What happens if I get Liz Lemon'd?
2009-11-20 05:53:00 So... I was just watching 30 Rock in that same positionLiz Lemon as at the beginning of the show (asleep on the couch) and something real estate related came on! Video coming soon, but it's not YouTubed yet. So Liz discovered that her apartment in New York was being converted to condos, and that she would have to either move or face her rent being jacked up sky high. Hilarity ensues (no spoilers here) but the punchline is "In New York real estate, there are no rules." But in all real estate there are some rules. It's true that they can't make you buy your apartment. But once your lease is up, you either have to buy or find an...
Burt?s Bees Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream
2009-09-21 21:31:00 A lot of women take great care of their nails. They go to the salon regularly to get their nails trimmed and colored, or get paraffin treatments that help make their hands and feet extremely soft and smooth. Many stores carry lotions and creams that are made specifically for the hands, or even the entire body ... [ This is a content summary only. Visit PinoyBlogoSphere.com for full links, other content, and more! ]
Sticky Lemon Chicken
2009-09-20 19:47:00 I watched Gordon Ramsey prepare this seemingly delicious Sticky Lemon Chicken and Potatoes earlier today and thought that you’d like to try his recipe. Your Ingredients 1 large chicken, cut into 8-10 pieces sea salt black pepper 3-4 T olive oil 1 head of garlic, halved horizontally few thyme sprigs splash of sherry vinegar 2 T dark soy sauce 3 T honey 1 lemon, finely sliced bunch ...
By: Easy Recipe
Lemon Chamomile Pots De Creme & A Taste Of Yellow
2009-09-17 18:57:00 Yesterday morning, I stood in the middle of the kitchen trying to find something, anything yellow that I could bake with. I thought I was finally ahead of the game for a change with recipes, writing, pictures, yet I had this nagging feeling that I was forgetting something. I was mumbling "yellow, yellow, something yellow" pacing the kitchen, opening the fridge, the pantry. Bill looked at me, banana in hand and exclaimed "That's yellow!". Read this post and you will understand why I immediately protested: "Non pas encore des bananes. Y'en a marre des bananes!" (no, no more bananas. Enough with the bananas!) Lemons would be nice. Lemon Pots de Creme would even be nicer.An hour later a baker friend stopped by with a small case of lemons. "Fell off the truck!" he said with a wink. I know it meant they had overstocked and they knew I'd find good use for them. "Oh yes! Yellow overstock! Please find a spot on my countertop" I thought while wringing my hands scheming. I did not have muc...
By: Tartelette
Pistachio and Lemon Cream Macarons
2009-09-09 08:20:00 I've always said - the sweetest of surprises are most precious and come in small boxes. This time it's no different. The macarons story began on Twitter, when a few of us started discussing the delicacy of macarons and the high failure rate many have faced. As the discussions evolved it... [Read the rest of this post on my website]
Lemon Mint Potato Salad with Green Beans
2009-09-07 03:30:00 I’m not sure why, but I’ve been rather shy about mint in my cooking career. Did I have a traumatic experience with mint at some point in my life? The overdose on wintergreen Life Savers that I went through as a child? Why has mint not been forefront in my culinary dishes? I haven’t an answer, ...
Plum Watermelon Soup With Lemon Balm Ice Cream and Toasted Blueberry Pound
2009-08-20 16:19:00 I must start this post with shout out to my dad that has nothing to do with the recipe and story below. A couple of weeks ago, my awesome Papa took pity of my completely DYI portfolio page created a few months back and asked if I could please shop around for a professional hosting site and he'd help. After pouring over countless forums, domains, templates, I decided to go with Photobiz (and no they are not paying me to say how great they are). They're affordable and super pro. Once I had uploaded my pictures, the revamped portfolio was up and running almost overnight! Thanks dad!It never fails. Every summer here, I want to be there. I know I have been in South Carolina long enough to handle the scorching summers but I really think that unless you are born and bred here like Bill, there is a "heat acceptance gene" missing in most of us. Actually, the humidity is the bigger problem. It wilts you the minute you step out the door and it looks like I do not have the "A/C acceptance" ge...
By: Tartelette
Boracay’s famous Lemon Cafe
2009-08-01 06:35:00 It’s not usual for someone to order something sour for desserts. Well, actually lemon flavored desserts grow on me, eventually I prefer sour tasting desserts nowadays. Lemon sorbet is a refreshing end to sum up a tasty dinner! On a hot day in Boracay, my friends and I were waltzing about D’Mall and we stumble upon a cozy restaurant near the beachfront of Station 2 Boracay called Lemon Cafe. It is supposed to be famous for their lemon tarts . It was actually good….something to flush out the salty aftertaste of BBQ (inihaw) food mostly available in Boracay. It is a refreshing…although we also ordered chocolate mousse cake, I alternate most of the time. My favorite was the dalandan shake. Sweeter than calamansi but sour and citrus-y at the same time. They also serve other refreshing drink so perfect for the beach! They actually also serve entree dishes like Lemon and Thyme roasted chicken or Seared Tuna. Other desserts they have are Carrot cake, Be...
By: Chocobay
Meyer Lemon & Sour Cream Donuts
2009-07-30 16:32:00 Lemon and sour cream donuts. For breakfast. For his birthday. For dessert too!When I asked Bill what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday, he said he'd rather have several of his favorites rather than just one cake. At the time I thought that was a splendid idea except that by saturday night things had begun to pile up and I was starting to look at him sideways. I had to have a good reason to get up early on monday and make these because my night had been short on sleep and full of work and my back was (and still is) feeling pretty broken that morning. Love will make you do funny things. Donuts especially!I am not going to play it all "no, not me, never" card on you with these: I wanted them too. Oh yes! I would have to be in a body cast to refuse to make or eat plenty of one of them. We like them so much that I doubled the recipe for the party later that evening and when the rain pushed us inside from the back porch, we all gathered around the island and took turns frying these...
By: Tartelette
Meyer Lemon Sorbet Baked Alaska
2009-07-22 19:12:00 It's completely cliche but it's always good to do as much as you can when you can so that when the unexpected strikes, you can let it ride and take a breather in a way. I started this post about Meyer Lemon Baked Alaska at the same time I was publishing the last one thinking I was just going to write down the recipe while it was fresh in my head and finish it later, probably on Monday or Tuesday. I should have listened to my brain screaming "Murphy's Law" loud and clear while I turned on the radio instead.Of course the unexpected happened. A spider found my right eye very appetizing one night and decided to have a go at it. I am allergic to spider bites. I know, it's not a life threatening disease and the Earth did not shake when it happened, but eh! that's my latest adventure! When I mean "allergic" I am not exaggerating. Ask my friend Jen about the last time I got bit. We were emailing back and forth and I got back from walking the dog only to discover 30 minutes later that m...
By: Tartelette
Meyer Lemon Sorbet Baked Alaska
2009-07-22 19:12:00 It's completely cliche but it's always good to do as much as you can when you can so that when the unexpected strikes, you can let it ride and take a breather in a way. I started this post about Meyer Lemon Baked Alaska at the same time I was publishing the last one thinking I was just going to write down the recipe while it was fresh in my head and finish it later, probably on Monday or Tuesday. I should have listened to my brain screaming "Murphy's Law" loud and clear while I turned on the radio instead.Of course the unexpected happened. A spider found my right eye very appetizing one night and decided to have a go at it. I am allergic to spider bites. I know, it's not a life threatening disease and the Earth did not shake when it happened, but eh! that's my latest adventure! When I mean "allergic" I am not exaggerating. Ask my friend Jen about the last time I got bit. We were emailing back and forth and I got back from walking the dog only to discover 30 minutes later that m...
By: Tartelette
Meyer Lemon Limoncello Cupcakes
2009-07-18 21:11:00 I was sketching desserts and jotting down recipe notes the other night when I asked B. if he had any more suggestions for the box of Meyer lemons we had in the fridge. A whole box! Thanks to my dear Mary of Alpine Berry I am now host to a whole crisper full of gorgeous homegrown Meyer lemons from her tree. I had just finished churning lemon ice cream and lemon sorbet but his eyes lit up and he exclaimed "Lemon Limoncello Cupcakes, please!" To which I reply "Sacre bleu! You want me to turn zee oven on?!". But he'd been really really fantastic with these lemons that I had to cave and make him cupcakes.The lemons arrived while I was visiting Veronica (I will put a page up soon on how to get your own Pastry Bootcamp) and I had completely forgotten to warn him. When I finally remembered, some of them were already showing a sad face. You'd never believe what my man did: he washed each and everyone of them, dried them, segmented the ones that were going bad, saved the good parts, placed ...
By: Tartelette
Meyer Lemon Limoncello Cupcakes
2009-07-18 21:11:00 I was sketching desserts and jotting down recipe notes the other night when I asked B. if he had any more suggestions for the box of Meyer lemons we had in the fridge. A whole box! Thanks to my dear Mary of Alpine Berry I am now host to a whole crisper full of gorgeous homegrown Meyer lemons from her tree. I had just finished churning lemon ice cream and lemon sorbet but his eyes lit up and he exclaimed "Lemon Limoncello Cupcakes, please!" To which I reply "Sacre bleu! You want me to turn zee oven on?!". But he'd been really fantastic with these lemons that I had to cave and make him cupcakes.The lemons arrived while I was visiting Veronica (I will put a page up soon on how to get your own Pastry Bootcamp) and I had completely forgotten to warn him. When I finally remembered, some of them were already showing a sad face. You'd never believe what my man did: he washed each and everyone of them, dried them, segmented the ones that were going bad, saved the good parts, placed the oth...
By: Tartelette
Snickerdoodle Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches - Asheville Part III
2009-07-09 07:56:00 More on the CSA Cook-Off I mentioned in my last post: Diane and Todd of White On Rice Couple posted a wonderfully illustrated account of the experience. I just laughed my little derriere off all over again reading it!I am going to be put to the task of interactive baking and cooking again starting tomorrow. A good friend and fellow food blogger is flying me to Richmond where I will be teaching her the ins and outs of a few pastry items and techniques. So forgive me if there are even less replies to your emails and comments until the end of the weekend. I hear we'll even have time to take some margarita breaks, now that's the cherry on the cake, wouldn't you say?I started this post on Monday night. It is now Thursday and I am finally done selecting my favorite pics to illustrate Part 3 of our adventures in Asheville. That was a tough job. Seriously. More tasty locally grown foods, more talented people and artisans. Colors and stories to awaken all your senses.On the other hand, an...
By: Tartelette
Snickerdoodle Lemon Ice Cream Sandwiches - Asheville Part III
2009-07-09 07:56:00 More on the CSA Cook-Off I mentioned in my last post: Diane and Todd of White On Rice Couple posted a wonderfully illustrated account of the experience. I just laughed my little derriere off all over again reading it!I am going to be put to the task of interactive baking and cooking again starting tomorrow. A good friend and fellow food blogger is flying me to Richmond where I will be teaching her the ins and outs of a few pastry items and techniques. So forgive me if there are even less replies to your emails and comments until the end of the weekend. I hear we'll even have time to take some margarita breaks, now that's the cherry on the cake, wouldn't you say?I started this post on Monday night. It is now Thursday and I am finally done selecting my favorite pics to illustrate Part 3 of our adventures in Asheville. That was a tough job. Seriously. More tasty locally grown foods, more talented people and artisans. Colors and stories to awaken all your senses.On the other hand, an...
By: Tartelette
geraldlmckee wrote a new blog post: he Pennsylvania Lemon Law (73 P. S. sec
2009-07-06 23:03:00 geraldlmckee wrote a new blog post: he Pennsylvania Lemon Law (73 P. S. sec. 1951 et seq.)he Pennsylvania Lemon Law (73 P. S. sec. 1951 et seq.) The Pennsylvania Lemon Law (73 P. S. sec. 1951 et seq.) is a powerful state statute that protects consumers and purchasers of nonfunctional motor vehicles. The Lemon Law was established in 1984, and originally protected only those individuals who actually purchased a motor vehicle. In the late 1990’s, with the popularity of leasing a ...
By: BackBeat
Berry Mousse and Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Verrines
2009-05-13 07:16:00 "Whatcha making?" Bill asked when he stepped into the kitchen area on Sunday. "My birthday cake" I replied, scraping the last bit of batter onto a sheetpan. He then pointed at the two bowls filled with strawberries and blackberries, the couple of lemon and the bottle of Limoncello. "Yes, yes, yes...all those for my cake". His eyes lit up in anticipation and he left the room uttering "hmmhmmhmm".A few hours later, he tried to sneak a peak into the refrigerator to see the final product and opened and closed the refrigerator door a couple of times. "Where is it? Are you done yet? I can't see it!". I pulled out a tray of glasses and handed him a spoon. "It's not a cake! Wait...I am sorry. It's your birthday, I should have known better..."Lemon poppy seed cake brushed with straight Limoncello and layered with strawberry and blackberry mousse. There is cake, there is cream and there is enough space to stick a candle in it. I am ready to celebrate!Yes, it's my birthday and since I like...
By: Tartelette
Berry Mousse and Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Verrines
2009-05-13 07:16:00 "Whatcha making?" Bill asked when he stepped into the kitchen area on Sunday. "My birthday cake" I replied, scraping the last bit of batter onto a sheetpan. He then pointed at the two bowls filled with strawberries and blackberries, the couple of lemon and the bottle of Limoncello. "Yes, yes, yes...all those for my cake". His eyes lit up in anticipation and he left the room uttering "hmmhmmhmm".A few hours later, he tried to sneak a peak into the refrigerator to see the final product and opened and closed the refrigerator door a couple of times. "Where is it? Are you done yet? I can't see it!". I pulled out a tray of glasses and handed him a spoon. "It's not a cake! Wait...I am sorry. It's your birthday, I should have known better..."Lemon poppy seed cake brushed with straight Limoncello and layered with strawberry and blackberry mousse. There is cake, there is cream and there is enough space to stick a candle in it. I am ready to celebrate!Yes, it's my birthday and since I like...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Dishes
2009-05-11 19:37:00 I love lemons. I think they're beautiful to look at and the uses for both the juice and rind are endless. They're easily used in both savory and sweet dishes, and I don't know of many people who don't appreciate them.We recently had a meal that was lemon-based and absolutely delicious. We started with a salad made of simple endive drizzled with a dressing of POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and lemon before moving on to a lemon and garlic-roasted chicken and lemon orzo. We ended with my favorite cupcakes, making a fully fabulous sunshiny-lemon meal.Lemon Curd-Filled Lemon CupcakesRecipe for Cupcakes here: http://family.go.com/food-/recipe-576799-fairy-cakes-t/Re-cipe for Lemon Curd here: http://cookingwithanne.bl-ogspot.com/2005/09/tea-anyone.h-tmlPomegranate and Lemon DressingMakes 1 cup8 ounces POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice1 Tablespoon lemon zest2 Tablespoons lemon juice2 Tablespoons olive oil1 Tablespoon minced shallots1 teaspoon honeysalt to tasteReduce pomegranate ju...
Lemon Basil Lemon Tartelettes
2009-05-08 15:54:00 I know I talk a lot about my family back home and the times, desserts and events shared over there but I also have a strong sense of my being and living here in the States, in the present moment. And I am always very aware of things coming up this fine weekend of May. It's Mother's Day. Except it does not phase my own mother much because that special day is not celebrated until the end of the month in France. However she enjoys the fact that with my being here and celebrating Bill's mom, I can't wait another two weeks to tell her anyway. And I realized while making these lemon-basil infused lemon tartelettes that there was a whole of "mothers" going into them.My mother-in-law is "mama Ruth" to me. She welcomed me to the family like a daughter and she treats me as such and never refrains anything, the good, the bad and the ugly, just like a mom does. She also has what I call a very acute "pantry 6th sense". I can be thinking that I need sugar and Bill comes home with a bag courte...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Basil Lemon Tartelettes
2009-05-08 15:54:00 I know I talk a lot about my family back home and the times, desserts and events shared over there but I also have a strong sense of my being and living here in the States, in the present moment. And I am always very aware of things coming up this fine weekend of May. It's Mother's Day. Except it does not phase my own mother much because that special day is not celebrated until the end of the month in France. However she enjoys the fact that with my being here and celebrating Bill's mom, I can't wait another two weeks to tell her anyway. And I realized while making these lemon-basil infused lemon tartelettes that there was a whole of "mothers" going into them.My mother-in-law is "mama Ruth" to me. She welcomed me to the family like a daughter and she treats me as such and never refrains anything, the good, the bad and the ugly, just like a mom does. She also has what I call a very acute "pantry 6th sense". I can be thinking that I need sugar and Bill comes home with a bag courte...
By: Tartelette
Alkaline Recipe #24 Tania?s Lemon-y Pasta Sensation!
2009-04-29 10:08:00 Once again, I cannot take credit for this one and have to give full props to Tania (tweet her here) who made this one up randomly. It was one of those recipes that just gets thrown together the night before you go to do your weekly shop, with whatever is left in the fridge ...
Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake
2009-03-20 17:02:00 Did you know that March 28th is National Lemon Day? This would be the perfect cake to celebrate the day with. The Cake Slice bakers voted to bake Triple Lemon Chiffon Cake from Sky High: Irresistible Triple Layer Cakes by Alisa Huntsman And Peter Wynne.I cannot believe how easy this cake came together. The curd? Easy peasy. The cake? One, Two, three ...done. The whipped cream icing? Piece of cake.The only modification I made to the recipe was to add a little agar-agar to the whipped cream. I don't know about you, but I am a slow at frosting cakes. The agar-agar would be the equivalent of adding a little gelatin the whipped cream. This is just my way of insuring that the whipped cream doesn't melt or slide off the cake before I can snap a photo.If you would like to see more lemonicious cakes then visit The Cake Slice Bakers here.Awe, ...I didn't know you guys loved ballerinas as much as I do. This is where I bought them ...here.Print Recipe: Triple Lemon Chiffon CakeOne Year Ago: ...
By: gigi cakes
Meyer Lemon Curd and Chamomille Vanilla Mousse Verrines
2009-03-16 05:11:00 Discombobulated...New favorite word. It's always a bit of a struggle getting things organized with long term guests but there has been a lot of good work getting done. A lot of good meals and good times too. My parents are happily relaxing, talking walks in town, going to the beach, reading,.. with no particular agenda or schedule. Even the pupps are learning "discombulated". There is no telling who is going to walk them, feed them, play with them. All they know is that there are 4 more hands to pet them. Bliss...Even here it is bit "sans queue ni tete", posting the raspberry mousse tarts with pink macarons before posting about the macarons first. Indeed, a couple days after my parents arrived I made a small batch of pink macarons to go along with a verrine of Meyer lemon curd and chamomille - vanilla bean mousse. Then with the leftover macarons, I made the tarts. I think the mud cake cookie sandwiches were in their right place though. Imagine that!! See...discombobulated again.Wi...
By: Tartelette
Waiter! There's something in my...Mini lemon curd sponge pudding
2009-02-28 10:42:00 It's been a while since I participated in Waiter! There's something in my... This month the passionate cook asks for hot puds. The small portions from our Ham & Leek Cobbler yesterday longed for dessert. For my always hungry teenaged boys I served Mini lemon curd sponge puddings They didn't last long, very delicious. -=========REZKONV-Recipe - RezkonvSuite v1.4Title: Mini lemon curd sponge puddingsCategories: DessertYield: 4 to 6 Servings Ingredients 2 Lemons , zested and juiced100grams Sugar2 Eggs, size M100grams Butter , plus extra for the moulds100grams Self-raising flour Or98grams Wheat flour Type 405 + 2 grams baking powder6tablesp. Lemon curd Source Recipe from olive magazine, April 2007 Edited *RK* 02/27/2009 by Ulrike Westphal Directions 1. Butter 4 x 150 ml plastic pudding moulds (6 100 ml moulds). Whizz the butter, sugar and lemon zest in a food processor until pale and fluffy. Mix in the eggs one by one. Add the flour and pulse until incorporated. ...
By: Kuechenlatein
1-800 LEMON LAW on The Preston & Steve Show
2009-02-26 18:53:00 Gadzooks! For as long as we can remember, many of the 1-800 LEMON LAW family has spent their mornings listening to Preston & Steve, first on Y-100 and now on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. So, we were a little taken aback when the gang on the show started to sing a competitor’s jingle recently. All ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "1-800 LEMON LAW on The Preston & Steve Show", url: "http://www.lemonlaw.com/wordpr-ess/1-800-lemon-law-on-the-pres-ton-steve-show/" });
By: Lemon Law Blog
Rosariobollinger wrote a new blog post: Lemon Laws May Not Cover Recreatio
2009-02-10 15:02:00 Rosariobollinger wrote a new blog post: Lemon Laws May Not Cover Recreational Vehicles Although the price of gasoline continues to climb upwards, Americans still love driving recreational vehicles. They are big and bulky, and get poor gas mileage, but the convenience of driving a vehicle that also contains some of the comforts of home is appealing, particularly since an RV will allow you to stay in national parks ...
By: BackBeat
Simply adorable lemon cupcakes
2009-02-09 11:11:00 Cupcakes. They’re all the rage right now - and why not? Dainty little morsels of cake topped with icing, and decorated so adorably that they make even the grumpiest old man I know laugh and feel tempted to enjoy one! As for the women…well, watch the entire female population of a large office swoon over ...
By: Kitchen Wench
Yuri Anime Manga: Cream Lemon Escalation, Volume 2
2009-01-30 18:09:00 A few weeks ago, I regaled you with the tale of my visit to the Media Blasters store. While there, I was given this precious tome, the second volume of the anime manga of Cream Lemon Escalation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit http://okazu.blogspot.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: Okazu Reviews
Lemon Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies
2009-01-28 21:37:00 I have been a naughty baker. I wanted to bake. Really ...I did.The other night, a friend called and asked if I had anything chocolaty in my freezer or fridge. After I said "no" an extreme wave of guilt and neglect washed over me. That's the worst feeling for an avid baker/gift giver. Unfortunately, my oven was cold and bare.The truth is, I started speed walking/jogging with a friend. We do a minimum of 21 miles a week. This is double the miles I was accustomed to. We started this little endeavor about 5 weeks ago. I am truly enjoying the extra miles added to my week. The only downside is that it leaves little time for mindless snacking.Therefore, I have been baking less frequently. Trust me, I have tons of recipes bookmarked/highlighted/printed- ...just waiting to get made. I finally, got around to one of the said recipes.Over the holidays, I checked out several baking books from the library. One of the books was Baking Illustrated from the editors of Cook's Illustrated. In the "co...
By: gigi cakes
White Chocolate Meyer Lemon Souffles To Thank You
2009-01-28 07:59:00 Thank you all for stopping by in the last couple of days and offer your nice words about the awards. I am blown away by your enthusiasm, but again I should not be surprised. Now its' my turn, so this post is all about you! You are the best! A four sentence bit at the end of a post is not enough to tell you the gratitude I feel so I made you something to celebrate: White Chocolate Lemon Souffles.Thank you for your support and dedication, your listening ear and welcoming hearts. They have made it so much fun to come here and share bits and pieces of life. I am still rubbing my eyes at everything that has happened in the last year. I also want to dedicate this celebratory dessert to my pal Jen. She knows why. If there were an award for the Best Food Blogger - Friend category, she would totally own it.I need to clarify that I have not reached my 500th post yet but I am really close. One reader suggested that I ask you what to bake to celebrate this little milestone. I like that idea, b...
By: Tartelette
White Chocolate Meyer Lemon Souffles To Thank You
2009-01-28 07:59:00 Thank you all for stopping by in the last couple of days and offer your nice words about the awards. I am blown away by your enthusiasm, but again I should not be surprised. Now its' my turn, so this post is all about you! You are the best! A four sentence bit at the end of a post is not enough to tell you the gratitude I feel so I made you something to celebrate: White Chocolate Lemon Souffles.Thank you for your support and dedication, your listening ear and welcoming hearts. They have made it so much fun to come here and share bits and pieces of life. I am still rubbing my eyes at everything that has happened in the last year. I also want to dedicate this celebratory dessert to my pal Jen. She knows why. If there were an award for the Best Food Blogger - Friend category, she would totally own it.I need to clarify that I have not reached my 500th post yet but I am really close. One reader suggested that I ask you what to bake to celebrate this little milestone. I like that idea, b...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake With Meyer Lemon Mousse
2009-01-12 06:22:00 If you love a woman and are reading this blog, married, mated or single, this might help you understand her a tiny bit better: surrender. When she sees everything in chocolate, surrender. When she wishes for double cream in her eclairs, surrender. When she sneaks that last piece of caramel cake for a late night snack, surrender. Every month I go through a one week citrus fest and B. surrenders. I can't get enough vitamin C in my body and he laughs at the dessert scenarios I create to get my fix. He does not seem to mind the latest onslaught of Key lime mousse, grapefruit sorbet, citron givre and this Lemon Poppy Seed Cake topped with a Meyer Lemon Mousse. The strawberries...I thought the touch of red would tell him I love him too (wink).I love when it happens in the middle of winter since the selection could not be more perfect. I guess there could be worse cravings than this, right? Mine usually veer to chocolate and stinky cheeses after 4 days but after 10+ years together, B. kno...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Poppy Seed Cake With Meyer Lemon Mousse
2009-01-12 06:22:00 If you love a woman and are reading this blog, married, mated or single, this might help you understand her a tiny bit better: surrender. When she sees everything in chocolate, surrender. When she wishes for double cream in her eclairs, surrender. When she sneaks that last piece of caramel cake for a late night snack, surrender. Every month I go through a one week citrus fest and B. surrenders. I can't get enough vitamin C in my body and he laughs at the dessert scenarios I create to get my fix. He does not seem to mind the latest onslaught of Key lime mousse, grapefruit sorbet, citron givre and this Lemon Poppy Seed Cake topped with a Meyer Lemon Mousse. The strawberries...I thought the touch of red would tell him I love him too (wink).I love when it happens in the middle of winter since the selection could not be more perfect. I guess there could be worse cravings than this, right? Mine usually veer to chocolate and stinky cheeses after 4 days but after 10+ years together, B. kno...
By: Tartelette
Chocolate Chesnut Vanilla Yule Log or Raspberry Vanilla Meyer Lemon?
2008-12-28 08:11:00 Now say that twelve times real fast after after one too many glasses of Champagne!! These Yule Logs are the desserts I served the family on Christmas dinner and between the 12 of us there were barely enough left for a midnight snack! I did not intend to double the work and make two "just" for fun but between the ubber chocolate fans and the "I ate too much but I still want dessert" peeps, and for my sake of a stress free meal where everybody was happy, I knew that making two was a necessity. Interesting how I belong to both groups...Let's face it, it's dessert, it's mousse, it's chocolate and it was delicious!It was also the dessert chosen by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux for the December Daring Bakers' Challenge: a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand. I loved the traditional cake Yule Log we made last year but this entremet version suits me perfectly...if there is mousse and creme brulee and anyth...
By: Tartelette
Chocolate Chesnut Vanilla Yule Log or Raspberry Vanilla Meyer Lemon?
2008-12-28 08:11:00 Now say that twelve times real fast after after one too many glasses of Champagne!! These Yule Logs are the desserts I served the family on Christmas dinner and between the 12 of us there were barely enough left for a midnight snack! I did not intend to double the work and make two "just" for fun but between the ubber chocolate fans and the "I ate too much but I still want dessert" peeps, and for my sake of a stress free meal where everybody was happy, I knew that making two was a necessity. Interesting how I belong to both groups...Let's face it, it's dessert, it's mousse, it's chocolate and it was delicious!It was also the dessert chosen by the adventurous Hilda from Saffron and Blueberry and Marion from Il en Faut Peu Pour Etre Heureux for the December Daring Bakers' Challenge: a French Yule Log by Flore from Florilege Gourmand. I loved the traditional cake Yule Log we made last year but this entremet version suits me perfectly...if there is mousse and creme brulee and anyth...
By: Tartelette
Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues Lyrics
2008-11-29 14:00:00 Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues LyricsClick image for info @Amazon.comProduct Description - "They call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday's just as bad/Wednesday's worse, and Thursday's also sad." There's a lot more to the blues than three chords played on an old beat-up guitar. Squeeze My Lemon is a collection of some of the best bluues lines ever recorded. From birth ("Born under a bad sign/I've been down since I began to crawl") to death ("Everybody wants to go to heaven/But nobody wants tto die") and everything in between, this volume quotes classic blues phrases by ssongwriter/artists B.B. King, Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, T-Bone Walker, Robert JJohnson and many, many others. Compiled by award-winning author/Grammy-nominated record producer Randy Poe, Squeeze My Lemon: A Collection of Classic Blues Lyriics features classic photos of many leading blues artists. A great gift book, itt is highly entertaining not only for blues lovers, but for anyone who appreciatee...
By: SqueezeMyLemon
Gratuitous CD Cover: Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon
2008-11-07 14:00:00 Let Me Squeeze Your Lemon: The Ultimate Rude Blues CollectionClick ImagePeople talk about the dirty low down blues, well here it is. This is one of those CDs that I am posting just becasue I like the title and the album cover. I have heard many of these songs on this two disc set and like them for the comedy value above all.Editorial ReviewsSubtitled - The Ultimate Rude Blues Collection. 49 original blues classics of a risque nature, this double CD collection isn't so much X-rated as exhilarating, offering rib tickling rump shakers - each with their own nudge-nudge, wink-wink meaning. Featured artists include Charlie Pickett, Bull Moose Jackson, The Honeydripper, Mississippi Sheiks, Big Bill Broozy, Lonnie Johnson, Dirty Red, Bo Carter and many, many more. Great Voices Of The Century. 2003.Disc: 1 1. Catfish Blues - Thomas, Bobo "Slim" 2. I Want a Bowlegged Woman - Glover, Henry 3. Hard Lead Pencil 4. Little Red Dress (Drawers) 5. Love Operation 6. Blue Bloomer Blues 7. Let Me Squ...
By: SqueezeMyLemon
It's the Birthday of Blind Lemon Jefferson
2008-10-27 13:00:00 Well actually yesterday was the birthday of "Blind" Lemon Jefferson (October 26, 1894 ? 12 December? 1929)Black Snake Moan - Blind Lemon JeffersonBlind Lemon Jefferson mp3s @Amazon.comBlind Lemon Jefferson @Hype MachineBlind Lemon Jefferson mp3s @Elbos Music AggregratorBlind Lemon Jefferson @Amazon.com
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Lemon Raspberry Mille Feuilles
2008-10-07 06:24:00 I know, I know, it is Fall...so why all the raspberries? And now the lemon? Store diplays, magazine covers and tv shows "fall season" premieres are doing a great job at convincing me it is Fall. Yet, one step outside in the middle of the afternoon keeps telling me otherwise, time and time again. Still wearing flip flops and shorts so I hope you will indulge me for a couple more raspberry posts. I promise the next one will have an autumnal twist.We are enjoying quite a few dinners outside with the neighbors and the summer grill outs have finally given way to wonderful oyster roasts. It is hard to believe the way our street functions but if you spend one week here it'd be easy to see why I wish I could take the whole street with me if we ever move. It is not uncommon to harbor someone else's dog while they help you run after your own, have about 3 strollers and 8 dogs walking alongside your own crazy little-big ones. A walk up to the dock usually turns into a crabbing or shrimping f...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Balm Infused Berries And Almond Tuiles
2008-09-03 06:25:00 I seem to have a hard time letting go of summer....stone fruits, berries, herbs are always sneaking in into my shopping basket. It is easy to get inspired or to focus on writing certain chapters of a book when you have a big bowl of juicy and plump fruit in front of you! It is a little less fun when our new puppy set his mind to chew our lemongrass plant, mix it up with a little rosemary, adds a little spice with a touch of Thai basil and finally decides that the game can't be complete until he ends with a few springs of lemon balm! Why do we let him? We don't!! I did not realize that he had grown so much that he was not able to pull on the leaves, take the pots down and have a feast! Just right when I was starting to think I finally grew a green thumb, no kidding people, I can even kill a silk plant (ask my mother in law!).I consolidated my schedule to be able to work more from home and for longer stretches of times which is perfect to bake and write but I guess I don't see him ...
By: Tartelette
Roasted Chicken with Oregano and Lemon
2008-08-04 02:33:00 Have you tried my Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon? I got a new fan (for this recipe). My sister! She likes it so much that she even recommends it to her demonstrator (for Sharp Water Oven) to try it. Not too long ago, the lady, Irene, if I remembered correctly, just called me to clarify the recipe.I'm going to tell my sister, she should really ask her demonstrator to try this instead. It's similar, less hassle but tasted just as good. I'm not sure if will be the same if you are using a conventional oven but the meat was still succulent though the breast meat is not as moist as the Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon. Blame me for being lazy. I didn't parboil the chicken, I didn't cover the chicken with foil too. I just put it in the oven and let the oven do it's job. But my husband said it's better than Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon.But I got to warn you. Just like the Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon, it has a sour lemon taste. So if you are use to eat chicken ...
Another Dairy Experiment: Faisselle And Lemon Balm Cherries
2008-08-02 07:18:00 The last dairy experiment earlier in the month left me with the desire to make one of my father's favorites: faisselle (pronounced fay-cell). It is believed to be one of the oldest form of fresh cheese made either from fresh cow's or goat's milk. Its name comes from the vessel used to drain the milk once the rennet is added and the milk has had the chance to incubate for a few hours. The result is a creamy, rich and a little wiggly-jelly like cheese that most people eat for dessert with a little sugar or honey. We also like to sprinkle a little salt and fresh herbs on it and serve it instead of a cheese tray. For me, "faisselle" is synonymous with vacations, my father, the Alps, best memories a child could have. Yes, I guess I am being a little nostalgic today, I blame it on youtube and too many videos of Provence where I grew up, or the Tour De France passing right by our vacation spot in the Alps!!I brought my breakfast of faisselle, fresh peach, toast and lavender honey to the...
By: Tartelette
Lemon Raspberry Cake
2008-08-01 06:20:00 I made this cake for a family gathering at my parents’ house a few Saturdays ago. I was initially planning on making a cake version of my Brown Sugar-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting, but apparently all the supermarkets my mom went to were conspiring against us, as she was unable to find blackberries at each of the stores she went to that day (and she went to a lot just to find those
Lemon Raspberry Cake
2008-08-01 06:20:00 I made this cake for a family gathering at my parents’ house a few Saturdays ago. I was initially planning on making a cake version of my Brown Sugar-Hazelnut Cupcakes with Blackberry Frosting, but apparently all the supermarkets my mom went to were conspiring against us, as she was unable to find blackberries at each of the stores she went to that day (and she went to a lot just to find those
Audi Pilot Program Tells Drivers How to Squeeze the Lemon
2008-07-23 23:09:00 From Engadget: Filed under: Transportation Though we're hesitant to believe something this fantastic could actually be implemented in real life, word on the pavement has it that Audi is currently running a pilot program that informs motorists "how fast to drive to catch a green li
Lemon Curd
2008-07-21 04:30:00 I’ve never made lemon curd before, and I’ve only eaten it once to date – and that was over 20 years ago. I might be making this up, but I’m pretty sure that my one and only encounter with it was when I was about 7 years old. A family friend who lived in Switzerland (and therefore frequently traveled all over Europe) always brought us Swiss chocolate and some other treat, and that one time, he
Lemon Curd
2008-07-21 04:30:00 I’ve never made lemon curd before, and I’ve only eaten it once to date – and that was over 20 years ago. I might be making this up, but I’m pretty sure that my one and only encounter with it was when I was about 7 years old. A family friend who lived in Switzerland (and therefore frequently traveled all over Europe) always brought us Swiss chocolate and some other treat, and that one time, he |
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