Lemon poppy seed cookies with chocolate | in my Red Kitchen

Meyer lemon poppy seed cookies with chocolate

Lemon poppy seed cookies with chocolate | in my Red Kitchen

– Click here for this recipe in Dutch -> Citroenkoekjes met maanzaad en chocola

There she is again, with another sweet recipe. Yeah I’m sorry… Frieda’s sent me another box of great products and there were three beautiful Meyer lemons in it. Meyer lemons aren’t just normal lemons, they are a special kind of lemons. Just like key limes are a different kind of limes as you could read in my post about key lime pie. Meyer lemons are sweeter and less acidic than

Lemon meringue cupcakes - it's my favorite pie turned into cupcakes! | in my Red Kitchen

Lemon meringue cupcakes

Lemon meringue cupcakes - it's my favorite pie turned into cupcakes! | in my Red Kitchen When life gives you lemons… you make lemonade, or lemon curd, or lemon meringue pie, or limoncello.

So many ideas what to do with the variegated pink lemons Frieda’s sent me! I was really hoping to receive some Meyer Lemons as I have never tried them before. They don’t exist in the Netherlands and even after living in Los Angeles for almost a year now, I still haven’t had them. But the Meyer Lemons weren’t available so Frieda’s made sure I would get my lemon-fix with these beautiful lemons that are pink-ish on the inside.

If you love lemon meringue pie and you find yourself being in Paris at one point in your life:

Black lentil salad with goat cheese | in my Red Kitchen

Black lentil salad with goat cheese

Black Lentil Salad with Goat Cheese | in my Red Kitchen

People often ask me if there is anything I miss from the Netherlands. I have to disappoint them (and you), because I don’t. Of course I’m happy when I stumble upon typical Dutch products in LA, like appelstroop, stroopwafels or beschuit. And the Christmas Stollen and bitterballen I made myself where also to die for.

But really missing those things? Nah… And you know why not?