These savoury palmiers are a doddle to make if you use ready rolled puff pastry and you can make a lot very easily, so they are great for serving to small or large numbers. Ingredients - makes approximately 20 1/2 piece of ready rolled puff pastry sheet (160g approx) 50g smoked salmon 2 tbsp cream cheese Zest of one lemon or one small preserved lemon (flesh scooped out and rind finely chopped) 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 egg, beaten Salt and black pepper Method Lay the pastry on flo

I love lemons and I always try to have a bowl of them in my kitchen. They are bright and cheerful, last longer and are definitely cheaper than a bunch of flowers. Of course their other advantage is that you can eat them. These little lemon cookies are zesty and fresh and use both the juice and zest of the lemon, so no waste. Made small, they are a perfect sweet canapé, made larger they are a delicious teatime treat. They keep for a few days in a tin, but freeze as well,