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One Pan Lemon Shrimp

By Lorraine

It couldn't be easier or tastier to make one pan lemon shrimp. A quick and easy recipe using butter and Italian Seasoning Mix then baked.Want a really great meal but you are short on time? This recipe is the one to make! It couldn’t be easier or tastier to make one pan lemon shrimp. It’s quick, requires just a few ingredients and is so good!Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fish & Seafood, Main Dishes, Recipes Tagged With: lemon, seafood, shrimp

Poppy Seed Muffins

By Lorraine

An easy recipe for poppy seed muffins with nutritional benefits of wheat germ. Topped with lemon glaze. Perfect for snack, breakfast & lunch.Oh the humble muffin. Those little, individual packages of scrumptious-ness  so perfect for snacking, breakfast, lunch and as a dinner side. Poppy seeds, along with wheat germ add great flavor and crunch to these poppy seed muffins, and they also provide some nice health benefits.

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Filed Under: Muffins, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: lemon, muffins, poppy seeds, wheat germ

Coconut Lemon Cake

By Lorraine

Easy recipe for coconut lemon cake made with coconut milk is similar to pound cake, baked in a Bundt pan,  and is a lovely tea time or coffee break dessert. Sometimes you’re not looking for a super fancy dessert but are more in the mood for something that totally satisfies the urge for sweet and hits the spot with your cup of coffee or tea. A slice of coconut lemon cake is just that kind of cake.

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Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, coconut, lemon

College Visit and Lemon Tartlets

By Lorraine

It is inevitable. We know one day they will grow up and will fly from the nest. That is actually the goal for children and grandchildren. Sometimes the adjustment is harder on us than it is for the them. Lucky for me our oldest grandson isn’t too far away. An hour drive and I was on campus. With hugs, smiles and Lemon Tartlets.
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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Desserts, Pies & Cobblers, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Cookies, lemon

Propagate Rosemary

By Lorraine

Rosemary is a perennial herb and easy to propagate from stem cuttings to make more plants. Rosemary infuses lots of flavor in cooking but it also is a lovely ingredient in this light and clean-smelling, simmering potpourri. Learn to propagate rosemary and make a simmering potpourri from it.
Do you have an herb garden or grow herbs on your windowsill? Do you have a favorite herb for cooking? I have a smallish, 4-foot by 8-foot raised bed where I grow herbs and some annuals. Just the ones I use most often in the kitchen. The aromatic evergreen, rosemary, does really well needing little attention. This perennial herb is super easy to propagate from stem cuttings to make more plants. Rosemary infuses lots of flavor in cooking but it also is a lovely ingredient in this light and clean-smelling, simmering potpourri.

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Filed Under: Flowers Plants & Herbs, Home and Garden Tagged With: DIY, Garden, herbs, lemon, tutorial

Foolproof Lemon Curd

By Lorraine

easy recipe for homemade lemon curd made in the microwave.
Get ready to pucker up with some lip-smacking pops of flavor! An explosion of sweet and tart goodness that is almost irresistible. Bright lemony citrus, sugar, together with eggs and butter combine to create a satiny smooth dessert spread. This is a foolproof recipe for making Lemon Curd using the Microwave.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: lemon

Buttery Shortbread Biscuits

By Lorraine

Lemon glazed buttery shortbread are delicious little cookie bites. Easy recipe for delicate and crumbly English tea time biscuits. Call them biscuits or call them cookies, these buttery shortbread biscuits are delicious morsels of crumbly, buttery and delicate sweetness. They are a lovely treat with your favorite beverage.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Cookies, England, lemon, shortbread

Lemon Cake with cream Cheese Frosting

By Lorraine

Who doesn’t love lemon desserts! This lemon sheet cake is easy, feeds a crowd, has a rich lemon flavor and a fabulous cream cheese frosting. 
 


I like to slice any leftover cake into serving-size pieces and freeze in an air-tight container, between layers of waxed paper. It thaws quickly and (I think) it tastes better cold.
 
Lemon Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
slightly adapted from Taste of Home
 
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Ingredients for Cake:
1 lemon cake mix
4 eggs
1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
 
Ingredients for Frosting:
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
zest of 1 lemon
pinch salt (optional)
Sprinkles (optional)
 
Directions
 
In large bowl, beat the cake mix and eggs until well blended. Fold in pie filling.
 
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
 
In mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter and confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Stir in vanilla and lemon zest. Spread over cake. Top with sprinkles, if desired. Cover and store in the refrigerator. 

Filed Under: Cakes & Cupcakes, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: lemon

Poppyseed Muffins

By Lorraine

I love muffins and these little gems burst with flavor from a lemony glaze that is both sweet and tart. Serve at breakfast or as a snack.  I recently served poppyseed muffins as a side with Parmesan Chicken Cutlets. Keeping with the lemon theme, they were a nice accompaniment with the greens and Lemon Vinaigrette dressing.Continue Reading

Filed Under: Muffins, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: lemon, muffins

Summertime Lemonade

By Lorraine

When the days are hot and the kids are bored making a pitcher of summertime lemonade is a fun activity!

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Filed Under: Beverages, Recipes Tagged With: Grandchildren, Keri, lemon, Noah, Raider

Peacocks and Lemon Flower Teacakes for Tablescape

By Lorraine

Recipe for a sweet treat perfect for serving at  luncheon, brunch or tea party. Lemon Flower teacakes are pretty and tasty.
Joining Kathleen @Cuisine Kathleen for her Let’s Dish Tablescape Party with the theme challenge of birds, bees. flowers, trees and sharing a recipe for lemon flower teacakes.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: family room, Home and Garden, lemon

Lemon Tartlets Recipe

By Lorraine

 
easy recipe for lemon tartlets. Mini lemon filled shortbread cookie cups.Do you have lemon-lovers in your house? I do.  Several of them. These bite-sized, lemony little tartlets are sweet and tart and most wonderful! Even kids like to bake a batch of Lemon Tartlets.

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Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Recipes, Sweet Treats Tagged With: Cookies, lemon, Noah

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