Recipes with lemons

Baked halibut steaks on a bed of slow-cooked peppers, onion, balsamic vinegar, and herbes de Provence. A Provencal-inspired one-dish fish dinner with bold, layered flavors.

Pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup) with oxtail broth, charred onion, star anise, and fish sauce poured boiling over rice noodles and paper-thin raw beef that cooks in the hot broth. Garnish with cilantro, scallions, and lemon.

Baked halibut limone with garlic, parsley, seasoned breadcrumbs, and lemon slices, finished under the broiler for a golden crust. An Italian-style baked fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Greek pork braised with celery in a silky avgolemono sauce of egg yolks, lemon, and butter-flour roux. A tangy, comforting classic from the Aegean home kitchen.

Roasted Cornish game hens slathered with ginger-five-spice butter and stuffed with lemon and onion. Crackly, fragrant skin and a white-wine pan sauce for an elegant dinner.

Lemon-ginger marmalade uses whole lemons soaked overnight, simmered with fresh ginger juice and sugar until set. Just four ingredients, water-bath canned, and shelf-stable for up to a year.

Lemon Jello cake made with lemon cake mix and lemon gelatin, topped with a fresh lemon juice and powdered sugar glaze poked right into the warm cake.

White chocolate mousse cake layered between sheets of genoise with candied citrus peel, pine nuts and shaved white chocolate curls. An elegant layered dessert with bright grapefruit, orange and lemon zest running through every bite.

Garlic and chickpea dip with two whole heads of boiled garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh parsley. Chilled in a mold and served with tomatoes.

New Orleans-style BBQ shrimp baked, not grilled, in a peppery garlic-butter Worcestershire sauce with lemon and bay. Pile it in a bowl with crusty French bread to soak up every drop of the sauce.

Grilled butterflied leg of lamb marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, tomato paste, rosemary, and garlic. Marinate overnight, grill 30 minutes, and slice thin for a crowd.

Spinach salad with mushrooms, mozzarella, and a warm anchovy-olive oil dressing served with grilled bread toasts. A bold Italian-style starter with rich umami.

Raw cranberry relish with fresh oranges, lemon zest, and sugar pulsed in a food processor. A bright, no-cook Thanksgiving condiment ready in 20 minutes.

This home-brew remains a favourite party drink in a Welsh household for both adults and children.

Redfish with Mousquetaire Sauce flavored with mustard and lemon juice, once popular in New Orleans.

A delicious and rich dessert to let everyone indulge!