I’m curious to know: how many people here actually like lemony baked goods? When I say that, I mean those that have the REAL lemon feels. As a huge lemon-pastry lover it’s important to me that when a certain pastry is heralded as “lemon”, the lemon flavour isn’t just an afterthought, or worse, merely for scenting up the pastry. Lord knows I’ve been disappointed by labels many times. If you’re going to sell me a lemon pastry, make it something that actually has the zingy tang of a lemon, am I right? This is one of my pet peeves especially when it comes to lemon bars. Lemon bars HAVE to…
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Love is like lemons and strawberries
Valentine’s means a lot of different things to different people. Apart from anniversaries, this is probably the only other day where couples go all out in surprising each other. My single friends joke about this being “Singles Awareness Day”, declaring that Valentine’s is just another commercial opportunity for companies to sell something. (Well ain’t that the truth!) Regardless of how you’re spending Valentine’s this year, I think we can all agree that it is a day that celebrates that little thing called love. Love, which some may call the single sweetest feeling in the world; or the worst heartbreak that forever sours affections for another. But mostly I think love…
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Feeding my lemon obsession with Maya’s Lemon Thins
I love lemon-flavoured treats. I’m certain I’ve mentioned this before. A lot of times, pastries that have the right lemon kick to them wind up at the top of my favourites list. I just can’t get enough of that lovely, sour tang! It gives such a character to what otherwise would have simply been something sweet or something buttery. Take these cookies for instance. At first glance, they look rather simple and average, even something you would possibly overlook if set side by side with the more elaborate-looking cookies. But quite frankly, I find myself willing to try anything with the word lemon in its title at least once, no…
