Sunshine From the Kitchen - Sweet and Savory Lemon Recipes

15 of our best recipes featuring lemons. These sweet and savory recipes are full of bright flavors everyone will love!

One of the best things I brought back from our trip to Phoenix was a big bag of lemons, grown right in the city. I've had fun using them this week and thought you might be in the mood for some sunny lemon recipes too!

We have tons of lemon recipes on the blog, but we narrowed it down to a few of our favorites. There are both sweet and savory recipes, so there's something for everyone. Be sure to let us know your favorites in the comments. Enjoy!

 

Making homemade lemon curd can be a complicated process. Not this Microwave Lemon Curd! It's silky smooth, bursting with bright lemon flavor and color and comes together in minutes!

 

Think scones are dry and/or difficult to make? Think again! These Lemon Poppy Seed Scones are moist, tender, melt-in-your-mouth delicious and RIDICULOUSLY EASY!

 

With juicy, tender chicken, healthy farro and loads of fresh spinach, this hearty, delicious Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Farro is an easy meal in one pan!

 

These one-bowl, no-mixer, Lemon Sugar Cookies have a melt-in-your-mouth texture, lots of crinkly cracks, super-crisp, sugar-coated exteriors and moist, chewy insides! There's also a burst of sunshiny lemon flavor with every bite!

 

This easy Lemon Curd Poppy Seed Cake recipe includes a tender-crumbed, super moist white cake with a delicious lemon curd filling and icing. You can make the ridiculously easy lemon curd in minutes!

 

This creamy, Mediterranean Lemony Feta Dip is perfect for parties, picnics and potlucks. Serve it with raw veggies or chips for a delicious appetizer or snack!

 

This delicious Easy Lemon Curd Mousse is so elegant, yet easy enough to make an ordinary day special. It tastes like a creamy, fluffy lemon cloud with a layer of graham cracker-coconut-pecan crunch on the bottom.

 

A combination of cake and cheesecake, this delicious Italian Lemon Ricotta Cake is a one-bowl, no-mixer recipe you can throw together in minutes!

 

This Mediterranean Couscous Salad combines pearl pasta, crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, tender corn and ribbons of fresh spinach to create a healthy, delicious salad. A sunny lemon dressing and lots of fresh herbs take it over the top!

 

Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake is the answer when you need a moist, buttery, delicious and easy dessert - in a hurry!

 

With bright, fresh flavor, this Lemon Dill Dressing is super easy to throw together and is delicious on greens and veggies as well as chicken, fish and shrimp!

 

This Lemon Thyme Shortbread is not only ridiculously easy to make, but it's also crisp, buttery melt-in-your-mouth delicious!

 

This crazy delicious French Grandmother's Lemon Yogurt Cake has a moist, tender crumb, takes minutes to make and has a delightful history!

 

With a buttery, press-in crust and crumb topping (made from the same dough) and an easy lemon curd filling, this heavenly Lemon Curd Shortbread Tart is beyond delicious!

 

Add a little delicious sunshine to your life with this bright, fresh Whole Lemon Thyme Salad Dressing. There are tons of other ways to use it too!

 

Thought for the  day:

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
    his mercies never come to an end;
 they are new every morning;
    great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:13

What we're listening to for inspiration:

Agnus Dei / King of Kings

 

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