This is my favorite recipe using the salted lemons I made with the abundance from our lemon tree here on The Butterfly Hill. I used 3 large pieces of chicken 1 cup chicken stock 2 medium onions 5 large cloves of garlic 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/2 teasppon tumeric 1/2 teaspoon caynne pepper 1/4 paprika 1 cup green pitted olives olive oil 2… Read More »Moroccan Chicken with Salted lemons
4 lemons 7 tablespoons butter 2 1/2 cups sugar 4 large eggs beaten, beatem good…. Zest the lemons then squeeze the juice from them and put them thru a strainer. Put the lemon juice, zest, butter and sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Gradually heat, wisking until the butter melts then take off the heat. Beat the eggs well and… Read More »Lemon Curd
It’s all about lemons today! Our lemon tree is heavy with fruit. And since I am trying hard to be a no-waste household, what do you do with all these lemons? After doing some research, I tried the following recipes. Lemon curd Lemon Rind Candy Sugared Lemon Wedges for Cocktails Lemoncello Pickled Moroccan Lemons Dried Lemons with Honey and Bee Pollen
Simple, easy healthy. Slice lemons and place on a cookie sheet while you pre-heat your oven to 250. Drizzle honey onto the lemon slices and bake for about an hour or until they look like the photo above. Let cool completly and your bee pollen. (Bee pollen is very bitter so add just a little.) They are great for allergies, if you use local honey… Read More »Dried Lemons with Honey & Bee Pollen
Are everywhere here on The Butterfly Hill in the late winter and all thru spring. I used to pull them and think of them as weeds. But now in true Permaculture style, everything grows right where it sprouts. I had heard of people making soup with them and wanted to give it a try. We first harvested a big bunch of the Onions and washed… Read More »Wild Spring Onions
Crushed Natural Freeze Dried Friut Freeze-dried fruits are a great way to color cookies and frosting naturally. I tested Blueberries, Strawberries, Bananas, and Green Apples for their coloring. The Blueberries turned a really pretty purple. Although they were hard to crush. I used a food processor and then crushed them with a pestle and mortar. They added a lot more flavor to the cookies than… Read More »Why would you not use natural colors for food?
My favorite Royal Icing recipe This is Martha Stewarts Recipe for the best smooth as silk Royal Icing 2 large egg whites 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar Juice of 1 lemon 5 drops of Glycerine (found at drug stores) Beat egg whites till stiff, but not dry. Add sugar, lemon, and glycerine and beat for 1 minute more. If too thick, add water. If too… Read More »Royal Icing
My go-to Sugar Cookie recipe 1/2 cup of butter 1 cup of sugar 1 egg or 2 yolks beaten 1 teaspoon of milk 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla 1 1/2 cups of sifted flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Cream butter and add sugar, eggs milk, and vanilla. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to wet ingredients, mix well and refrigerate for… Read More »Sugar Cookies
From an old Native American Recipe I first had this relish at my Aunt Nancy’s who is a chef. It was a surprise to me, as I don’t like bell peppers. Now I make this every year as the weather starts to change and fall is on my mind. 1 Large Onion diced 1 Large Bell Pepper diced 1 Cup Sugar 1 cup White Vinegar… Read More »100-Year-old Relish
