A Lemony List – 40 Things to do with Lemons

I don’t use lemon and lime interchangeably, no sir. They have such different profiles and I like to keep each special. For instance, I haven’t yet met a lemon and mango combo that I like. Lime and mango, however? Take me home, baby!

Sometimes I think I love both of them equally and then lemons come up way ahead in all the ways I can get them to do what I want – like boil ‘juiced out’ shells and puree…in a way lime and its bitterness won’t allow. And then I fall in love all over again with limes when I zest some,or juice lingers on my fingers. But I realise, I don’t have to choose and so I won’t.

Therefore, lemons are amongst my favourite things in the world. From the fragrance to the taste, I love ’em. And if they’re Meyers, then I dream about them :).

1. Admire them

2. Scratch and ‘aromatherapy’ them – zest some, smell the sunshiny freshness!

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3. Juice. Lemon water first thing? Or whatever you want, to be honest

4. Then this to do with the shells – Baked Lemon Shells stuffed with cheese and tomatoes

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5. And this: Strawberry and Balsamic Sorbet in Lemon Shells

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6. By far one of my favourite thing to make is lemon puree – reserve your juiced out shells for this wonder that you can take sweet or savoury. Also organic lemons, yo!

7. Lemonade – it’s my son’s signature drink 🙂 and I love the inspiring story of Mikaila Ulmer, a young black girl who became a lemonade entrepreneur when she was 4 1/2 years old with her Me & The Bees Lemonade!

8. Lemon bars

9. Lemon curd, several ways – plain and herby

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Scones with lemon thyme curd and cream

10. Very lemony stew of chicken and fresh dates

11. Grilled Burrata and Meyer Lemon Flatbread

12. Meyer Lemon Brown Butter

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13. Lemon Caramel

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14. Lemon Rasam – thank you, Deepa for this guest post

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15. Lemon Rice– thank you, Deepa for this guest post

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16. Meyer Lemon Russian Rose Loaf

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17. Meyer Lemon & Rosemary Focaccia

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18. Grilled Meyer Lemon Citrus Salsa

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19. The Best of Summer: Strawberry & Lemon Sorbet

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20. Simple Desserts: Lemon Possets

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21. Preserved Citruses: Lemons, Oranges and Limes, the sweet way

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22. Lemonettes!

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23. Lemony sugarcane juice, you? Okay, I’ll have one too

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24. Technique: How to Brulee, without Broiler or Blowtorch

25. Spice up your life with citrus dust

26. Lemon in your dressing – liven up that fattoush

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27. or make Velva’s Vinaigrette

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28. Food School: Citrus Cured Salmon, For Alaska….

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29. Just sub lemons here 🙂

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30. A Platter of Savoury Turkish Delights and a delightful lemon-bay leaf syrup

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31. Squeeze copious amounts over seafood, over seafood Paella, like my La Rambla version

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32. Linguine Con Sarde

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33. March On With The Daring Cooks: Salmon Ceviche & A Wedge Salad

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34. Lemon and Apple Galette de Pérouges

34. Teacup Muffins: Back to the Future

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35. Totally ‘Not Vanilla-Bland’ Chicken

36. Lunch on Homegrown Nigerian Quails

37. Preserved lemons by the amazing, Velva of Tomatoes and Vines

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38. How To Make Finishing Salts

39. An easy lemon cake – take it up a notch on the grill or in a grill pan. Trust me – grilled cake is a revelation

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40. Homemade Limoncello, anyone?

So, here are my favourite ways to use lemons. What are yous?

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