Tag: lemon

  • Cookies for Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen

    Cookies for Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen

    Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs is the current selection for Cook the Books. Amy’s Cooking Adventures is serving as the guest host for this round. Thanks for joining us, Amy! About the book: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington Post Best Feel-Good Book of the Year…

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  • Caraway Cookies and a review of Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost for TLC

    Caraway Cookies and a review of Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost for TLC

    A TLC Book Tour review for “a modern and twisty retelling of Jane Eyre.” I loved this book and decided to pair my review with Caraway-Lemon Shortbreads, a cookie of remembrance. Read on to find out more about this novel (and the cookies!).

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  • Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Mulled White Wine Jelly

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! For the final preserve for Jelly of the Month Club I present one based on a warming holiday drink: Mulled White Wine Jelly.

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  • Earl Grey Gin and Tonic with Blackberries and a TLC Book Tour

    Earl Grey Gin and Tonic with Blackberries and a TLC Book Tour

    Here’s another TLC Book Tour.  For this stop, I read The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney.  I received a copy for an honest review.   Let’s get to it! About the book:   A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape in this charming, poignant tale. Joel lives in a nursing…

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  • Blueberry Bonanaza

    Blueberry Bonanaza

    Another two-fer today: Blueberry Syrup and Blueberry Butter from the same recipe.

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  • Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit and Arugula

    Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit and Arugula

    Here is a recipe from a truly beautiful book, Eat Beautiful, by Wendy Rowe.

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  • Tangy Cumin Citronette and a Salad Trifecta

    Tangy Cumin Citronette and a Salad Trifecta

    This tangy vinaigrette is perfect for greens. It is perfect for a composed chicken salad. It is perfect for quinoa and kale. Cumin Citronette is so good, I tried it on all three salads.

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  • Meyer Lemon Bars (with Graham Cracker Crust)

    Meyer Lemon Bars (with Graham Cracker Crust)

    Lucky me. I have a surplus of Meyer lemons. What’s a girl to do but make lemon bars.

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  • Elixirs for Xmas:   Homemade Lemon Extract

    Elixirs for Xmas: Homemade Lemon Extract

    Believe or not, I think my family and friends are getting tired of getting the obligatory jar of jam for Christmas, so this year I wanted to do something completely different. Elixirs for Xmas will be a brief series here at EE, prior to the holiday season. Why so early? Because all of these infusions…

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  • Lemon Pancakes with Dark Sweet Cherries

    Lemon Pancakes with Dark Sweet Cherries

    During the winter brrr, what’s better for breakfast than a little citrus flavor? I found the original recipe in Joy of Cooking  after finding some near dead and departed lemons on the cabinet last summer.   This recipe was delicious and made super thick, delicious pancakes.    I wanted to tweak the recipe a bit and…

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