118119 lemon verbena and summer fruit geleee Recipes

lettuce leaf (to line the platter) (optional), grape tomatoes (yellow , orange, red, etc.) or 1 pint heirloom tomato (yellow, orange, red, etc.), lemon cucumbers (your choice to peel ) or 1 small cucumber, diced (your choice to peel), feta cheese, cubed, white balsamic vinegar (my addition), extra virgin olive oil, cracked black pepper, fresh lemon verbena leaves , cut into ribbons (not dried!)

fresh green beans (firm , not wilted, soft or overripe,ends trimmed,cut into 1/4 or 1/2 inch pieces) or 2 lbs yellow beans (firm, not wilted, soft or overripe,ends trimmed,cut into 1/4 or 1/2 inch pieces) or 2 lbs purple beans (firm, not wilted, soft or overripe,ends trimmed,cut into 1/4 or 1/2 inch pieces), vidalia onion (peeled, halved, cut to match the beans size), minced fresh lemon verbena, minced fresh lime basil, lemon zest (4 pieces the size of a nickle) (optional), sugar, canning salt or 1/4 cup pickling salt, boiling water, white vinegar (5%), garlic cloves, more is yummy (peeled), mustard seeds, hot red pepper flakes (optional)

heavy cream, fresh lemon verbena leaves plus more , torn, for serving, ripe peaches, halved, pitted, unsalted butter, room temperature, kosher salt, sugar, divided

water, sugar, chopped fresh lemon verbena leaves, divided, chilled whipping cream, assorted fresh berries (such as raspberries, blueberries, and boysenberries), sugar

boiling water, black currants (fresh or frozen ), lemon verbena leaves, brown sugar or 1 tsp honey, to taste

cubed ripe pineapple, divided, reduced-sodium chicken broth, quarter-size slices fresh ginger, garlic clove, smashed, lemon verbena leaves, fish sauce, boned , skinned chicken thighs, cubed, trimmed clamshell mushrooms, tomato, halved and seeded , then cubed, green onion, sliced diagonally, serrano chile, sliced

lemon cake, unsalted butter at room temperature, granulated sugar, eggs at room temperature, grated lemon zest (4 large lemons), all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, fresh lemon juice, buttermilk at room temperature, vanilla, glaze, sugar , sifted, freshly squeezed lemon juice, baked fruit, mangos, nectarines - pitted and sliced, plums - pitted and halved or quartered, sugar, frozen raspberries

fresh raspberries, fresh blackberries, quartered fresh strawberries, sugar, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract, salt, raspberry or blackberry liqueur (optional), lemon verbena sprig (optional), crushed green peppercorns (optional), day-old white bread slices, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, garnishes: fresh blackberries , fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries

lemon verbena leaves, ice, gin , preferably london dry, boodles british , plymouth , tanqueray 10, fresh lemon juice, tonic water, well chilled, monin blueberry syrup, lemon verbena leaves or lemon slices or frozen blueberries

gently packed fresh lemon verbena leaf (or substitute 16 medium-size scented geranium leaves, such as old-fashioned rose or mabel gray lemon), superfine sugar, fresh lemon juice, cold water, fresh herb (optional herb additions , grind any of the following with the lemon verbena leaves and sugar, 1 cup s)

brut champagne, sugar, minced lemon verbena or fresh tarragon, raspberries, apricots, pitted , cut into 1/2-inch pieces

all-purpose flour, dried lemon verbena leaves, crushed, baking powder, salt, butter, softened (no substitutes), sugar, eggs, vanilla

icing sugar, instant coffee powder , tsps, egg whites, caster sugar, double cream, summer fruit

lemon jell-o gelatin, drained crushed pineapple, drained fruit cocktail, cottage cheese, evaporated milk, mayonnaise, chopped pecans (i use a cup because my family loves nuts)

lemon yogurt (or lime yogurt), sour cream or 1/2 cup creme fraiche, honey , to taste, fresh lime juice, fresh lime zest, finely grated

dried lemon verbena leaves, dried chamomile, dried orange zest