Couscous with Lemon, Spinach, and Feta
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1 t olive oil
1/3 cup couscous
2 cup spinach, torn
juice of 1 small lemon or lime (or 1/2 of each)
2 T Feta cheese, crumbled
Optional: 8 cherry tomatoes, either whole or halved Read More
Ingredients:
1 pound asparagus, washed, dried, woody ends trimmed
1 t lemon zest, from one fresh lemon
6 cloves garlic, pressed or very finely chopped
1 T spicy brown mustard
1 T plus 1 t lemon juice, freshly squeezed
2 T extra virgin olive oil Read More
Ingredients:
1 whole Sunday Roaster chicken (approximately 6-7 lbs)
3 sprigs tarragon, divided use
1/4 t white pepper
1 lemon, Sliced into quarters
1 thick slice of onion, leave the skin on
2 T butter
Cracked black pepper
Coarsely ground Kosher salt
1 lemon, juiced
2 cups carrots, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
1 cup onions, sliced
2 cups chicken stock, low sodium Read More
Ingredients:
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
3 green onions, sliced (or 1 T sweet onion minced)
1 T fresh mint, finely chopped
2 t fresh tarragon, finely chopped
1/2 t dill, dried (or 1/2 T fresh)
2 t ground garlic
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 T lemon juice, fresh squeezed
Optional: Salt, pepper, and hot red pepper flakes to taste Read More
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
8 garlic cloves, sliced or minced
2 shallots, minced
1 t dried thyme
1/4 cup Sherry
1 t soy sauce, dark, low sodium
1 T lemon juice
4 chicken breasts
4 chicken thighs
1/4 t sea salt
1 t black pepper
2 lemons, rinsed, dried, quartered, and deseeded
1/4 cup flat leaf parsley, chopped Read More
Ingredients:
12 oz green beans, trimmed
2 t Dijon mustard
2 T lemon juice, fresh squeezed
1 T extra virgin olive oil
1 T shallot, minced
1/4 t fresh cracked black pepper
1 T parsley, minced
Optional: slivered almonds, chopped walnuts, a teeny pinch of good sea salt Read More
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Ingredients:
1 bottle very cold Pinot Grigio
1 bottle very cold Club Soda
1 t very finely grated lemon zest
Spoon Mage™ Notes:
This works with the zest or juice of your favorite citrus. Replace zest with juice if you do not care for the bitter flavor of zest. Just add a splash of lemon juice when you mix the drink. Read More
Ingredients:
3-4 lbs bone in skin on chicken breasts and/or thighs (the Spoon Mage loves thighs!)
Marinade
Marinade Ingredients:
2 T lemon zest
1 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 t dried thyme
1 t dried rosemary
2 T fresh parsley
1/2 t red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper Read More
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
1/2 cup onion
1 T garlic, minced
1 cup quinoa
2 cups vegetable stock
1 T parsley, chopped
1 lemon, juiced Read More
Crust Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter
2 cups flour
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Filling Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 t lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
2 T flour Read More
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