The difference a little lemon zest/juice can make…

Before covid and the emergence of banana bread I often binned over ripe bananas, and I'm not normally a waster!

Talking of banana bread my local Waitrose last week had some slightly over-ripe bananas by the door with a sign saying
‘Please help yourself’

What a good idea isn’t it?
They would only have gone to waste and very ripe ones are better for baking anyway.

I love lemons and limes as well .
Apart from being good for you -
They are yummy on chicken or fish ( especially with capers ) and nice on vegetables too .
They're great in a salad dressing .
I prefer a lemon /lime cake or dessert as they aren't too sweet .
And afterwards , they go in the utensil basket in the dishwasher to prevent any pongs .

I love lemons and limes I use them in sweet and savoury it’s so easy to make salad dressings with them.

I thoroughly agree, Witz. The trouble is, my guts disagree quite violently! 😳

Doodledog

You probably all do this anyway, but in case it hasn’t occurred to anyone, I cut unused lemons into wedges and freeze them to use as ice cubes. Even a glass of water is livened up by them.

I do this.

I add lemon (or lime) zest and juice often when cooking.

Orange zest or juice is good in many foods as well.

I freeze the skins, after using juice, easy to zest frozen skins.

Doodledog

You probably all do this anyway, but in case it hasn’t occurred to anyone, I cut unused lemons into wedges and freeze them to use as ice cubes. Even a glass of water is livened up by them.

That's a great tip. Will buy a lemon tomorrow and do that!

I have just added lemon juice to my lamb kebab marinade, to see if it improves the flavour.

You probably all do this anyway, but in case it hasn’t occurred to anyone, I cut unused lemons into wedges and freeze them to use as ice cubes. Even a glass of water is livened up by them.

I often put a little olive oil, black pepper and a squeeze of lemon on green veg before serving. Healthier than butter and really tasty.

I find that, with many dishes, if you taste them and feel there's just something lacking, a squeeze of lemon juice often makes all the difference.

I use lots of lemons, squeezed over grilled chops, into a fish chowder, with baked fish, chicken and of course in the gin, gorgeous little gems of deliciousness 🙂

Thanks for posting this. I made Banana bread last night
and added just the lemon zest and yes it did give more flavour.
I shall try adding the juice as well next time Good suggestion.

Sounds like a good idea, I'll do that next time I make them. Usually I shove in some ginger powder, or cinnamon, or both.