My Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze recipe is quick, easy, moist and uses lemon to add another dimension of flavor. This is a perfect breakfast, brunch, or dessert item to share or to freeze for fresh scones in the morning. I’ve included lots of ways of adapting this recipe to make it even more delicious.…
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Trader Joe’s Girasoli Ricotta and Lemon Zest
The pros: Trader Joe’s Girasoli Ricotta and Lemon Zest is a flavorful pasta if you can find it. It has just enough lemon flavor and the smoothness of the ricotta cheese. It is ready in under 5 minutes.
The cons: None come to mind
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Trader Joe’s Organic Beet Strawberry Juice
The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Beet Strawberry Juice is organic and will be a beet lovers dream.
The cons: If you had any hopes of a strawberry flavor, you’ll be wrong because the beet took over.
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Trader Joe’s Lemon Pepper Pappardelle
The pros: Trader Joe’s Lemon Pepper Pappardelle is thick cut pasta that has a nice lemon taste.
The cons: Flavor might not be for everyone. Best served with olive oil or butter. Expensive compared to regular boxed pasta.
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Trader Joe’s Sparkling French Berry Lemonade
The pros: Trader Joe’s Sparkling French Berry Lemonade really tastes less like lemonade and more like Strawberry soda.
The cons: Nutritionally it’s sugar water and 2% juice not lemonade.
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Trader Joe’s Yuzu Hot Sauce
The pros: Trader Joe’s Yuzu Hot Sauce tastes like lemon and can compliment anything lemon based by adding a touch of heat.
The cons: Trader Joe’s Yuzu Hot Sauce is a bit pricier than other hot sauces.
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Trader Joe’s Spatchcocked Lemon Rosemary Chicken
The pros: Trader Joe’s Spatchcocked Lemon Rosemary Chicken has a tasty finished product if you can put in the time. It’s a timesaver if you forget to take care of things the night before.
The cons: You are actually expected to cook this. If you need dinner quickly, skip over this. This product needs an hour in the oven.
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Trader Joe’s Meyer Lemon Cookie Thins
The pros: With Trader Joe’s Meyer Lemon Cookie Thins you can have 9 cookies per serving, delicate lemon flavor with a hint of sweetness
The cons: It’s lemon, but doesn’t taste overwhelmingly like Meyer lemon, it tastes just like regular lemons.
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Lemon Cream Sauce with Capers and Shallots Recipe
I took a class a few years back at Sur La Table. I honestly haven’t taken a bad one yet. Maybe a couple of recipes weren’t my absolute favorite, but for the most part they have been amazing. Quite a few of those recipes have been added into my regular repertoire. If you are lacking in cooking skills or want to learn something new, this is one of the most accessible places to start….
Trader Joe’s Lemongrass Chicken Stix
The pros: Trader Joe’s Lemongrass Chicken Stix are quick, easy, tasty, chicken spring rolls with strong lemongrass flavor. Wrappers were crispy right out of the oven. Ready in about 10 minutes. Would make a lovely appetizer.
The cons: Lemongrass may not be a flavor that everyone appreciates as it’s a very pronounced flavor.
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Citrus Vanilla Salad
Salad can be so boring and predictable. When I think of salad my mind goes in one of two directions: fruit or the leafy green stuff. Many fruit salads that I’ve had are just ok. Very few leave me refreshed or wanting much more. Especially the canned variety. When I opened a recent copy of Food Network’s magazine I saw a recipe that looked easy and caught my eye, Citrus Vanilla Salad….
Trader Joe’s Chicken Piccata
The pros: It’s ready in about 2 minutes in the microwave. Trader Joe’s Chicken Piccata is marginally edible.
The cons: While edible, this is not the best dish or even marginally good. The sauce is congealed and is not a true piccata sauce. Piccata sauce is just like francese just with capers added in. This was a yellow blob that once it plopped on the chicken, the microwave did this dish no favors. However, I did not use the recommend method of cooking either. Sadly, in the microwave this isn’t good.
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Lemon Poppy Scones with Lemon Glaze
This recipe makes light as a feather scones. The poppy seeds give this a nice textural element. The lemon makes it refreshing.
- If making a glaze, wait for the scones to cool completely. Then add glaze.
