An international team of researchers has for the first time mapped the genome of the lemon-scented gum (Corymbia citriodora). Lemon-scented gum trees (Corymbia citriodora) at the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens in Australia. Image credit: Bidgee / CC BY 3.0. The lemon-scented gum is a species of tall tree grown for …
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Photo: Twenty20 You’ve heard that drinking lemon water on the daily has seemingly limitless health benefits, right? The simple beverage is said to aid in weight loss, liver function and healthy digestion. It reduces stress and inflammation, and boosts energy levels, mood and immunity. It gives you fresh breath and …
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Healthy Lemon Shortbread Cookies — simple, sweet, buttery, and lemony fresh delicious! You’d never know these are sugar free, gluten free, dairy free, and vegan! When you’re craving the crumble and richness of Shortbread Cookies, but want a little more oomph in flavor, add some lemon zest to the cookie dough and voila! …
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My mom is an amazing cook who loves to give everyone plenty of options. Since she’s always feeding a crowd of 14, it is hard to please everyone, but she certainly tries. A holiday dinner just isn’t a holiday dinner at my parent’s house without a jello or fruit salad, usually both. …
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After experimenting in the kitchen with a new apple galette, I realized I had some whipped cream cheese with sugar and vanilla left over. And of course I can’t let that go to waste. It would be just wrong of me, right? So I dug in my cabinets and came …
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On almost any given day, if you ask my husband what kind of cookies I should bake, it will be a cake cookie. He absolutely loves a soft, chewy cookie versus a crunchy one and will always try to steer me in that direction. But sometimes I just feel like …
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Every morning after I send my boys off to school, it is my time to sit down at my computer and get work done. I can’t do this however, without my cup of coffee. It is one of my favorite parts of the day. The house is generally quiet as …
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There’s something about lemon that just reeks of spring- kind of like how pumpkin pie smells like “you’re going to freeze your ass off, any day now, my friend”. So with spring in the air, the lemon cake makes an appearance. And not just any lemon cake. Nope. This one …
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Two essential words, my baker friends: FROOT LOOPS. It’s inexplicable, I know, but somehow this incredible concoction of cooked sugar, lemon, pistachio and candied ginger cracked the code of what Froot Loops cereal tastes like. Exactly. So I don’t know about you, but I’m getting my candy thermometer ready to …
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I made this dessert last year when I was trying to (unsuccessfully) impress the people from The Food Network. I wanted (breathlessly) to be on their Spring Baking Challenge and in the process of pretending I was The Baking Shizit, I made a crapload of spring desserts that I’m now ready …
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