Arugula, spinach, lemon zest, hazelnuts, goat cheese, pineapple juice and mint vinaigrette: a craveable and guest-worthy ham and pear salad.
lemon juice
Golden Ginger Cocktail: Sublime!
This recipe for a Golden Ginger Cocktail was sleuthed from one served at Chicago’s “Theater on the Lake.” It’s super crafty.
Lemon Curd
Two Lemon curd recipes: one made with cornstarch, and one made in a non-traditional method. Both use lemon juice and yolks only (no whites). Lemon zest, optional.
Don’t Play Me for a Fool, Unless It’s a Blueberry Fool.
Blueberry Fool is a fruity dessert made from (fresh) blueberries and whipped cream. A simple recipe might include only those two components, but more elaborate recipes might make use of more exotic items, like lemon curd and oatcakes.
Classic Lemon Buttercream Frosting
Classic Lemon Buttercream Frosting gets its smooth, citrusy tang from both lemon juice and lemon extract. It’s a French buttercream, which means its sweetened with a hot syrup that’s beaten into egg yolks, and then blended with butter. Easy-ish recipe (“-ish” because it requires a candy thermometer, and I know that scares some people).
Margaritas Congeladas de Danilo
(Dan’s Frozen Margaritas)
Margaritas Congeladas de Danilo, (Dan’s Frozen Margaritas) uses a homemade sour mix made from freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice. A really good tequila is important, but I think it’s the Cointreau that kicks this recipe into “world’s best” league. A great blender will whip this into a fabulous frozen cocktail with minimal effort.
Lemonade by the Glass
It’s a simple bit of everyday kitchencraft that requires very little how-to know-how.