You might try succulent lamb shank; bean cake with a delicious salsa, and a fine lemon tart.
The sturdy, straightforward desserts ($6 to $8) do their job admirably, whether fine lemon meringue pie, soft as a cloud, or rich chocolate cream pie.
Slick with oil and roast, then take them Italian, with fine lemon zest, garlic and parsley; or Indian, with lime juice, cilantro and minced white onion; or Japanese, with toasted sesame seeds and a drizzle of mild honey (called "university potatoes" in Japan, they are a popular street snack for college students).
You are sprawled on the couch, smoking trees of the finest Super Lemon Haze, when the phone rings: a friend needs picking up from the station.
The newspaper and its editor, Denis Lemon (of whom Kirkup was later to write an obituary), were fined, and Lemon was given a nine-month suspended sentence.
Pale yellow is fine for lemons, and strong yellow can be weird, but try a drop of orange food coloring with orange flavor from essence rather than juice, or green for lime sauce.
It produces a fine-textured, lemon-yellow, straight-grained wood valued for the high polish it will accept; stained black, it has been used as a substitute for true ebony.
(makes one litre) 1l whole-milk plain yoghurt, chilled 100g unrefined caster sugar 100g white caster sugar 1/4 tsp fine salt 1 lemon (optional) Whisk together the yoghurt, sugars and salt until the last two have dissolved (when you can't feel any grains on your tongue).
250g smoked chicken breast (chargrilled chicken breast can substitute) 1 courgette, washed 1 carrot, peeled 1 spring onion 75g mayo (good-quality shop-bought is fine) Salt, pepper, lemon juice to taste Thinly slice the chicken breast into long, thin matchstick-like strips.
BRAISED LAMB WITH GARLIC AND CINNAMON Time: About 2 hours 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 pounds lamb, preferably from the shoulder, cut into 1- to 2-inch chunks Salt and pepper to taste 5 or 6 cloves garlic, peeled and slivered 6 3-inch pieces of cinnamon 1 cup dry white wine, stock or water 4 plum tomatoes (canned are fine), chopped 1 lemon, quartered.
Dress the plates with finely chopped mint over the soup and the edge of the plate and maybe some very fine slices of lemon.
