Tag: Lemon

Cakes and Cookies

Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies

I’m sure most of you know Starbuck’s famous lemon-poppy seed loaf. I love that cake! It’s one of my favorites. While organizing my spices I bumped into a bag of poppy seeds and so I decided to make the famous loaf. I looked through my recipes and couldn’t find it, but I was still determined […]

Salads

Cucumber Salad – Fresh Lemon & Tangy Garlic

I love lemon, especially in the summer. It’s so refreshing. I like it in my drink, my salad, Popsicle…basically the more the merrier. When I first started cooking I was looking for easy alternatives to the plain ol’ salad. I wanted something different from the traditional cucumbers and tomatoes, and this is how I got […]

Cakes and Cookies

Orange Coconut Cake – Aroma Espresso Bar Style

There’s an Israeli Espresso- Bar chain called “Aroma”. When we lived in Israel we loved going there because you could always get a nice cup of coffee, a sandwich and even a real good breakfast. There are branches in Canada but not in Halifax and so this cake is my go-to cake whenever I crave […]