During the last week of January, The Hubs spent a week in Houston on business. This is great for him because he can also spend time with his parents who live there.
It was great for me because he brought a huge box (at least 20 pounds) of Meyer Lemons back. His parents have a lone Meyer Lemon tree in their back yard that went absolutely crazy this year. The MiL brought some with her when she visited during Thanksgiving. (See how we utilized them in a Lemon Pecan Tart during the holiday season.)
I made two batches of “Faux Marmalade“(more about this later) and one batch of a traditional marmalade. I made lemon bars. I dried zest. I froze the juice in ice cube trays for later recipes. I made lemon curd. (Actually, I made two batches of curd; I threw out the first batch because I curdled the eggs. I then promptly did it again but saved the batch by running it through a sieve.)
We made a few Whiskey Sours, too.
And, I made breakfast. Here’s the simple “recipe” for a delicious and lemony breakfast!
- Use your own favorite waffle recipe. (Here’s our favorite: Waffles of Insane Goodness.)
- Make a batch of Lemony Brown Sugar Syrup. (Recipe below).
- Have some delicious lemon curd on hand.
Lemony Brown Sugar Syrup
1 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 c. water
1 t. lemon extractPlace brown sugar and water in a small sauce pan. Stir and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5-10 or until mixture gets syrupy.
Remove from heat and add lemon extract,
To assemble your lemon waffles of insane goodness, drizzle syrup on waffles and top with a dollop (or two) of lemon curd.
Top with a cherry to put it over the top.
What was The Hubs response? “It’s like a lemon-filled donut on a plate with syrup!”
How true.
You can see my other Meyer Lemon recipes here.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Lemon is one of my favorite flavors. Wish I had a box of Meyer lemons!
best…mae at maefood.blogspot.com
So far, it seems like there are lots of lemon lovers out there.
This sounds wonderful and of course I love Meyer Lemons! My grandson prefers “flavored” syrups for his French toast and Pancakes………I am going to grab some lemons this weekend and make him up some of this! P.S. – I make Sunshine Marmalade with Clementines, Meyer Lemons and Strawberries…………it tastes wonderful but I don’t put in the skins as they can become pethy – at least to me…………if you figure out how to soften it up, I hope you will share!
You could add whatever extract he likes, too. Orange, lemon, maple, etc. I am going to check out that recipe of yours. It’s on your site, right?
Sort of – it was a long time ago and it was before I started putting in the clementine juice/pulp – now I just evenly divide the lemon juice and clementine juice to keep the amounts the same. Here’s the link: http://kelliskitchen.org/2012/04/strawberry-lemon-marmalade/
Lucky you! And this syrup sounds fabulous!!
Thank you, Liz.
Meyer lemons? Yes, please. Love them. And 20 pounds? Wow, those would cost a fortune in the store! Great syrup — thanks.
I think they left another 20 Lbs.+ on the tree. At one point, my FiL was going to just compost them. 🙁
My mother in law has a lemon tree in her cottage too and so we have fresh lemons too! The syrup is a must!
Lucky you! I think I just might have killed my lemon tree in the greenhouse. It has lost its leaves. (But, I think this every year and it always pulls through.) 🙂
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