Article: A kiss of lemon.(Food)(Wintry spice meets sweet citrus with one delicious dab of lemon curd)

Byline: KIMBER WILLIAMS The Register-Guard

THE CITRUS burst strikes like a shock wave - a tangy sweetness that reverberates, bits of lemon peel leaving a tantalizing flavor trail.

A spoonful of lemon curd is a bright antidote to our darkest, dankest months here in the Northwest. And inexplicably, this is the time of year that I crave that sunny, summery taste.

The recent gift of lemons from a friend's tree in Southern California filled my kitchen with a light, clean perfume and nudged my culinary curiosity.

Though lemon curd is standard tea fare in the British isles, we tend to treat it as something of an indulgence here in the states, ...

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