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When Life Gives You Lemons Gift Basket
First off, thanks to all of you who submitted an idea for this basket! I really appreciate it and I was happily surprised by the wealth and variety of ideas. You all are amazing!
Delightful Lemon Mint Cookies
Last weekend I was feeling pretty stressed out for some reason... and when I'm stressed, I feel the need to cook just about ANYTHING.
Since I haven't baked any cookies for a while (went cake crazy) I decided cookies it is!
Lemon Chicken Skewers
Prep time: 10 mins Marinade time: 4+ hours Cook time: 10 mins 1 cup lemongrass diced (if not available, substitute for 1 lemon or 3-4 tblspns of lemon juice) 3 tblspns minced fresh ginger 1 1/2 tblspns minced garlic 1/2 cup white wine 3 tblspns fish sauce (can sub. soy sauce) 2 tblspns soy sauce 2 tblspns lemon juice 1.5 lbs of chicken cut into strips skewers crushed peanuts diced scallions Combine all ingredients except peanuts scallions and skewers in a big zip lock bag. Let chicken marinade for 4+ hours.Luscious Lemon Curd
Tart and tangy, this old-fashioned treat is making a comeback!
Lemon Curd
From Simply Homemade Food Gifts
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
4 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel (set aside)
1/3 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup butter, cut up
3 beaten eggs
Directions
1. In a medium saucepan (not an aluminum pan) combine sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice.
Lemon Vodka
I found this recipe on the Container Store website - of all places! It's on the webpage of the bottle that they sell (pictured below) that can be used to store the lemon vodka.
No Cooking Required
One of the easiest, prettiest gift recipes we've found.
Simple Lemon Parfaits
Lemon Truffle Parfaits
From Suite 101
Make this dessert ahead of time and store it, well covered, in the fridge. When you're ready to serve, top with the mint leaves and a dollop of whipped cream and serve with long iced tea spoons.
1/2 cup whipping cream + some for topping
1/2 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup lemon curd (make your own or buy it store bought)
6 sugar cookies
1 cup fresh raspberries
4 mint sprigs
In small heavy saucepan, combine 1/2 cup whipping cream with the white chocolate chips.
Lemon Drizzle Cake
Whenever me and my cousins would visit one of our Auntie's she's always have a gogeous lemon cake waiting for us. I loved it so much that I asked for the recipe so I can make for myself, which is a bonus because I don't have to share with alot of greedy cousins! :D
Ingredients:
170g (6oz) Self Raising Flour
170g (6oz) Margarine
225g (8oz) Caster Sugar or Brown Sugar
2 Large Eggs
1 Lemon
Method:
Pre-heat oven to 190°C; 375°F; Gas 5
Grease an 8 inch by 10 inch baking tin.
Lemon-Basil Cheese Ball
Cheese balls are always a huge hit with my family for Christmas, but I'm not a fan of cream cheese. This one looks a little more like my kind of recipe!
Lemon-Basil Cheese Ball
From Simply Homemade Food Gifts
1 8-ounce carton mascarpone cheese
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (4 ounces)
3 tablespoonss finely chopped pistachio nuts
2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh basil
4 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Directions
1.
Lemon Crunch Candy
Lemon Crunch Candy
From Simply Homemade Food Gifts
1 pound vanilla flavored candy coating, cut up
3/4 cup finely crushed hard lemon candies
Directions
Line a baking sheet with foil; set aside. In a heavy 2-quart saucepan heat candy coating over lwo heat, stirring constantly until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
Lemon Drop Cupcakes
Holleighz’ 52 Weeks of Baking – Week 3: Lemon Drop Cupcakes Earlier this week, my mom celebrated her birthday, and she had one special request – cupcakes from me. Since she lives states away and cupcakes are not exactly the most shippable pastry, this meant a flawless original recipe. Her favorite flavor is vanilla, but she saw my vanilla bean cupcakes already.
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