This is an adaptation of lemon poppyseed pancakes from PaleOMG that I got from Cathy Ostergar. I made a few changes to the recipe and loved the result! Ingredients 3 eggs, whisked 1 coconut Chobani like yogurt container about 1/2 cup 1/4 cup almond milk 1 tablespoon raw honey 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract zest of 1…
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Lemon Curd Cream Cheese Sticky Rolls – Contestant #3
Aaagh!! It looks like I will be making yet another batch of lemon buns! Overcooked and under salted! So much potential unfulfilled! The pendulum swung too far the other way this time. Contestant #3 seemed like it was going to top them both but fell short. These were good but overcooking them definitely took away from what they could have…

Lemon Sticky Buns with Lemony Cream Cheese Glaze – Contestant #1
I am obsessed with citrus and sticky buns now! I like lemon sweet things and lemon savory things. But my two daughters don’t like lemon things. I thought this was weird until I remembered back to making lemon bars when they were young and one of my daughters said, “It tastes like dishwasher detergent.” What?! Then I realized I used…

Roasted Root Vegetables
Isn’t this beautiful! I love the colors! Art in nature! An old neighbor Melissa Churlonis told me about this many years ago. It is from epicurious.com. I have been making this for Thanksgiving since the 90’s. I have adapted the original pretty significantly because it is basically just roasted vegetables. INGREDIENTS 12 baby beets, trimmed, peeled 2 pounds red-skinned…

Blueberry Buttermilk Tart
I had a bunch of blueberries and buttermilk and found this recipe on epicurious that had really good reviews. It is a great recipe! I would make it again. The tart is very lemony and reminds me of a lemon bar sort of but more custardy. Two lemons barely gave me a tablespoon of lemon zest but it was enough. …

Coffee, Cinnamon and Pecan Muffins with Rich Espresso Icing
Yesterday I needed to decalcify my espresso machine’s steam wand so I was delving into the manual online to see how much vinegar to use. I came across this recipe which looked very interesting. Obviously heavy on using espresso. I have made Tiramisu but never baked with espresso or used it in frosting. I was intrigued by the use of…