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Lemon Almond Cookies

April 7, 2016 By Julie 2 Comments

Almond Lemon Cookie @mommiecooks

I adore spring. It’s not just the warmer weather I find appealing, but the gentle rousing of nature as it begins to wake up and once again come back to life.

Here in Charlotte it begins with the Bradford Pears.  You get up one morning and walk through your neighborhood to notice that suddenly, as if on cue, the trees have the most beautiful white flowers budding from their branches. This in itself is a glorious site, but then it gets better.  A handful of days later you walk down that same street, but now the leaves are pushing their way past the flowers causing a gentle rain of petals that my kids liken to a “first of the season” snowfall….

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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Food Tagged With: almond, almond extract, cookies, Dessert, Lemon, spring, springtime

Cafe Style Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

July 15, 2011 By Julie 28 Comments

Summer break as an adult with a handful of children is difficult work.  Just this week alone we’ve had playdates at friends house’s, gone swimming (4 times), bounced a morning away at Monkey Joes, ventured to the movies, treated ourselves to frozen yogurt, treated ourselves to dinner, and motored our way downtown for a morning at the Discovery Place (our resident science museum). The kids are having a summer break they won’t soon forget.  I,  on the other hand, need a well earned time out from all the fun.

Thank goodness for hot coffee and a muffin the size of my head.  These treasures have been making my mornings a whole lot better for the past few days.  Simply slice one in half, grab a large vessel of steaming hot caffeine and who knows where the day can take us?  I’ve conquered lemon poppy seed and my next challenge is obtaining blueberry perfection.  All I know is if I have one of these treats at my side, there’s nothing I can’t handle.

If you’re in search of summer break sustenance, then you’ll need to cream up a little sugar and butter and throw in a few goodies such as eggs, vanilla, and lemon in both the zest form and the juice form.

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Dessert, Food, Other Sweet Treats Tagged With: almond, Coconut, Lemon, Muffins, snack


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