Greek lemon chicken and potatoes is the easiest dish to make and uses the humble chicken drumstick and low starch baking potatoes like King Edward, Dutch Cream or Red potatoes that are perfect for baking and keep their shape. Extra Virgin Olive oil infused with crushed garlic, dried oregano, salt and pepper creates a marinade to rub into all the surfaces of the chicken and … Continue reading Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
Cardamom is such a fragrant spice with an intense aromatic mint flavour that combines well with cinnamon and nutmeg. It is popular in baking around the world. This cake blends lemon, cardamom, cinnammon and nutmeg and is topped with a spiced apple. When using spices it is so nice to get the best flavour from them. Wherever possible freshly grinding your own spices will bring … Continue reading Lemon, Apple and Cardamom Cake
Crisp biscotti are perfect to serve with your coffee. We have made these with new season Australian walnuts and limes and candied lemon peel which gives the biscuits a hint of citrus flavour. The crushed cardamom and a touch of cinnamon add fragrance to the biscotti too. They are so easy to make why not give them a try. Walnut, Lime and Lemon Biscotti Ingredients: … Continue reading Walnut, Lime and Lemon Biscotti
As we are having a picnic lunch I thought these delicious little mini scone morsels would be nice to have with our coffee. They are the perfect size for picnics and the lemony flavour works well with the dates. They would also be perfect to take to work for your morning tea. Mini Lemon and Date Scones Ingredients: 2 cups Self Raising flour 30 g … Continue reading Mini Lemon and Date Scones
It was this cake made by my friend Jackie that was the inspiration for my Three Citrus and Coconut Drizzle cake that used limes, orange and lemon that was posted earlier. Jackie has shared her exceptional recipe for ‘Leto’s Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake.’ This cake highlights the wonderful flavour of lemon and has a great texture and a superb tangy syrup that penetrates this … Continue reading Leto’s Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
This cake is a classic drizzle cake using citrus we had in the garden. On orange, two limes and a lemon all just picked from the tree. The orange was used combined with coconut to flavour the cake and the lemon and limes made a tangy syrup to drizzle over it. The result is a delicious cake with the fresh flavour of citrus and the … Continue reading Three Citrus Drizzle and Coconut Cake
Our friend Ann makes the best pikelets and these were lemony delicious. Though simple they are always a hit with a nice cup of tea, served with lashings of your favourite jam and a dollop of double cream. Ann’s Lemon Pikelets Ingredients: 1 cup Self Raising flour 1/4 cup caster sugar 1 egg Pinch of salt Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated 1/2 tsp vanilla … Continue reading Ann’s Lemon Pikelets
This light tea cake has the tangy flavour of lemon and the sweetness of the new season Granny Smith Apples with a whisper of cinnamon. Apple and Lemon Tea cake Ingredients: 2 eggs 3/4 cup castor sugar 1 1/2 cups Self Raising flour 3/4 cup of milk 60 g butter the zest of 1 lemon juice of 1 lemon 1 Granny Smith Apple, peeled, cored … Continue reading Apple and Lemon Tea cake
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