Tag Archives: Lemons

Ingredient: Kumquats

Mom holds kumquats and flowers, Maureen Abood

The Lebanese, we love citrus. If there is anything less than extra-large bowl of lemons on the kitchen counter at all times, we start to get uneasy. Wouldn’t want to run out. Oranges are our little pets too, especially when … Continue reading

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A Valentine’s Day Dinner Menu

Braised short ribs, Maureen Abood

I like to go out on Valentine’s Day for dinner about as much as I like to stay out all night on New Year’s Eve. You’ve got double the number of tables in the house, and “Prix Fixe,” overpriced, molten-chocolate-blah … Continue reading

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Gotta love winning!

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I’m not a big gambler, though I have to say the first time I played roulette in Vegas was a thrill. But when it comes to food, and a contest comes my way, I’m in. The contest that came to … Continue reading

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Can I count on your vote today?! For pie, that is…

Calling all pie eaters. And pie lovers. And pie-I-couldn’t-care-less-ers. The Huffington Post Kitchen Daily is having a contest, and in it you’ll see my lemon meringue tart, made here a few months ago. The three pies with the top votes … Continue reading

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Fattoush salad, and poetry, in motion

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It wasn’t long after I started working, after graduate school studying poetry and literature, that I started to feel the gnaw. Working was great, a paycheck was even greater. But I wasn’t writing much—just a couple of correspondences that took … Continue reading

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Lemon Meringue Tart, The Most Extraordinary

Lemon meringue tart POST

You can imagine how long the days, how sore the back, how bruised the ego of a culinary intern during her first month on the job in a restaurant. I learned at least something every day at Boulette’s Larder in … Continue reading

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Ingredient: Lemons

Lemons in bowlPOST

We are salivating over lemons this week not just because they naturally make our mouths water, and not just because they are the perfect shade of yellow to accompany us into spring and Easter, but also because lemons are one … Continue reading

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Favorite Things: The Microplane Grater

Grater lemon zest 2 POST

I’m not quite sure how humankind got along before Microplane graters. Their sharp grating power makes quick, easy work of zesting citrus. It used to be that when a recipe called for zest, I was at a bit of a … Continue reading

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