2,535 lemon butter recipes

Sopa de ajo, a Spanish garlic soup with poached eggs, golden garlic croutons, and a lemon-brightened broth. Simple, restorative, and ready in 30 minutes.

Mock paneed veal uses pounded chicken breast instead of veal, breaded in Italian bread crumbs and pan-fried in butter and oil. A New Orleans classic made affordable, with a crispy golden crust.

Individual pound cakes baked in ramekins with lemon zest, vanilla, and beaten egg whites for a lighter texture. Buttery, golden mini cakes with a fine crumb and citrus fragrance.

Fresh mushroom bisque with a full pound of mushrooms, half-and-half, egg yolk, and lemon juice. A rich, velvety cream soup ready in 25 minutes with no stock needed.

Pistachio torte with 2 cups of finely chopped pistachios and breadcrumbs standing in for flour, lifted with beaten egg whites, and topped with a cup of lemon curd. A proper European-style celebration cake.

Pecan-lemon shortbread hearts: buttery food-processor shortbread brightened with fresh lemon zest and toasted pecans, cut into hearts for Valentine's, weddings, or any tea tray that needs charm.

Fried diamond twist cookies with egg yolk dough, deep-fried crisp and dusted with powdered sugar. Scandinavian rosettes-meets-krumkake pastry also known as chrusciki or rosettes in other traditions.

Fresh ginger muffins: bakery-style buttermilk muffins packed with finely chopped fresh ginger candied with sugar, plus fragrant lemon zest. The classic Marion Cunningham recipe, with serious ginger bite.

Holiday fruit bars: a brown sugar shortbread crust topped with a chewy raisin, candied cherry, and lemon-zest filling. Cookie-tin classic for Christmas and gift trays.

Delicate crepes filled with poached scallops and scrod in a curried cream sauce with chutney, carrots, and peas. Folded into triangles and baked until warm. French technique meets Indian spice in every bite.

Glazed smoked ham three ways: honey-mustard-bourbon, red currant and orange, or classic brown sugar and clove. One holiday ham, three sticky-sweet finishes for Easter, Christmas, or Sunday supper.

Chicken Cynthia: skillet-browned chicken breasts braised in white wine and sherry, finished with a buttery beurre manie sauce and garnished with fresh orange segments and seedless grapes.

Lo-cal cheese cake swaps cream cheese for low-fat ricotta and cottage cheese, fruit sugar for white, and folds in beaten egg whites for an airy, lighter cheesecake without the dairy bomb.

Grecian chicken and potatoes baked in a lemon-oregano-garlic marinade, with sliced red potatoes roasted over onions in buttery lemon broth. Classic taverna-style Sunday dinner.

Rosehip, Hibiscus & Currant Pie or Cake Filling recipe

Citrus cheesecake brightens a rich cream cheese filling with both lemon and orange zest, set in a buttery homemade citrus pastry crust instead of graham crumbs. Tangy, fragrant and bakery-smooth.