Meyer Lemon Focaccia

        Last April or May, I was cleaning out the refrigerator and found a lonely Meyer Lemon lurking in the vegetable drawer. Lurking? Surviving, more like. Since citrus season was long over, it had been in there …

Fresh Fish with Preserved Lemon Persillade

Three good things: Friends who share freshly caught fish with you (filleted and all!) How delicious preserved lemons are throughout the year… Knowing how to combine the two into a fabulously yummy lunch! What is persillade? According to the dictionary, …

Lentil, Arborio and Kale Soup with Preserved Lemon

  A pictorial recipe….If you have made preserved lemons, and are looking for ways to use them up, here is one.  Be sure to NOT salt the soup, as the preserved lemons should have enough salt to season the whole …

Asparagus Havarti Quiche

  This is one of my all-time favorite quiche combinations.  Using a basic quiche combination:  1 pre-made pie crust, or your favorite homemade crust 1 bunch fresh asparagus, tough ends discarded 8 ounces Havarti cheese, diced in ¼ to ½ …

Lemon Wafer Thins

One of my favorite cookies of all times! Easy to make, and such a memorable flavor for all you citrus lovers.   This is one of the first cookies I really fell in love with.  It was just different.  In …

Sardine Salad with Parsley on Cucumbers

  No real recipe here, just a simple combination of canned sardines, lots of parsley, and some of my preserved kumquat peels with a little bit mayonnaise.  I used the boneless skinless sardines (hey, some sardines is better than no …

Lemon Dill Panko-topped Grilled Salmon

Cooking a beautiful filet of salmon, lightly smoked on the grill….What a delicious treat! We did a quick, cool smoke (about 225 degrees) on the grill, for about an hour.  Our thermostat on the grill is going out, so, sometimes …

Creole Remoulade Shrimp Pasta Salad

A slightly different shrimp pasta salad.  This one is all New Orleans with a classic remoulade dressing.  A New Orleans remoulade has all these flavors, minus the mayonnaise.  Feel free to increase (the remoulade sauce seasonings) or decrease (the mayonnaise) …

Lemony Shrimp Pasta Salad

This is a good salad to serve as a side for a grilled dinner or to bring to a potluck.  It’s also great as an entree, with some fruit on the side.  1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp (150-200 count), cooked in …

Lemony Green Lentil and Arborio Rice Soup

One can never have too many versions of lentil soup.  Here’s one that will brighten a chilly day. I started this in the stove to saute the onions, then transferred it to the slow cooker and let it cook for …