Lemon lavender cake is a great addition to any sunny celebration from Mothers Day to Labor Day. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm Lavender is an underrated herb in the culinary world. This lemon lavender cake is bright and flowery. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm If the perfect summer day had a flavor, it would be this. The tart lemon and the sweetness of the cake play off each other like any classic sweet-tart lemon dessert....

These French macarons are delicious, delicate, and bursting with bright lemon flavor. Make a batch for afternoon tea, a holiday cookie tray or brunch. These macarons are sweet, tangy, and bursting with a freshly grated lemon zest flavor. Simply Recipes / Cambrea Gordon Its sure to brighten up anyones day! Macarons make for a super special treat to give as a gift or share for a special occasion. They look impressive and serve as beautiful dessert centerpieces for any celebration from brunch to afternoon tea....

Tart homemade lemon custard is the star of this classic, impressive pie. Lemon Meringue Pie: A Family Favorite My grandmother Mae was notorious for her sweet tooth. How she lived to 97 on a diet that included daily jelly donuts I have no idea. Elise Bauer She loved to bake and one of her favorite things to make for us was lemon meringue pie. Taking that first bite? Cutting into the light billowy meringue, scooping up that buttery lemon filling?...

Dinner is solved with these easy-to-make chicken breasts smothered in a lemon pepper sauce. Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz Lemon pepper just so happens to be my favorite flavor of chicken wings. Wings, however, arenota favorite weeknight dinner. Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz Plump, juicy chicken breasts pan-fried and smothered in a lemon pepper sauce, though? Yeah, thats more my weeknight style. What is Lemon Pepper? Simply Recipes / Marta Rivera Diaz...

This Lemon Pesto Turkey Pasta is an easy way to use up leftover holiday turkey! With bowtie pasta, basil pesto and lemon zest, carbonara style Leftover turkey anyone? Welcome to my new favorite way of putting turkey leftovers to good use. Elise Bauer I ate the whole batch. Not in one sitting, mind you, as much as I wanted to, but over several days. Add 1 Tbsp of salt for every 2 quarts of water....

Everything a lemon lover desiresa tart, lemon pucker punch with just enough sweetness to soften the blow! Lemon lovers, this ones for you! The outside is deep golden brown, while the inside is lemony yellow. Alison Bickel Old habits die hard; I get it! Triple Lemon Flavor Pucker up, people! This lemon pound cake is a triple threat of lemon and all its glorious tartness. Alison Bickel First, I use both lemon zest and juice in the batter....

Lovely, moist zucchini bread with fresh rosemary and lemon zest. I’m on a mission this summer. What was I thinking?! Elise Bauer One zucchini plant alone could feed a family of four. Every time I stop by my parents' house my mother glares at me accusingly. Actually, she’s not the glaring throw in. Come up with recipes that we all like and that use alotof summer squash. For this I have been experimenting with zucchini bread for the last two weeks....

Loaded with zest and drizzled with zingy glaze, these lemon scones deliver. There’s something classy but rustic about scones. They make me want to serve them with a fancy tea but then dunk them. Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm These lemon scones have a crusty exterior and they’re tender and flaky on the inside. They are rich and buttery but balanced by the bright and floral lemon. You Only Need One Bowl for These Lemon Scones!...

Lemon Shaker Pie provides minimum waste with maximum flavor. Its one of the first desserts to be demolished by the crowd. What is Lemon Shaker Pie? Irvin Lin What is Macerating and How Long Should You Do It? Macerating is just a fancy culinary term for letting fruit sit in sugar. Lemon pith, the white rind of the citrus fruit, is extremely bitter. Irvin Lin To combat this bitterness, the lemon is sliced paper thin....

Lemon Tart, anyone? With a buttery crust and a zingy lemon filling, this tart is ready for the dessert table! Serve it for Easter, Mother’s Day, or any time you need a special treat. Elise Bauer We had a similar inedible result. Then, there were my several attempts to make a Meyer lemon confit over pastry dough crust. Still way too tart. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer It just didn’t work with the lemon filling....

Lemon-garlic butter sauce, perfect for fish, shrimp, scallops. Bring it all to a simmer and let it boil until it has reduced by half. In a separate pan, make a roux with a tablespoon each of butter and flour. Elise Bauer Then add the reduced clam juice sherry mixture to the pot. It’s All About the Butter After that comes thebutter. There’s a lot of butter in this sauce which is why it tastes so good!...

We all quizzed her like crazy: Was this a dish her grandmother had made, too? Was it a weeknight dish? Did her mom make it for holidays? Sheryl Julian So I went home and made the dish, and Ive been making it ever since. What Is Broccoli Rabe? Then I add canned white beans, sliced garlic, and crushed red pepper. Sheryl Julian (Want to make your beans from scratch? Here’s how to make themon the stovetoporin a pressure cooker!...

Uncomplicated prep leads to sophisticated flavor. I fully believe that pasta doesn’t have to be complicated to be tasty or impressive. The resulting recipe is loosely inspired by pasta con le sarde, a Sicilian sardine pasta. Simply Recipes / Karishma Pradhan In addition, the crispy, crunchy garlic and breadcrumbs offer a fun textural component. Keeping things light and bright, a garnish of parsley completes the dish. Spaghetti, bucatini, or fusilli col buco are all great options....