Tag: lemon
Mulling Spices
What smells like Christmas to me? That’s easy…cinnamon, cloves, and allspice. What tastes like the holidays to me? That’s easy…something warm, spicy and mulled. These mulling spice mixes are easy to make and you can assure the freshness of all the flavors involved. To make small mulling packets to give as gifts, follow the…
“Cooky” Mix
A recipe for a “Cooky” master mix from a vintage (circa 1955) pamphlet along with a Lemon Drop cooky recipe. (I love being kitschy at Christmas!)
Avocado-Lime Popsicles
It’s popsicle time and here is a cool, limey unexpected one.
Cranberry Ginger Whole Wheat Quick Bread
I had grandiose ideas. Yes, I had done the The Twelve Days of Christmas for 2010 and I had done fourteen Christmas gift posts last year. This year promised to bring posts on “Gifts from the Kitchen 2012.” I had even written many drafts, some as far back as January 2012. I had lots of things…
The main course: Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken
The main course from our cooking class: rosemary lemon roasted chicken recipe.
Celebrating the weekend: Rosemary Lemonade with Vodka
This is an adult version—-both because of the vodka and the rosemary infusion.
Getting ready for easy breakfasts and vacation brunches.
Blueberry Lemon Spice Muffins and other breakfast and brunch ideas for a super easy time at a lake house.
Our new pets
I was really beginning to worry about our lemon tree. After harvesting four nice lemons, it immediately bloomed again. And, then came out the aphids. It was covered with them (as was our hibiscus, fuchsia, and trumpet flower). I hated the thought of spraying the entire greenhouse contents with insecticidal soap, so I went a…
Refreshing Citrus Rice Salad
Really cool and refreshing salad for the end of summer.