When I’m looking for something yummy, I quite often find myself being drawn to sweet lemon recipes. I don’t know what it is about lemon desserts and snacks, but they usually get my mouth watering. In fact, I pretty much love all lemon recipes that are sweet. I just can’t resist lemon cake, pudding, cookies, or bars. And I cannot forget lemon cheesecake, that would have to be my favourite dessert! We have a couple of lemon trees so Iemon cheesecake is on regular rotation in our house! My … [Read more...]
Easiest Homemade Lemon Curd Recipe
Deliciously tangy lemon curd without the hassle. This recipe is super easy – no double boiler or strainer required! I mentioned last year, when sharing my Lemon Brownie recipe, that our lemon trees have provided us with lots of lemons to use. This oversupply of lemons has given me the opportunity to practice making lemon curd. It was called lemon butter when I went to school, but whatever you call it it’s delicious! I have made it a couple of times over the last few years. But I always … [Read more...]
Tangy Lemon Brownies
If you are a lover of lemon desserts but have never indulged in lemon brownies, then this is the recipe for you. It is quick and easy, and the brownies are oh so lemony! A few years back we decided to plant a couple of lemon trees in pots as we were buying a lot from the supermarket. Fast forward to now and we’ve got lemons coming out of our ears almost! Not that we’re complaining because lemon recipes are very popular around here. Easy Lemon Brownies The lemon recipe that I’m … [Read more...]
Soft and Sweet Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies
The old saying is that when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. I think that my new saying will be that when life gives you Meyer lemons you HAVE to make these Meyer Lemon Crinkle Cookies! I LOVE sweet lemon recipes! Only recently I shared a delicious Lemon Drizzle Cake with Drizzle Topping. That recipe used regular lemons but this time I want to share a Meyer lemon recipe. We’ve got a dwarf Meyer lemon tree in a pot and it is such a great producer. Every year we get about 20 lemons from … [Read more...]
Easy Lemon Cake with Lemon Drizzle Topping (Almost a one bowl recipe!)
If you’re a fan of sweet lemon treats (like me) you are going to love this Easy Lemon Cake with its tangy lemon drizzle topping! I was looking through some old recipe books recently and I started drooling over this lemon cake. The book it comes from is called Fast & Simple (Parragon) and quite frankly that couldn’t be a better description of this recipe! I have made this cake twice over the last week because I wanted to make sure that this recipe wasn’t too good to be true. I mean it … [Read more...]
Virgin Mojito Recipe
This virgin mojito is easy to make and very refreshing on a hot summer’s day! It’s non-alcoholic and all you need is lemon, mint, sugar, and Sprite! When you have been outside in the garden working or if the weather is super-hot there is nothing more thirst quenching than a big glass of chilled water! I try and drink the recommended 8 glasses of water a day, and most days I don’t have any trouble meeting that quota! That's because water has no taste, so you can drink it with every meal and … [Read more...]
Low Calorie Lemon Coconut Slice
This lemon coconut slice is heaven for any sweet tooth. It’s soft and sweet with a delicious lemon tang; no one will ever know that it is low calorie! I have said it before but I will say it again – I love sweet lemon recipes! I don’t know what it is about sweet snacks and desserts with lemon in them but I just can’t resist them. I have a bit of a sweet tooth anyway, but when you add in lemon I just can’t say no! Usually the thing that keeps me in check is the idea that these sweet lemony … [Read more...]
Sour Cream Lemon Muffins
We have only got a few of our lemons left on the tree and I was looking online recently for another lemon recipe that I could try. I came across this recipe for Sour Cream Lemon Muffins and I just had to try them. We have been using quite a bit of sour cream in our recipes lately but I had never tried adding it to muffins and I was intrigued as to how they would taste. The fact that the recipe looked really quick and easy also helped to grab my attention. I know that I have said it before but I … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!