If you’re out of lemons, try using an equal amount of either orange or lime zest for your recipe. (Find more recipes using citrus fruit.) Orange and lemons will give you the same texture and look of ...

To zest a lemon, you can use a Microplane, citrus zester, vegetable peeler, box grater, or a knife. While a Microplane yields the finest zest, a vegetable peeler or knife provides larger ribbons. The ...

The next time a recipe calls for lemon juice, you may want to think twice before throwing the rest away. Those leftover peels hold the fruit’s most intense flavors. The zest, the yellow outer layer of ...