Lemon Coconut Tarts

Here's a great spring time recipe...

Lemon Curd:
8 Large Egg Yolks
Grated zest of 3 Lemons
1/2 Cup fresh Lemon Juice (squeeze after zesting!)
1 Cup Sugar
Pinch Salt
10 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter (cut into small pieces)


In a pan whisk egg yolks, zest, juice, sugar and salt. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly!, until mixture thickens-approx.10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in butter 1-2 pieces at a time until melted. Cover with plastic wrap pressing to surface of curd and refrigerate at least 4 hours.


Coconut Crust:


3/4 Bag of sweetened flake coconut (about 3 1/2 cups)
1 cup of cookie crumbs (I like shortbread)
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted and cooled


In a food processor add cookies and pulse until they are crumbs. Then measure the crumbs to make sure you have 1 cup. Return to food processor and add coconut. Pulse and slowly drizzle butter in until the crust becomes crumbles. Firmly press into your choice of mold: tart mold for a whole tart or I used the new crown mold for mini tarts! Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 (watch closely because coconut browns quickly! Once removed from oven, leave in the mold till completely cooled or the tarts will break. When cooled, fill tart will lemon crd filling and serve. Dress it up with whip cream or powdered sugar. YUM!

Easy Jello Molds

Easy Jello Molds

Have your Jello Jiggles ever ended up like the pan in the bottom of the picture? See the difference of DeMarle at Home? The silicone and woven glass create a amazing kosher certified non stick solution to everything! See these fun shapes I made with the mini tartlet tray (one of my favorites for anything bite size!)

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EASY MEATBALL RECIPE

What you need:
1 box 6oz. stuffing mix (such as stovetop)-I prefer cornbread flavor
2 lbs ground beef
1 1/4 c Chicken Broth (or water)
2 eggs

Mix all the ingredients together-

Use a cookie scoop or your good ol' hands to make 1 inch balls. Place on a Silpat and Perforated Pan 

Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes or until done. These can be eaten as seen below for little bites, added to spaghetti sauce for spaghetti and meatballs, or even gravy for a savory noodles and gravy. Your options are endless, enjoy!!!

With two small children who enjoy vegetables in many ways, I realize I am a lucky mom. I know there are many children out there (not anyone's fault) that have a real aversion to certain types and colors of vegetables. I have been enjoying my new gadget (below) World Cuisine spiral slicer! While this may seem weird to post on my DeMarle at Home blog, they actually do work well together. This creates such an awesome spiral noodle shape it may actually have your kids begging for seconds. I have sliced 3 medium zucchini's on this plate (side dish for a family of 4). Zucchini is a great vegetable for kids because it absorbs the flavors you put into it possibly disguising its relation to a veggie! A simple version to make is use the large round flexipan with hexagon cover and a tiny bit of water to steam the zucchini for a couple minutes in the microwave. Uncover carefully! Add butter, salt and pepper and good quality parmesan cheese. YUM!!!