Comments on: love thursday: lemon love

By: Austen

Austen — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:09:54 +0000

Lemon Love…for sure!
My wife just picked lemons from our “Healthy this year” tree, and is making our second batch of Limoncello.
Making it in California is tough! We have the lemons, but need to go out of state to get the grain alcohol!
But we have some now. Batch 1 needed far more “smoothing out” than we gave it. Lots of lemon, but needed another cup or more of sugarwater. We were afraid to “taste test till its right”: would have laid us out!

Well it sounds like you had great fun making it! Happy limoncello-ing

By: Bleeding Espresso » settling into southern italy

Bleeding Espresso » settling into southern italy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:13:00 +0000

[...] I’ve found my happy place, quite literally, and no, it’s not paradise all the time, but what fun would life be if there were no lemons? You all know I love lemons. [...]

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:32:34 +0000

How sad am I that I moved to Italy and gave up my lemon tree? In San Francisco, I just walked out to the back yard and grabbed lemons to put on everything I cooked. In Florence, though… supermarket lemons are just not the same. I have a friend from Sicily whose mother sends him boxes of lemons, and sometimes I get a few.

But my favorite thing to do with a lemon is to squeeze it over watermelon. It sounds weird but it is the perfect marriage of sweet and tart. I was offered this once at one of those side-of-the-road anguria stands, and now it is my favorite way to have both these things. The lemon juice sort of dribbles into the holes where the watermelon seeds are… mmm. Now I ask for this at every anguria stand, but it must not be common because they usually look at me funny.

How ironic, Rachel, that you moved to Italy and now lack lemons! Gah! Interesting idea with the watermelon…Cherrye of My Bella Vita talks about putting salt on hers, so I imagine it’s along the same lines…what about salt *and* lemon?! I think my P would love watermelon then

Thanks for coming by!

By: jody

jody — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:04:24 +0000

I made the most wonderful lemon daiquiris a few weeks ago. Fresh squeezed lemon, ice, blended with rum and a tad of sugar. Mmmmmmmmmmm jody's last blog post..Aye Calypso Oooh that sounds heavenly....

By: italian foodie

italian foodie — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:06:58 +0000

LIMONCELLO!!!!!! and anything else with lemon, I’m a lemon fiend mmmmm lemon pound cake…..

I take it you like Limoncello just a bit? Thanks for stopping by!

By: michelle @ TNS

michelle @ TNS — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:45:06 +0000

the real question is, is there a way in which i don't like a lemon? lemonade and lemon curd are probably my top two. lemon pound cake, limoncello and lemon gelato are up there too. michelle @ TNS's last blog post..Thursday Night Smackdown: Ladies’ Night Poussin Ooh pound cake. Have to make a pound cake too....

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:37:24 +0000

Thanks for visiting me. I love the lemon pics; I can almost smell the lemony freshness.

Tiffani’s last blog post..Play ball

Ah the scent of a lemon…thanks for coming by Tiffani!

By: cheeky

cheeky — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:41:37 +0000

Love the photo of the two lemons. Beautiful.
I think I enjoy the lemon most in fresh squeezed lemonade and have to say it says summer to me as well.
I also love cooking with the lemon and I make sure I put lots in my
hummus and tabouli.

cheeky’s last blog post..i do love thee

Hummus…yum…you remind me I need to make some….

By: Shan

Shan — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:04:35 +0000

I love lemons! You can’t beat a nice tart glass of lemonade on a hot day.

Shan’s last blog post..technically speaking

Mmm…now all we need are those hot days. OK, warm days

By: We Are Never Full

We Are Never Full — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:45:11 +0000

Do you mind if I stomp, whine and pout like a 3 year old? I WANT A LEMON TREE!!! IIIIII WANTTTT AAAA LEEMMONNNN TREEEE!

Ok, now that I’ve vented… every time we’ve visited Italy I’ve marveled at lemon trees. I once took 100 pictures of one lemon tree. They are one of the most perfect, beautiful things to look at. If I could have one thing at this moment it would be a lemon tree. I got engaged next to one! Thanks for the lovely pictures.

We Are Never Full’s last blog post..Grazie…Gracias…Thank You

Hey if there’s anything worth stomping and pouting over, it’s a lemon tree…I hope you get your wish someday! I mean, that’s not the same as wishing a lot of “lemons” on someone is it? I mean it in the best possible way I swear