When I think of spring desserts, I think lemon. After looking at lots of recipes for lemon desserts recently, I decided to make some homemade lemon ice cream to serve to our guests, after a dinner we hosted at our cabin. I rejected the recipes that had you boil lemon peel and in a simple syrup for 20 minutes and then strain that mixture. Some used lemon juice, but I knew those would be too sour for me. I finally settled on easiest thing I could think of to provide the lemon flavor—...
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I like tarts better than pies. They are often prettier because they don’t have top crusts, easier to make because you don’t have to flute the crust and you can cut more servings from a tart (12 servings) than from a pie (6 to 8 servings). Here are three lemon tarts that are perfect to serve at the end of a summer meal: Lemon-Berry Tart ...
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