Tart taste lemon curd spread: I’ve made this recipe using fresh squeezed lemon juice and also bottled lemon juice. Both taste the same and the only difference is the color with fresh lemon juice ...

Apparently I was born without the chocolate gene. If anyone is promising decadence for dessert, I would prefer death by citrus. Lemon or lime will do, as long as it comes in an absurdly rich and ...

Years ago when I was an intern at Martha Stewart, I was tasked with baking an Atlantic beach tart. In preparing the recipe — which is similar to Bill Smith’s well-loved Atlantic beach pie with a ...

For those of you who think everything I cook turns out perfectly, here’s a reality check. I had some leftover sliced, unpeeled apples, from a kids event I did with my friend and former colleague, ...

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QUESTION: How long can you keep commercial lemon curd once it’s opened? What are some other uses for lemon curd? — A reader from Plymouth ANSWER: Lemon curd is a thick, bright yellow spread similar to ...