A week ago the sun shone and we worked in the yard. I took a peek under the lemon tree cover and was pleased to see ripe lemons. We picked 2 dozen and covered the tree again for another few months.
The Lemon Dessert cookbook was a Christmas gift from a friend.
This week the rain poured down, and I did a little puttering in the kitchen. Since my husband prefers lemon to chocolate, I made a batch of lemon curd.
And then what to do with the lemon curd? A batch of macarons seemed just the thing.
I should have known better than to attempt macarons on such a rainy day. They turned out a little flat, without the cute "feet" characteristic of a successful macaron.
But they taste scrumptious, filled with lemon curd and raspberry jam. Lemons, lemon curd, and macarons certainly brighten up the greyness outside.
Linking with Sunlit Sunday, hosted by Karen of My Little Home and Garden.
Lemon is The Great Dane's favourite flavour. Last week I filled a sponge cake with lemon curd and frosted it with whipped cream and raspberries. Not quite a macronutrient, but the same good taste!
ReplyDeleteYour lemon curd and macarons look so delicious, Lorrie! It must be lovely to have your own lemons. They do look like many happy and bright little suns.
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunlit Sunday!
Lemons are lovely and luscious...thinking of a Victoria sponge cake with curd in the centre and raspberries on top!
ReplyDeleteYummy!
Self picked lemons - how cool is that!? (for me unthinkable)
ReplyDeleteAnd it looks so yummy.
Happy Valentines Day from Germany
What a wonderful tree Lorrie, providing lemons throughout Winter too!
ReplyDeleteOh lemon curd filled macarons - very special!
My husband has a penchant for anything lemony too - his favourite is my Lemon Delicious dessert!
Aww it looks yummy
ReplyDeleteHappy Valentine's Day x
I prefer lemon as well. I always have a jar of lemon spread, not brave enough to make my own like you make lemon curd.
ReplyDeleteThey look delicious..happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteXo
Dagmar
I love lemon.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to see if our library has that cookbook. I'd love to have a lemon tree, but it would have to be an indoor one, here in Pennsylvania!
How neat that you have your own lemon tree! Your lemon curd and macarons look yummy! I've always enjoyed lemony treats with a cup of tea. A few years ago, I read a (fictional) book which featured a lemon chocolate cake. Yum!
ReplyDeleteYummy! I love lemon curd but have never made it. Your maccarons look delicious even if they aren't chocolate. :)
ReplyDeleteI can almost taste the lemony goodness here! I sure have appreciated the few and far between breaks of sunshine we've had. Lemons sure brighten up the day!
ReplyDeleteWow! Along with all your other talents you can make macarons! So impressed -- and I love lemon curd and can imagine how perfect it would be between the two light curves of almond-meringuey goodness. . . mmmmmm. . .
ReplyDeleteLooks like a perfect dessert or tea time treat. I do so love lemon anything.
ReplyDeleteHow amazing to have grown lemons! The macarons sound divine!
ReplyDeleteDelicious! I love anything lemon! xx
ReplyDeleteOOO, lemon is sooo good...and the curd looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteLemon is my favorite flavor!...:)JP
ReplyDeleteThat looks like the perfect cookbook for someone who has a lemon tree in her backyard! Mmm I enjoy a scone with some lemon curd right about now!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting it must have been to find those lemons hiding out under the cover. I would be thrilled to find one lemon on my lemon tree. Have just purchased fertilizer spikes for citrus and have high hopes for a lemon crop this year.
ReplyDeleteYour friend selected an ideal gift for you and I see you are putting it to good use. Your lemon curd and macarons look positively mouthwatering. Your husband is a lucky man.
Love lemon curd and actually made some yesterday. I keep telling my husband about your lemon tree and that we need to do that. I must have lemons in the house at all times.
ReplyDeleteHard not to love anything lemon and it is bound to make everything good.
ReplyDeleteOh I do love lemon and lime curd both. Your delicacies look so nice as well as I am sure they tasted great too. My mother used to make homemade lemon and lime meringue pies. If I have nothing else to eat that comes when I need a sweet treat and no time to bake. I purchase a jar of lemon curd and a box of gingerbread biscotti and that is so refreshing a treat for me. Now then I did not even mention my love for sweet chocolate ;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so yummy. We have had so many lemons on our Trees since November. I have not been able to use them all. I need to learn to make lemon curd I think.
ReplyDeleteLorrie, your macaroons look amazing. I'm with your husband - I prefer lemon to chocolate, and these look like lemon at its very yummiest.
ReplyDeleteAmalia
xo
I love lemon desserts too, and my sister gave me a small jar of lemon curd for Christmas ... yummy! Your macaroons look good, and I'll bet they tasted great!
ReplyDeleteWendy
I made lemon curd myself just a few days ago, with some lemons from my daughter's tree. I will probably write my recipe in a blog post, too. But I've never made macarons. Your kitchen is like a French bakery!
ReplyDeleteIt's remarkable to think that somewhere in our country there are lemons growing! The lemon curd sounds delicious, Lorrie!
ReplyDeleteI've only had macaroons once and realized why people love them! But, baking them seems intimidating. Here yours look wonderful even if you don't think so and you used your own lemons to boot!
ReplyDelete