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5 Lovely Lemon Recipes and #CookBlogShare Week 18

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When life gives you lemons… make one of these 5 lovely lemon recipes! Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 18… #lemon #lemons #lemonrecipes #lemondessert #lemondesserts #lemonmeringuepie #lemoncheesecake #lemonmadeleines #madeleines #cheesecake #linky #linkparty #food #foodie #foodbloggers #fdbloggers #whenlifegivesyoulemons

When life gives you lemons… make one of these 5 lovely lemon recipes! Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 18…

When life gives you lemons… make one of these 5 lovely lemon recipes! Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 18… #lemon #lemons #lemonrecipes #lemondessert #lemondesserts #lemonmeringuepie #lemoncheesecake #lemonmadeleines #madeleines #cheesecake #linky #linkparty #food #foodie #foodbloggers #fdbloggers #whenlifegivesyoulemons

A lot happens in a month, doesn’t it? One of the (many) things I love about hosting #CookBlogShare at the end of each month, is it gives me a chance to look back and reflect on the month… Each month is always packed full. And April has been no exception!

Last time I was pulling together my #CookBlogShare roundup, spring had really only just begun – well now it has well and truly arrived and with it some rather glorious weather in my corner of South East England. Especially over the Easter weekend!

The Easter holidays have come and gone and for me included a visit to my family in Dorset and a trip to London to see the Fed Cup, as well as spending plenty of time with my kiddos. The 2 week break was a really great opportunity to slow down and take some time off blogging to recharge and reflect on where my two blogs are going. As a result of making myself slow down, I have come back after the break feeling fresher, more creative and with a new spring in my step. It was a very good reminder to me that taking time of blogging (and social media!) is very important!

Easy Chicken Bolognese

Easy Chicken Bolognese

 

However, despite taking some well-earned time off since I last hosted #CookBlogShare, I’ve still managed to create some new recipes to share on Easy Peasy Foodie! This month I shared my Easy Chicken Bolognese – an easy peasy twist on a classic spag bol, using chicken thighs instead of the usual beef mince. And I also shared my Easy Beef Enchiladas – a quick and simple version of this Mexican favourite.

Speaking of Mexican favourites, last week I shared a roundup of 19 Easy Mexican Recipes – just in time for Cinco de Mayo in a few days’ time. And finally, I shared a roundup of 27 Easy Chicken Dinners – perfect if you are feeling stuck in a midweek meal rut and need some new inspiration!

Every night can be Mexican night with these 19 Easy Mexican Recipes! Everything from fajitas to guacamole, tacos to mole and a whole lot more. These simple crowdpleasers are perfect for busy weeknights and weekend entertaining alike. #mexicanfood #mexicanrecipes #easydinners #familydinners #easyrecipes #midweekmeals #easypeasyfoodie #cookblogshare #freefromgang

 

Over on Productive Blogging I’ve been focusing on Google Analytics, with a 2 part series. The first part is all about how to set up Google Analytics on your blog, while the second focuses on how to actually use Google Analytics. In this second article I also share a rather awesome freebie – my Google Analytics Custom Dashboard! This custom dashboard helps you see all the most important Google Analytics at a glance – a bit like Jetpack Stats only BETTER!!

Google Analytics for Beginners

 

But that’s not the only freebie I’ve created this month, I’ve also created my SEO Jargon Buster, where I explain 137 SEO related terms in plain English! If you get confused about all the complicated SEO terminology, then you need my SEO Jargon Buster!

And finally, on Productive Blogging last week, I addressed one of blogging’s biggest problems in my guide on How to stop wasting time and actually get stuff done! One of the biggest benefits of blogging – being your own boss – is also one of the biggest challenges. With no boss hovering at your shoulder, waiting for you to deliver, it’s too easy to put things off, spend far too much time on social media, or suddenly find a very important household chore that really ‘needs’ to be done instead of blogging…  and then find that yet another week has gone by with very little to show for it! My latest article helps you use your time more wisely and get more done!

SEO Jargon Buster

 

5 lovely lemon recipes

OK, so normally at this point I share my favourite FOUR recipes from the previous week’s linky. But in last week’s linky, hosted by Michelle over at Flipped Out Food, there were FIVE lovely recipes that all featured one of my favourite fruits – lemons! And I couldn’t pick between them… so I decided to feature all 5 lovely lemon recipes in this week’s roundup.

Lemons are such a versatile ingredient, equally at home in both sweet and savoury recipes, and this week’s roundup really demonstrates that versatility with everything from a healthy salad to an indulgent birthday cheesecake, a creamy gnocchi recipe to delicate lemon madeleines and of course that well loved classic: lemon meringue pie!

 

Salmon and Avocado Salad with Crispy Kale

Salmon and Avocado Salad with Crispy Kale

So first up we have this delicious and healthy Salmon and Avocado Salad with Crispy Kale from Monika at Everyday Healthy Recipes. One of the things I love about Monika’s recipes is the way she manages to make healthy food so delicious and seemingly indulgent – and this salad is no exception… Monika pairs leftover cooked salmon with avocado, hard boiled eggs and crispy kale, all topped with a creamy (but actually very healthy), lemony dressing!

 

The Ultimate No-bake Lemon Cheesecake

The Ultimate No-bake Lemon Cheesecake

This Ultimate No-bake Lemon Cheesecake from Hannah over at Crunch & Cream is a very special cheesecake, because it is a birthday cheesecake! This lemon cheesecake is Hannah’s favourite dessert – so was the perfect way for her to celebrate turning 18!! I love how quick and simple this cheesecake is to make – just 20 minutes hands on time and no baking. The lemon juice naturally sets the filling so no need to faff around with gelatine either – now that’s my kind of cheesecake!

 

Wild Garlic Pesto Baked Salmon with Gnocchi

Wild Garlic Pesto Baked Salmon with Gnocchi

And speaking of easy peasy recipes, I am loving this Wild Garlic Pesto Baked Salmon with Gnocchi from Jo at Jo’s Kitchen Larder. Here Jo combines baked salmon with gnocchi, broccoli, crème fraiche, lemon and her own homemade Wild Garlic and Walnut Pesto to make a simple, but delicious midweek dinner, which is ready in just 25 minutes!

 

Lemon Madeleines

Lemon Madeleines

Continuing our lemon-tastic theme are these gorgeous Lemon Madeleines from Lesley and Michelle over at Lost in Food. Lesley and Michelle regularly hold supperclubs and these these simple, yet elegant, madeleines featured in arecent supperclub as the petit fours with tea and coffee at the end of the meal. Served straight from the oven, their diners were delighted with them – and I can well understand why!

 

Lemon Meringue Cake

Lemon Meringue Cake

And last, but by no means least, is this impressive Lemon Meringue Cake from Sylvie at The Foodie Journey. This delicious sounding cake is Sylvie’s twist on a traditional lemon meringue pie and is composed of a sablé Breton crust, a lemon Bavarian mousse and a toasted meringue. Probably not a dessert you are going to whip up midweek (!), but a real showstopper and perfect if you want to impress your guests at your next dinner party – especially if you follow Sylvie’s advice to blowtorch the meringue at the table!

 

#CookBlogShare2019 Week 18

And so we come to this week’s linky. You can link up any foodie post that you have – both old and new posts are welcome. All you need to do is:

  • Link up a recipe or foodie post by clicking the blue ‘add your link’ button below and following the instructions (maximum of 4, please).
  • Add a link from your post back to this post (so everyone else can find it and link up too!) and / or add the #CookBlogShare badge to your post (you can find the code below).
  • Comment on one of the host’s posts and a minimum of 2 other posts linked up here, and generally share the love with a bit of social media action!

If you wish, you can tweet a link to your recipe to me @easypeasyfoodie and also (if you have room on the tweet!) my co-hosts Jacqui @recipecrumbs and Monika @monikasecipes, using the #CookBlogShare hashtag and we will retweet them. You can also post your recipe on the Cook Blog Share Facebook Page.

Need some help on Instagram? You and me both…so let’s help each other! Whenever you post to Instagram, use the #CookBlogShare hashtag, then quickly hop over to the #CookBlogShare feed, liking as many as you can and commenting on any that particularly catch your eye. Not a big job at all, but if we all do it, it would make a BIG difference!!

I will comment on a selection of my favourite posts this week and pin them to the Cook Blog Share Pinterest Board. I can’t wait to see what you’ve all been making!

 

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Just to remind you, by joining in, you are giving the #CookBlogShare hosts permission to use your pictures in a round up and on social media, if your recipe is selected as one of our favourites!

The next #CookBlogShare will be hosted by Jacqui at Recipes Made Easy 🙂

 

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When life gives you lemons… make one of these 5 lovely lemon recipes! Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 18… #lemon #lemons #lemonrecipes #lemondessert #lemondesserts #lemonmeringuepie #lemoncheesecake #lemonmadeleines #madeleines #cheesecake #linky #linkparty #food #foodie #foodbloggers #fdbloggers #whenlifegivesyoulemons
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  1. Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says

    30th April 2019 at 9:15 am

    Hi, Eb. Lovely roundup as always. I love that Chicken Bolognese and I am hungry now! 😀 Thanks for hosting!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      30th April 2019 at 9:48 am

      Hi Jhuls – thanks for joining in 😀

      Reply
  2. Monika Dabrowski says

    30th April 2019 at 11:28 am

    Thank you for including my recipe in this tasty roundup, and the lovely commentary, as always. I have to catch up with the productive blogging posts, you are writing so many and they are all so useful!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:04 am

      A pleasure, Monika! So pleased you are findng my PB posts useful 🙂 Eb x

      Reply
  3. Corina Blum says

    30th April 2019 at 2:15 pm

    Lovely round up Eb! I’ve had a bit of a break too so I’m hoping to get back to normal now – and catch up with your productive blogging articles this week! I do love all these lemon recipes.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:04 am

      A break is good, isn’t it? Hope you enjoy my PB articles! Eb x

      Reply
  4. Michelle Frank | Flipped-Out Food says

    30th April 2019 at 4:21 pm

    Well, as you know, Wisconsin isn’t QUITE convinced that it’s Spring yet. “The White Witch” made a reappearance just last weekend, when we were the unhappy recipients of 4 INCHES OF SNOW. This coming weekend will be gorgeous, though, and I can’t wait! I’m glad that you had some well-deserved time off. In the meantime, I can’t wait to try out some of these gorgeous recipes! Thanks for hosting, Eb!

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:08 am

      Nooooo! Not more snow and cold. That’s RUBBISH!!! Good to hear that it’s going to be much better this weekend. Fingers crossed that’s the last you’ll see of winter for some time! Eb 🙂

      Reply
  5. Jacqueline Bellefontaine says

    30th April 2019 at 4:55 pm

    Lemon On of my favourite flavours what a great choice. As always I wish I had time to make all the recipes in the round up, they all look delicious.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:15 am

      Mine too! And yes, I so agree with you. One of the downsides of being a food blogger is never having the time to try out all the delicious things that other food bloggers are making. Eb x

      Reply
  6. Choclette says

    30th April 2019 at 5:13 pm

    Ooh lemons are wonderful things. Now we have a conservatory I’m hoping to plant a lemon at some point. Everything looks totally scrumptious, but I really want to get stuck into those lemon madeleines now. They look so cute.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:17 am

      Indeed they are! I love the idea of growing one at home. I wish I had space for one in my conservatory (and green fingers too, so I wouldn’t kill it!) Eb x

      Reply
  7. Jo Allison / Jo's Kitchen Larder says

    30th April 2019 at 9:33 pm

    Glad to hear you had a nice little break over Easter. I took it a bit easier too and managed to spend some fun time with the kids as well as quality time with my mum who came to stay with us over the holidays! As you can imagine I do love the lemon theme a lot and thank you so much for including my recipes in such delicious company! 🙂 x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:18 am

      I did thank you! Glad to hear you had a nice break too. A pleasure to feature your delicious recipe – especially as it is so easy peasy!! Eb x

      Reply
  8. Sylvie says

    1st May 2019 at 12:48 am

    Lemons are probably my favourite ingredient to bake and cook with, and now I just wanna go get a big bag of them to try all of these delicious recipes! Thank you for including my Lemon Meringue cake too 🙂

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      1st May 2019 at 10:19 am

      I know how you feel – such yummy recipes. I use them a lot in my cooking too. A pleasure to feature your delicious cake – I love a twist on an old classic! Eb x

      Reply
  9. Cat | Curly's Cooking says

    1st May 2019 at 8:49 pm

    I love lemon and these all look so delicious and fresh.

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      2nd May 2019 at 9:59 am

      Thanks Cat! They are such a great ingredient, aren’t they? Eb x

      Reply
  10. Michelle Rolfe says

    3rd May 2019 at 2:51 am

    Thanks for including our madeleines Eb! I love lemon and I really want to try all the other recipes too, especially the lemon merengue cake….I’m sure it’s calling my name! Great roundup. Cheers. Michelle x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      3rd May 2019 at 8:30 am

      A pleasure, Michelle – they look gorgeous! Eb x

      Reply
  11. Jenny Walters says

    3rd May 2019 at 10:42 pm

    I think I was a week too late! Great round up as always. Loved them all x

    Reply
    • Eb Gargano says

      7th May 2019 at 9:52 am

      Ah no!!! That’s always the way, isn’t it? I do love a lemony garlicky chicken too! Eb x

      Reply

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