Use a peeler, knife, or grater to zest a lemon in a pinch. Lots of recipes call for the zest of a lemon. In fact, lemon zest may even be a more common ingredient than lemon juice, although one of our ...

A sprinkle of lemon zest can go a long way toward making a dish pop. In so many lemon recipes from tart to sweet, the lemon adds brightness and just the right touch of acidity. In baking, lemon zest ...

It's nice to cook in a kitchen stocked with every culinary trinket imaginable, but even if you don't have specialized cooking tools on hand, all is not lost! Take citrus zest, for example. Without a ...

Ah, lemons! Essential to Mediterranean cooking, they add a burst of sunshine to any dish. In this collection of 18 ...

Put a little lemon zest in your food for a zippy dressing, chicken or spring pasta dish. A friend recently mentioned how much he loves lemon zest, adding that he typically uses two to three times as ...

Squeezing a bit of fresh lemon juice over a savory dish adds a bit of brightness and helps balance out any overpowering richness, but there’s another portion of the lemon you should be sprinkling all ...

Lemon zest and peel offer versatile culinary applications beyond just discarding them. Infuse oils and vinegars, brighten baked goods, and create flavorful sugar or salt blends. They also enhance ...

Capturing the fresh flavor of spring and the happy color of a cartoon sun, lemon zest is an incredibly versatile ingredient. While lemon juice is pungently sour when used in raw preparations, its ...

Lemon oil is the aromatic stuff that lives in the peel (or "zest") of a lemon. Ever seen a bartender twist a citrus peel above a cocktail? That's because they're trying to release the oils—and if you ...