Lemon cake hits the spot

Oliver and I had a lovely time making this yummy cake. I used my Meyer Lemon Cake recipe but: subbed regular lemons in place of the Meyers; used unsalted butter instead of salted as that's all I had; upped the St. Germain addition to 1½ tsp; and added chopped mint to the glaze. Everything was delicious so worry not if you want or have to make any of those adjustments. The only thing I would definitely stress is that you should sift your powdered sugar before whisking it into the lemon juice. Lazily and nauseously, I skipped this step today which is why there are tiny white sugar balls studding the cake. I did, however, eat two slices for lunch. So far today, I've had oatmeal, seltzer and lemon cake: not a terribly balanced diet. Alas.

Super easy dessert, ratatouille gone springy

If you read Em-i-lis with any regularity, you probably know that I looooove the little champagne mangoes (aka Ataulfo) that are in season right now. I just waxed rhapsodic about them last night. If you want something more along the lines of dessert AND like extremely simply recipes, look no further. 4 ingredients, a grill, 5 minutes, voila: Grilled Mango Sundae for Adults!

I will post the recipe, but in essence, you briefly grill the mango, cube it over vanilla ice cream, drizzle with Amaretto and serve with amaretti (those fab, lighter-than-air Italian cookies) or toasted almonds.

I was also inspired to make some roasted vegetables with a spring in their step. Pretty, huh?