Lemon Poppy Seed muffins are the most requested muffin from my family and friends as an accompaniment to breakfast. They are easy and quick to make. Serve with eggs, bacon, sausage or your favorite fruit.
Dry Ingredients:
2-1/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Sugar
1 TBS Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Salt
2 TBS Poppy Seeds
Wet Ingredients:
3/4 Cup Milk
1/4 Cup Butter [...]

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2 Sticks or 1/2 Cup Butter
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp Lemon Extract
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1 3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 Cup Sour Cream
Rind of 1 Lemon
In a large mixing bowl, with a mixer beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Whip in the eggs and extracts.
Add in Sour Cream and Lemon [...]

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2 small cans Cannellini Bean
2 TBS Fresh Parsley
2 TBS Fresh Cilantro
1 Clove Garlic or (two large Cloves roasted)
1 Lemon Juice and Peel
Olive Oil
Salt
Pepper
Drain beans in a colander. In a food processor add garlic, parsley, cilantro. Pulse a few times to chop and mix.
With a small hand held grater zest the lemon and slice in half [...]

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1 cup buttermilk
1 cup sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 Garlic clove ( Roasted or chopped fine)
1/8 tsp sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 oz Danish Blue cheese
In a food processor or heavy-duty blender, combine all ingredients except the blue cheese. Blend until smooth.
Add blue cheese, and pulse quickly once or twice. Do not blend so you [...]

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6 lg. cooking apples
3/4 c. orange juice
2 tsp. grated orange rind
1 tsp. lemon rind grated
3/4 c. blush or light wine
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. brown sugar
Whipped cream
Remove core from apples and place in slow cooker / Crock Pot.
In a mixing bowl combine - orange juice, orange rind, lemon rind, wine,
cinnamon and brown sugar
Pour over apples.
Cover pot [...]

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1Cup Whole Milk
2 TBS Lemon Juice
4 Egg Yolks
¼ tsp Salt
1 ½ tsp Cornstarch
In a saucepan add the milk and heat until it becomes bubbly.
Combine egg yolk, salt, lemon juice, and cornstarch.
Slowly add the hot milk to the mixture in a blender on medium speed.
Pour mixture back into saucepan and bring to a boil stirring constantly.
Makes [...]

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4 Fish Filets White Fish
1-Cup Bread Crumbs (Italian)
1 Egg beaten
4 Hamburger Buns
¼ Cup Tarter Sauce
Lemon Juice
Lettuce
1 Green Pepper sliced thin.
2 TBS Oil for cooking
Dip filet’s in egg and than dredge in breadcrumbs. In a fry pan or o griddle add oil and heat.
Place filets in pan and cook on each side until golden brown.
Take out [...]

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1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon minced (or dried) fresh basil or thyme
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Line a sieve with 100 percent cotton cheesecloth, coffee filter, or a white paper towel and place over a bowl. Spoon in the yogurt.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or until [...]

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1 1/2 cups raisins, chopped
2/3 cup dates, pitted and chopped
1 cup soft dried figs, chopped
1 cup currants
3/4 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup brandy
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
1 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
grated zest of 1 lemon
grated zest of 1 orange
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup blanched almonds, chopped
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 [...]

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1 pound Baby Octopus - Cut In Rings
White Wine
24 mussels - fresh in-shell
16 Crab Claws - cooked
1 pound Lobster meat - freshly cooked
16 Prawns - Cooked And Peeled
1 pound Medium Shrimp - Cooked And Peeled
1/2 pound Popcorn Shrimp - Cooked
16 Lemon wedges
3/4 cup Olive Oil
1/4 cup fresh Lemon Juice
1 cup Mayonnaise
1/3 cup Ketchup
Brandy - to [...]

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3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 teaspoon finely chopped lemon grass
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
12 large sea scallops — halved
12 thin slices bacon — halved crosswise
24 wooden toothpicks — soaked in water
In a mixing bowl, combine the soy sauce, chili sauce, ginger, lemon grass, and oil.
Add scallops and toss well. [...]

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1 pound boneless, skinless salt cod
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
3 garlic cloves, crushed through a garlic press
1 fresh hot chili pepper, such as jalapeno, seeded and minced
2 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup [...]

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5 pounds tart apples (Granny Smith)
1/3 cup cinnamon sugar
1 lemon
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
Peel and core apples; save peels and core. Cut up apples and set aside.
In a large pot, cover peels and cores with water and cook on medium heat until peels are soft and water is the color of apple juice (15 to [...]

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1-1/2 lb Scallops
2 TBS Honey
2 TBS Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Lemon juice
Rinse and pat dry scallops. Mix honey, lemon juice and mustard.
Brush scallops with mixture on one side and place plain side down on broiling pan sprayed with cooking oil spray.
Broil for 4 minutes.
Flip scallops and brush again with the mixture and broil 4 minutes on [...]

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12 Oysters shucked and left on half shell
½ Cup Parmesan cheese grated
½ cup Bread Crumbs (Italian)
¼ cup Butter melted
Lemon Juice
Leaving the oysters on the half shell place on cookie sheet.
Brush the oysters with the melted butter and sprinkle with lemon juice.
Place breadcrumbs than Parmesan cheese on top of oysters.
Cook for 10 minutes in a preheated [...]

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