Lauren’s Wine Cake

Slice of cake on a pink plate with strawberries.

Our friend Lauren was coming with us on a recent family getaway and asked if she could bring a cake. Well what kind of idiot says no to that? We love cake! Lauren made a recipe she and her mom adore, so already it was special. Family recipes are always the best. She casually mentioned…

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Lavender Shortbread

A close up of several cupcakes on a plate

Ingredients 2/3 c confectioners sugar 3/4 c softened butter (1 ½ sticks) 3/4 c cornstarch 1 ¾ c flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 Tbsp dried lavender flowers or 1 tsp vanilla Directions Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Put sugar, cornstarch, flower, salt and lavender in a food processor and give it a couple of pulses…

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Lazy Girl Pasta

A bowl of pasta with sauce and cheese on the table.

Ingredients 3 cans 14.5 oz each tomatoes, undrained (you can adjust amount and can sizes to what you have in the pantry) 2 Tbsp sugar 1 ½ tsp salt ½ tsp red pepper flakes (more to taste) 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp Balsamic vinegar (new idea! I loved it.) Directions   Preheat oven to…

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Lemon Pudding Cake

Birthday cake with candle and fruit

Isn’t it weird when your kid gets to be the age you kind of imagine you are? It would be easy to sink into decline and say, “I’m so old” but instead, why not use it as an occasion where it is impossible to turn down dessert – which would be in very poor taste…

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Lemon Sorbet

A lemon tree with lots of lemons growing on it.

I’m excited! My team that is working on the new blog site has almost finished the project. That means that you will be able to use TheDeerOne.com just like a cookbook. With over 350 favorite recipes, it just might help you answer that ever-present question, What’s for dinner? I’ll keep you posted but, in the meantime, here…

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Lemon Squares

A plate of lemon bars on top of a table.

Ingredients Crust 1 ¾ cups flour ¼ cup cornstarch ¾  cup confectioners sugar ½ tsp salt 12 Tbsp (1 and ½ sticks) cold butter cut in pieces Filling Zest of 2 lemons Juice of 4 lemons 4 eggs 3 Tbsp flour 1 ½ cups sugar 1/3 cup milk (low-fat is fine) ¼ tsp salt Extra…

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Lemon Tea Cake

A piece of cake sitting on top of a white plate.

Ingredients 6 Tbsp butter 3/4 cup sugar, plus 1/4 cup for glaze 2 eggs zest of one lemon, plus 1 Tbsp lemon juice, save the rest of the juice for glaze 1 ¼ cups self-rising flour Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 inch pan with baking spray, or butter and…

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Lemon Thyme Pound Cake

A lemon tree with leaves hanging from it's branches.

Day one of snow day cooking started Sunday with a roast chicken. That meant comfort food for dinner while the snow started falling plus perfect leftovers in the refrigerator for soups, salads, and sandwiches. But who knew the snow would keep falling and falling and falling. It was beautiful to watch and inspired Boeuf Bourguignon…

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Lemonade Pie

A pie with blueberries on top of it.

Ingredients ½ gallon vanilla ice cream, softened 6 oz container of frozen lemonade, thawed (I couldn’t find this size and used ½ of a 12 oz and then made the rest into lemonade!) Zest of 2 lemons 2 graham cracker crusts – bought or homemade Directions Soften ice cream in a large mixing bowl. When…

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Lemonade Pie and a January Sky

A blueberry topped cheesecake pie on a plate.

Why at the end of January on a chilly cloudy day would someone make a frozen lemonade pie? The answer is because it’s the end of January on a chilly cloudy day and that pie will absolutely bring a little brightness into the room. If you haven’t tried this before then you just must make…

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