When life gives you lemons, say thanks and make cocktails! Recipes don’t get much easier than two ingredients. All you need is sugar and lemon zest to make delicious lemon sugar. Use it to rim a cocktail glass, sprinkle on cookies, muffins or cakes! Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups sugar Zest of 2 large lemons Mix … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! I’ve already prepared one thanksgiving meal this week, a small catered luncheon. Instead of taking one of the few vegetables that make it to the table and drowning it in milk, cans of soup and fried onions, I made something a little on the healthier side. This should serve about 10 people. … Continue reading
Lemon, garlic and butter round out this easy and flavorful side dish. Ingredients: About 20 stalks of asparagus, trimmed 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 3 lemon slices, halved 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces (olive oil would also work fine) Sea salt Pepper Foil Trim the asparagus by grab each piece of asparagus with both … Continue reading
This recipe is really open to your interpretation. You can use just about any kind of fresh herb – I’ve used all kinds of parsley, different types of basil, thyme, green onion. Mix together different herbs for more flavor. Use dried herbs if you don’t have good access to fresh herbs. Cut back or remove … Continue reading
Cornish game hens have long been one of my favorite fowl. They are small, tender and always seem to present nicely. This recipe is inspired from a friend (“B”) I attended college with in Oakland. Over the years I’ve replaced a lot of the original ingredients, but the song pretty much remains the same (please … Continue reading
A recipe for a wonderfully refreshing summer cooler. Even the kids in my family love this one. The small amount of lemon simple syrup flavors the tea perfectly – just a hint of sweetness and lemon. You will need: 1 gallon pitcher 6 tea bags Ice Water Scant 1/2 cup sugar 3-4 lemons In a … Continue reading
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