Showing posts from December, 2012

Spritz Cookies (German Butter Cookies)

December 14, 2012
Buttery melt in the mouth, Spritzen Christmas butter cookies. I love this buttery melt-in-the-mouth, Spritzen Christmas Wreath while doing my Happy Dance. Posted 14th December 2012 Feels good to know that someone read my post and appreciated my artwork... and brought me to greater heights, reeling from 'Euphoria' and almost feeling giddy, to know at least one person had tried making or baking one recipe taken ' Lisa's Lemony Kitchen and they enjoyed their "make" as much as I enjoyed mine. Thank You. Sometime in June this year, I received an email, from a reader in Holland. Few emails going to and fro, exchanging views on one of my posts ~ Semperit , the melt-in-the-mouth custard cookies...  Reading her reply made me smile... she baked some and loved the cookies...  I was just like a little school girl who had just been told by her teacher that she had passed her exams with flying colors...blushed, my head was buzzing with excitement, my


Strawberry and Basil Ice-Cream

December 07, 2012
Delicious fruit and herb ice cream, try this Strawberry and Basil Ice-cream recipe Posted on 7th December 2012 I made this batch of strawberry and basil ice cream sometime in late October when strawberries were in abundance and at a bargain ... yeah... I know I need to catch up on postings lately... I blamed it on my lack of discipline...   When asked 'What are you going to do with all these strawberries...?' I went 'errmmm...'   I had over 6 kgs of strawberries... shocking!!! many lovely dishes crossed my mind... but ice cream... yum... who can resist ice cream? So I gathered all the ingredients needed to churn some delicious scrumptious ice cream... kiddos and H , knew I was making strawberry ice cream..and that was that. Ice cream is all set, scooped into individual ice cream bowls, and ready to be served. H took his first spoonful ... H~.. It is not only 'strawberry' ice cream, isn't it?...something else was added... but I can&