Crates of citrus are eager opportunities for marmalade. Christmas gifts shipped straight from the grove are transformed into gold and sent back out in sparkling jars that should last the year but never do. My first post in a yearlong (2010) blog fest called the Tigress Can Jam was Meyer Lemon Marmalade with variations using [...]
Archive for the ‘Lemons’ Category
Two Marmalades: Tangelo and Lemon-Rosemary
Posted in Citrus fruit, Lemons, Preserving, tagged Lemon Rosemary Marmalade, Tips for making good marmalade on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Cauliflower Baked with Preserved Lemon
Posted in Cauliflower, Lemons, Preserving, tagged Baked whole cauliflower, Cauliflower with preserved lemon on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fresh lemons are not great in my part of the world so when I get good ones, I try to put up some of them by preserving them in salt, Moroccan-style. I find those tangy little pieces to be very versatile in cooking, imparting a depth of character to many dishes, even one as simple [...]
Sour Cream Blueberry Bread
Posted in Berries, Lemons, Quick breads and muffins, tagged Blueberry lemon bread on July 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This was my dessert contribution for a Fourth of July family picnic, served sliced with fresh blueberries. I’ve had this recipe in an old handwritten notebook of favorites for years but I have no recollection where it came from. It’s a flavorful, tender loaf, more cakelike than some quick breads because of the sour cream. [...]
Broccoli “Salad” with Preserved Lemons
Posted in broccoli, Lemons, Preserving, Salad, tagged broccoli, Preserved lemons, Salad on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During the winter, green (meaning lettuce-variety) salads do not always appeal, unless they’re made with bitter greens like escarole, radicchio, Belgian endive, curly endive, frisee or others. Those are my favorites, since the taste and texture are invigorating, individually or in combination. The greens can be tossed with oranges and red onion to offset the [...]
Zucchini Spaghetti with Lemon
Posted in Lemons, Pasta, Zucchini, tagged Lemon, Pasta, Zucchini on January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Truthfully, this is something I typically make during the summer when fresh zucchini’s available from The Farm. Since I spied a couple of beautiful organic zucchini in the seconds bin at the health food store, which set me back a whole 30 cents, I couldn’t resist. After a series of heavy meals, we were hankering [...]
Meyer Lemon Marmalade with Ginger and Rosemary
Posted in Citrus fruit, Lemons, Pantry, Preserving, Tigress Can Jam, tagged Lemon, marmalade, Preserving on January 21, 2010 | 14 Comments »
One of my daughters, an avowed peripatetic who lives in California when not living in New York, came home at Christmastime with an armload of Meyer lemons from her Bay Area backyard. I couldn’t imagine a better gift! Like a length of interesting fabric or a hank of homespun wool, they just beg for some [...]
Moroccan Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Green Olives
Posted in Carrots, Chicken, Lemons, tagged Chicken, olives, Preserved lemons on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had one of those days when the ingredients in the fridge and the pantry aligned to make it obvious what to cook for dinner: chicken breasts, chicken stock, green olives, preserved lemons, saffron left over from my early December Paper Chef adventure, and bulgur, which stood in for couscous. This probably isn’t quite [...]
Preserved Lemons
Posted in Citrus fruit, Lemons, tagged Lemon, Preserved lemons on January 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My first encounter with preserved lemons, a staple of Moroccan cooking, was vicarious but so powerful that I craved them, and the entire cuisine, for years before I dared try my hand at making them or using them as an ingredient. What triggered this was purchasing Paula Wolfert’s wonderful book, Couscous and other Good Food [...]
