Category Archives: Life

Last night after I got home from rehearsal, I cut up three lemons, juiced them (saving the juice for later), and stuck them in a pan with 2 cups of water, which I brought to a low boil. Then I … Continue reading →

Happy Friday! In honor of it being the end of the week, I decided to make Lemon Lava Cakes. However, upon further inspection, it turns out we didn’t have the necessary ingredients, so instead I made Lemon Creme Brulee. Creme … Continue reading →

I had something else planned for today but I was tired and not in the mood to bake. So I consulted my list of lemon possibilities and decided to make these. You take some lemons and some whole cloves. And … Continue reading →

Tonight was another busy night, so I made this Creamy Lemon Pasta with Peas and Ham. Basically, you cook up some pasta, and toss some frozen peas into the pot near the end (after first removing a cup of the … Continue reading →

Today has been a very busy day. I got up and set up dough for sandwich rolls, and then while that was sitting, I made a peanut butter coffeecake from my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook (which included as a … Continue reading →

Today is the Day of the Crepe in France, according to Google (and Google would never lie to me), so naturally there had to be crepes. Here is where I freely admit that in the past I have said that … Continue reading →

I know I have mentioned in the past that we have a very prolific Meyer lemon tree. For example, the other day, I harvested this mound of lemons, which looks like a lot (that’s about 5 dozen) until you realize … Continue reading →

I swear this isn’t going to turn into an all-baking-all-the-time blog, although apparently you wouldn’t guess it from this month’s entries. Ah well. Here is our next installment! When there are still far too many tangelos in the fridge (from … Continue reading →

Oh look, it’s that time of year again when the lemon shrub has gone completely insane with fruit and I am desperately trying to come up with ways to use them up. This year, because I need to make lots … Continue reading →

When there are a lot of tangelos on the tangelo tree that all come ripe at once, and you also need to make something for a gathering, you should make tarts. First you make some tiny little tart shells, using … Continue reading →