I love pie and I love Meyer lemons, so making {and loving} this recipe was a no-brainer. It was also a no-brainer to prepare. Easiest pie ever. I did have a tough time waiting for it to cool completely before gobbling it up! Ingredients 2/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup finely ground cornmeal Read More >>
Growing Vegetables in a Greenhouse – Lettuce, Peas, Lemons and Tomatoes
Things are growing like crazy in the greenhouse, and with the weather heating up the past few days I’m having to water the fruits and vegetables twice a day now to keep them from dying. The herbs I moved out of containers and into the ground are doing really well despite the warm weather. I Read More >>
Kitchen Tip – How to Get the Most Juice from a Lemon
You probably already know how much I love Meyer lemons, but if not, let me be very clear: I LOVE THEM. I would bathe in lemon juice if it were socially acceptable and didn’t dry my skin out. So, whenever I make anything that calls for lemon juice and I have fresh lemons on hand, Read More >>
How to Plant a Meyer Lemon Tree in a Container
On Friday, Gustav my handsome UPS driver delivered a Meyer Lemon Tree to our house. Sadly, I wasn’t home so I didn’t get a chance to thank him. I have mail ordered strawberry plants and blueberry bushes before, but never trees, so I was a little apprehensive even after I received a glowing recommendation about Fast Growing Trees from a friend. After Read More >>
Meyer Lemon Marmalade
I love eating fresh fruits and vegetables when they are in season. So last week when I picked up 4 pounds of Meyer lemons from Costco, I knew right away what I was going to do with the first 6 of them. Make marmalade. I don’t know about you, but I LOVE marmalade. Especially on buttered toast. This Read More >>