Lots and lots of lemons!!
Our lemon tree is very, very happy and provides us with many lemons every Spring. Normally, we juice a bunch of them to make lemon ice cubes. These cubes come in handy for a glass of lemonade when the craving calls or if a recipe requires a bit of lemon, I go to the freezer and pull out a couple and voila. However.......with the number of lemons we have, we'd have to have a serious commercial freezer (big restaurant style) in order to hold all of our lemon cubes. Therefore, we give several lemons away. We're like Hey, come over for dinner, oh and when you're leaving, here's your bag of lemons whether you want them or not. LOL!!!! I've even dreamt of dropping a bag of lemons on our neighbor's porches, ringing the doorbell and then running like Hell. I would so get busted!
Here she is

Now, if you follow my blog, you know that I recently had a garden tour. This garden tour was made possible because of my membership with the Phoenix Permaculture Alliance. Through the tour I met the fabulous Denise. She coordinates the tours and many other things for PPA. So she see's all of my lemons and says you should make lemon marmalade. I respond with I have no idea how to make marmalade or can for that matter. Long story short (haha) she volunteers to teach me! Woot~Woot!
A couple weeks later I arrive at Denise's lovely home. LOVE her colorful kitchen!!!

Very cool lighting

Lovely view into the back yard

We got to cookin and I learned alot!!! This is actually orange marmalade.

She was whipping up some awesome bbcue sauce at the same time. YUM!

I want my pantry to look like this someday

She even makes her own red wine vinegar!
And Prickly Pear Vinegar [yum!]

I'm also envious of what's behind this door

Check this out!!!! 99 bottles of wine on the wall! :-]

What a wonderful day and to top it off a new friend! Thanks again Denise!!!
Denise also has a blog, check her out here
I went home and put my lemons and my new knowledge to work


Delicious!!!
Next is lemon curd......can't wait!
xoxo!!!!
Michelle