Lisa K. Barclay of Charleston passed along the recipe for preserved lemons from Jeff Smith's "The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors" cookbook. "I have made this several times. The lemons keep ...

Recently, when I made limoncello from the plump fruit of our little Meyer lemon tree, I had leftovers: seven perfect and ...

In 1987, on a visit to what I call the Holy Land, I ate the best salad of my life. It was at a small outdoor restaurant in Bethlehem, Palestine, on the West Bank, at one edge of the city’s main square ...

They add a complex, mellow flavor that ordinary lemons can't match. Keeping a jar of preserved lemons in your pantry is like owning a valid culinary passport. Crack the lid, scoop out a segment, and ...

Preserved lemons take about a month to ferment, so starting the lemons now will allow you to have these beautiful, zesty, salty treats as part of your Sukkot meal. This recipe was very freely adapted ...

They add complex, mellow tartness and flavor that ordinary lemons can't match. When we refer to preserved lemons, we generally mean the sour citrus packed in granular salt, a condiment most often ...

If Cezanne had lived not in France but in Southern California, his still lifes would have overflowed with Meyer lemons. Plump, smooth-skinned, colored an unmistakable dark yellow -- canary yellow, the ...

1. Scrub lemons using warm water. (Do not use overrripe lemons.) Bring a pot of water to a boil, add lemons and simmer 10 minutes. Drain. Cut off stem ends. Using a sharp knife, score just the skin ...

Bright and briny, these preserved lemons make a flavorful addition to cooked grains, roasted chicken, stew or soups. You can also muddle or puree some of the lemon to add brightness to a gin-and-tonic ...

The lemons look at me a bit reproachfully every time I walk in the kitchen. My preserved lemons are indeed ready, and now it’s just a matter of putting them to good use. I rinsed off a tiny portion ...