Lemons – the ‘Queen of fruits’ and the Zest of Life!  A winner in my kitchen

Lemons are one of my favourite fruits, I use them almost every day; they are an indispensable part of my cooking. I just love having a large bowl of lemons decoratively gracing my kitchen bench.  There is always a refreshing squeeze of lemon in my water glass; lemon juice is also very rich in anti-scorbutic [...]

Lemon butter sauce – a lemon ‘beurre blanc’ – a wine butter sauce

This is a simple, rich and delicious sauce to accompany a variety of fish dishes as well as scallops, prawns, chicken, pork, and vegetables too. Like the classic wine butter sauces, it is less stable than the classic emulsion sauces because no eggs are used. This lemon butter sauce is simply a reduction of [...]

By |2021-10-20T16:31:11+11:00October 20th, 2021|Condiments, Cook Real Food, French Odyssey cooking class, Lemon butter Sauce, Lemon Butter sauce, Lemons, Lemons, Recipes, Sauces, Seafood, Vegetables in season|Comments Off on Lemon butter sauce – a lemon ‘beurre blanc’ – a wine butter sauce

Caprilu Limone – lemon and almond ‘macaroon’ biscuits from the Isle of Capri

These treasures have a crisp, sugar-dusted exterior, with a chewy, lemony-marzipan centre.  Traditionally made with almonds, honey, and lemons for that quintessential Italian citrus goodness, these biscuits go perfectly with a chilled glass of the other island specialty, limoncello. Makes 30-35 cookies Ingredients: 2 egg whites, room temperature 1 pinch salt [...]

By |2021-10-22T14:21:46+11:00October 19th, 2021|Cakes and baking, Caprilu limone - lemon macaroon biscuits, Food, Italian Food, Italian Food, Lemon macaroon biscuits, Lemons, Lemons, Recipes|Comments Off on Caprilu Limone – lemon and almond ‘macaroon’ biscuits from the Isle of Capri

Limoncello

When lemons are plentiful it is a good time for making limoncello, the delicious, refreshing, lemon Italian liqueur that is so popular on the Amalfi Coast and the Cinque Terre.  Serve it on ice, sip it, and be transported to summer in Italy. My Limoncello recipe is drawn from my collection of various Italian [...]

By |2021-10-19T14:32:37+11:00October 19th, 2021|Fruit in season, Italian Food, Italian Food, Lemons, Lemons, Limoncello, Limoncello, Napoli sauce, Recipes|Comments Off on Limoncello
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