Posts tagged “lemon”

Blog of the Week: Alaska From Scratch

Halibut with Lemon Caper Pan Sauce, Photograph by Jennifer McGovern

Writer: Maya Evoy

Where: Nikiski, Alaska

What: Alaska From Scratch is filled with such scrumptious looking recipes and delicious photographs, you may find yourself licking the computer screen. Maya, an associate pastor with incredible skills in the kitchen, started her food blogging journey after she and her family moved from California to ...

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Baking with Lemons

Lemon Caketop Pudding Fresh from the Oven

I was a “difficult” kid. Nothing was easy; conflict with parents and teachers a constant.  It was different when I was with my grandmother, after whom I was named. She loved me, reassured me, and made me feel special. I adored her.

My grandparents lived a three-hour drive  from my childhood ...

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Pear Pecan Cake with Lemon Glaze (Κέικ με Aχλάδια και Πεκάν)

Pear Pecan Cake

When I was growing up, cupcakes were a homey lunchbox treat. They weren’t seen in upscale bakeries or on fancy tables.

That all changed in 1996 when New York City’s Magnolia Bakery started making cupcakes with extra cake batter. After Magnolia’s cupcakes were featured on Sex and the City, it set off ...

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Greek Wild Thyme Honey with Recipe for Cinnamon-Honey Tart (Melopita – Μελόπιτα)

Thyme Covered Hillsides Tigani Bay

Sandy beaches and rocky promontories alternate along the island’s irregular coastline. Mounds of wild thyme cover the hills sloping down to the sea, and scent the sea air with their heady aroma.

Harvesting Wild Thyme

By the start of summer, the wild thyme is in bloom. Yiannis, our ...

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Pork Stuffed with Pork, Wrapped with Pork, and Sitting on Pork

Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Chorizo, Lemon and Spinach

I hit the Taste and Create mother lode this month.Taste and Create is an event organized by For the Love of Food. In this event, food writers are paired with a randomly assigned partner, and asked to cook and review one recipe from their partner’s blog.

Taking part in Taste and ...

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Eggs Rockefeller with Dandelion Greens and Hollandaise

Eggs Rockefeller with Dandelion Greens and Hollandaise

Living so far from our families, we’re nostalgic on Mother’s Day. We call and send flowers, but always wish we could be together in one place. To feel closer to our mothers, we do something special on Mother’s Day.

Last Sunday, we celebrated by making Eggs Rockefeller with Dandelion Greens and ...

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