . . buttery . . . bites . . .
These delicate little almond cakes topped with a delicious swirl of lemon curd are absolutely delightful! These would be great for an afternoon tea party, or . . . just because! Simply wonderful!!
Lemon Ginger Biscotti
Lemon Ginger Biscotti. If you love Biscotti, these fabulously flavoured Biscotti are destined to take place as one of your favourite versions!!
These beautiful crisp biscotti are flavoured with plenty of lemon beginning with rubbing lemon zest and sugar together to release the natural oils of the lemon zest.
More lemon flavour comes from the use of Lemon Extract, as well as vanilla. Vanilla and lemon are perfect partners . . . but . . . . add ginger to the mix, and you have a true marriage made in heaven!
Crisp and moreish with plenty of lemon and ginger spark
Lemon Splits
I discovered these Lemon Splits in the grocery shop in the UK several years or so ago. What they are is plain Welsh Cakes, without the spice and raisins, put together with a layer of lemon curd in the middle. My goodness but they are some tasty.
I decided to create my own version of them at home. Incredibly edibly moreish and so simple to make.
These are fabulous enjoyed with a hot cuppa! Very traditional.
Lush & Creamy Lemon Mousse
You are going to fall in love with this beautifully lush and creamy Lemon Mousse Recipe I am sharing. Not only is it very easy and quick to make, using only three ingredients, but it is incredibly delicious!
Whisk together, spoon into glasses and serve with a crisp biscuit on the side and dessert is served!
Easy Lemon Refrigerator Dessert
This is kind of like a whipped cheesecake. I should have had fresh fruit to serve with it, but alas, I forgot to pick it up at the shops, so on this particular day we just had jam on top, which was also very delicious.
No matter what you choose to serve on top, you are sure to love this simple and easy dessert!
Lemon Cream Danish
Three words. Lemon. Cream. Danish.
All butter puff pastry. Cut into squares and spread with a Greek Yoghurt and vanilla mixture. Full fat of course. (and why not?) Drizzled with lemon curd . . . swirled down into the yogurt mixture. Edges folded over. Edges sprinkled with demerara sugar for some crunch and then baked until puffed, golden brown, and flakey . . .
Need I say more?
Lemon Puddle Cake
Picture a deliciously light, baked lemon batter, with a tingly lemon curd at the bottom. Now smother it with pouring cream, or a dollop of creme fraiche . . .
One word. Delicious.
Frozen Lemon Souffle
These were incredibly popular single serving sized desserts when I worked at the Manor. For luncheons or for dinner parties, always well received.
I loved making them because not only were they simple and easy to make, but you could make them well ahead of time, simply taking them out of the freezer about 15 minutes before I was ready to serve them. Garnished with a tiny bit of frozen fruit, they always went down well with the guests.
This is the perfect dinner party dessert. Light and lush.
And there you have it, just enough lemon savories and desserts to get you started on a lemon journey for today. This is by no means the full extent of all the lemon recipes I have shared on here over the past eleven years but it is enough to whet your appetites for lemon I think!
Moving into my new house today. With any luck my next post will be coming from within the walls of my new home! My fingers are crossed!
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These easy Lemon Bars are a delightful recipe taken from the pages of my Big Blue Binder. For those of you who don't know this is a big blue vinyl binder filled with recipes, handwritten and clipped, that I have been saving since I was about 9 years old.
It has travelled around the world with me and is filled with all of my tried and trues. Many are family recipes, having been handed down through the generations.
Others are gifts from friends. Something I ate and enjoyed in their homes, and that they were kind enough to share the recipe with me. Shared recipes are the best recipes of all!
This is a pretty classic lemon bar recipe. They are the perfect combination of tart and sweet! Everything a good lemon bar should be.
There is something about lemon flavoured baked goodies that sings the song of my heart. I can't get enough of them. When push comes to shove and I had to choose between something lemon or something chocolate . . . well, lemon would win every time.
Actually I do have a recipe for Lemon and Chocolate Slices on here that is pretty darned good. With those you get the vanilla shortbread crust, topped with a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate.
Onto this goes the lemon curd filling and the rest is history. Deliciously different. You can get that recipe here. Its pretty lush.
I also have a recipe for Raspberry Lemon Bars, which you can find here. Along with a lot of other delicious lemon recipes.
Recipes such as Homemade Lemon Curd, Little Lemon Ginger Cakes, Raspberry Lemon Bars, Blueberry Gingerbread. (You split that cake and put lemon curd in the middle.)
Then there is a luxurious Lemon Tart, sweet Lemon Cupcakes, Lemon and Poppyseed Bundt Cake, Lemon & Blueberry Drop Scones, and even a few more recipes for lemon delights.
All on that same page. If you like lemon, its the mother-lode of lemon tastiness.
Classic Lemon Bars however are hands down my absolute favorite bar. With their simple shortbread-like crust and tart sweet lemon filling, they always delight.
And they are such a simple bake. I don't know why people think they must be complicated. They aren't in the least. Nothing could be easier.
The crust contains only three ingredients. Plain or all purpose flour as it is also called. Salted Butter. Sifted icing sugar.
I always sift my icing sugar to get out any lumps. It doesn't take long and you get a much nicer finish in your baked goods rather than trying to use it without sifting it.
These three ingredients are rubbed together in a bowl until they are well combined. They make a rather crumbly mixture. Don't worry, its supposed to look that way.
This crumbly mixture gets put and pressed into either an 8 inch square baking dish or a 9 inch square baking dish. If you use the 8 inch square dish you get deeper layers. I like them better in the 8 inch square dish.
You just put the crumbly mixture in and then press it compact. I find using the flat bottom of a metal measuring cup does a really great job of this.
This crust gets baked for 20 minutes. It will be nicely set at the end of that time.
While the crust is baking you can get busy with the business of whisking the filling ingredients all together. There is nothing out of the ordinary there either.
The filling is simply lemon juice, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, baking powder and salt. Just whisk everything together on high until the mixture is light and fluffy.
Always, ALWAYS, use fresh lemon juice and add the zest. Fresh juice blows the one from concentrate out of the water and the zest really does add to the lemon flavor of the bars!
This mixture gets poured over the hot baked base and then the pan is popped back into the oven to bake the filling. It takes about half an hour.
At the end of that time the filling should be completely set. A finger pressed in the center should meet with some resistance and not make a dimple. At that point you know they are perfect.
The most difficult part of making these lush bars is waiting for them to cool enough so that you can cut them into bars to enjoy. Seriously. Nothing could be easier.
You do need to leave them set for about an hour prior to cutting them. I know, its hard . . . I always want to dig in right away, but believe me, it is well worth the wait.
Its a tough job but someone has to do it!!
I like to dust them with icing sugar prior to serving them. There is no point in doing that too early because the bars will absorb the sugar. I always do it just before serving.
Like a girl who is getting dressed up to go to a party, a dusting of icing sugar prettifies these up beautifully. Its not necessary, but it is nice.
If I am being really fancy, I will also pop a tiny bit of fresh lemon on top to further decorate them. But trust me when I say these are delicious even without the icing sugar topping and lemon bits.
These are just full on TASTY TASTY! A family favorite treat for sure!
Lush Lemon Bars
Yield: Makes one 8 or 9 inch square pan
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 48 Mininactive time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 58 M
Perfect in every way. Lemon bars with a sweet shortbread cookie crust and a lush sweet/tart lemon topping.
Ingredients
For the crust:
- 1 cup (140g) plain all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (120g) butter, softened
- 1/4 cup (35g) icing sugar, sifted
For the filling:
- 2 large free range eggs
- 1 cup (195g) granulated sugar (in the UK use caster sugar)
- 2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 2 TBS lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Optional but nice:
- Sifted icing sugar to dust
- small bits of lemon to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Have ready an 8 or a 9 inch baking dish. Note that an 8-inch dish will give you a much thicker filling.
- Measure all the ingredients for the crust into a bowl and blend together until evenly blended. It will be crumbly. Press this mixture into the bottom of your baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
- For the filling, beat the remaining ingredients using an electric whisk for 3 minutes on high speed, until light and fluffy. Pour this mixture over the hot crust.
- Bake for for 25 to 30 minutes, or until totally set and the top is firm when lightly touched in the center. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least an hour in the pan.
- To serve cut into squares and dust with icing sugar. Decorate with bits of fresh lemon if desired. Delicious!
I thought the plate went very well with the squares and also with my tea towel. I never know what colors I am going to use. I just sit down and start to embroider. This one is one of my favourites, but then again I say that about them all n'est ce pas!!
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