947 lemony recipes

Fresh shelled pinto beans slow-simmered with tomatoes, cumin, paprika, garlic, and olive oil. Finished with lemon juice and fresh herbs. A vegan side dish from scratch.

Soft, cakey cranberry drop cookies loaded with whole fresh cranberries, walnuts, and a touch of lemon juice. Makes 3 dozen festive holiday cookies with a tender crumb.

Crispy cornmeal-crusted fish fillets pan-fried golden and topped with a brown-butter pecan sauce with parsley and lemon. Southern fish-fry meets classic meunière.

Orange and jicama salad with sliced avocado over mixed greens, dressed with a tangy orange-lemon vinaigrette. A bright, crisp, Mexican-inspired side salad for tacos or grilled fish.

Maryland-style spicy crab soup simmered with chicken wings, tomatoes, corn, and green peas. Seasoned with Old Bay-style spices and lemon pepper for that Chesapeake Bay kick.

Lentil and garbanzo bean salad with cherry tomatoes, carrots, scallions, and fresh parsley in a lemon olive oil dressing. High-protein, vegan, and served cold.

Two-layer banana cake with pecans and buttermilk, filled and frosted with chocolate whipped cream and fresh banana slices. A showstopper that pairs ripe banana with rich chocolate mousse.

Lemon-garlic chicken with roasted broccoli, zucchini, and bell peppers. A healthy sheet pan dinner tossed with fresh thyme and lemon zest. Two pans, one meal.

Irish Porter Cake is a dense, dark fruit cake made with Guinness, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and warm spices. Bakes for up to 3 hours, then rests a full week before cutting.

Brown bag French apple pie: a cinnamon-spiced apple pie with a buttery streusel top, baked inside a paper bag that traps steam for meltingly tender apples and a crisp, golden crumb. No top crust needed.

Grilled lobster tails with a fresh nectarine-avocado salad, scallions, and lime. A summer dinner with sweet stone fruit, creamy avocado, and charred lobster meat in 30 minutes.

Traditional Irish porter cake made with stout beer, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and brown sugar. A dense, rich fruit cake that improves with a week of resting before slicing.

Lasagne frutta layers lasagna noodles with a sweet mascarpone-cottage cheese filling, tart apples, raisins, and pistachios. An Italian dessert lasagna with lemony cream and fruit.

A winner in Senior division of the 1953 Pillsbury bakeoff.

Apple dessert bars with a buttery shortbread crust, cinnamon-lemon apple layer, and a rich coconut-nut custard topping that bakes into chewy squares.

There are no tomatoes, ketchup, or sugar in this recipe. All of those things caramelize and burn quickly, giving the meat a black color and nasty taste.