Lovely Lemons.

Last week I was given a huge big bag full of these gorgeous lemons, they are the first thing I smell when I walk in the kitchen of a morning. My dilemma was how do I use that many lemons? I'm not a huge pie maker..... but I'd like to give it a go. I've already used them in a fish dish.....but I still have a huge amount left.

 Last night before all the excitement of Master Chef about to start on TV I decided to give my first ever batch of lemon butter a go. My daughter Megan loves lemons, she'd suck on a lemon before she'll eat an orange so I knew she'd love lemon butter smeared all over her morning toast! 

To my surprise it was really easy to make, you just have to be prepared to whisk until your arms ache!

Recipe found here.

You need to try this!

Last week I went to a lecture given by Sue Dengate, it was all about food, the additives in food and the effects that all these nasties can have on our children ( and adults for that matter ). It was a very informative night and I came away from it thinking that I could make a few changes around my house starting with this...............Home made cordial!
My daughter Megan loves her water and milk but my son Ryan likes a drink of cordial.....not the best option for a cool drink! In the book Fed Up ( by Sue Dengate) there is a recipe for cordial, it does have a large amount of sugar in it but I only used 1/3 of a cup as opposed to 1 cup. It passed the taste test and now I'm no longer going to buy the "big brand cordial" with all the extra nasties in it. This will also save you loads of $$$$.

1 cup sugar

1 cup boiling water

1/2 teaspoon citric acid

Combine water and sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add citric acid. Allow to cool and store in the refrigerator. Dilute to taste with water or soda water before drinking.

Have a go and see what you think!