For the Love of Meyer Lemons: Video & A Little Giveaway
This giveaway has ended, thank you all for sharing your love of meyer lemons. Scroll to end of post to see winner.
We do love to share, but sometimes it’s really impossible to pass around a few baskets of citrus from our garden to all you kind folks. When we can, we do enjoy sending out a little bit of our Southern California sunshine to friends in the chilly parts of the country. A little box of citrus love can warm up even the coldest days during the Spring Season. We’ve given away some garden citrus before, but it’s been a while.
Because we love meyer lemons so much and we appreciate you all, we thought it’s time to share some of our garden meyer lemons. It’s not much, but for those of you who don’t get an opportunity to enjoy a really fresh meyer lemon, this little giveaway will bring a little warmth to the chilly part of your world.
And we made a little video, sharing a little glimpse of what’s sprouting up in the garden this month.
There’s just something special about meyer lemons. Their floral fragrance, their delicate beauty and vibrant flavors really add so many wonderful elements to cooking. One of our favorite articles on the many uses of meyer lemons always inspires us to continue cooking and creating new dishes with one of our favorite lemons. It’s so hard to not want to make everything on that list. When the conversation of meyer lemons comes around, everyone’s faces always seem to light up!
The Giveaway has ended, thank you all for sharing your love of meyer lemons! Congrats to Winner #288, Alexandra! Thanks to twitter for helping us be our random number generator.
For the love of meyer lemons, here’s the giveaway details:
- Giveaway only available to folks living in the continental United States. Winner will receive a box of fresh meyer lemons from our garden!
- Just leave a comment below and tell us what you would make if you won!
- You are welcome to have another entry if you want to tweet or facebook the giveaway. Just leave the link in another comment.
- Giveaway ends Sunday April 7th, 2013 at midnight pst. Check back here for the winner on Monday April 8th.
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I would start off with preserved lemons, then move on to lemon sorbet, possibly with cardamon as my husband loves that spice. Then I would go to lemon bars, lemon risotto, and try limoncello to take to work for my co workers.
My husband would definitely make your Meyer Lemon Margarita Cocktail – and I would drink it 🙂
What a nice video; made my mouth water thinking of a nice tangy Lemon Meringue pie. Wish I could grow lemons here in VA. I’d make lemon pies for our church fundraiser plus a nice pitcher of lemonade to sit back and sip on! Freeze some in ice trays for cooking too.
Ooooo Meyer Lemons – okay so first off would be a big jug full of lemonaide (so good), I would make lemon risotto (juice and zest), braised leeks in a lemon dijon sauce (inspired by a meal at the Edible Schoolyard) – juice and zest. I would make salted/picked lemons for moroccan fare. I would make lemon curd (seriously, have you ever tried meyer lemon curd – eyes rolling behind my head). I would make a killer ceviche, oh yeah. I would mix with raw honey for a killer facial mask. Use the empty rinds dipped in baking soda as a foot scrub. I would use every bit of the lemons.
Diana from San Francisco
I’ve been thinking about making a Meyer Lemon poundcake with a lemon glaze – these would be perfect for that!!
Oh my gosh, they are SO beautiful! It’s been a LONG winter here in Minnesota and if I was lucky enough to win them, I would make curd & preserves & just eat them plain 🙂 My kids love the “puckeryness” of lemons in the summertime and this would scream us right out of our winter doldrums!! Thanks you two oxox
I am so excited about this giveaway! Growing up, I loved going to my best friend’s house because her backyard had this HUGE lemon tree. I remember thinking they were so different from the lemons in the grocery stores. The skin felt smoother, the color a much deeper shade of marigold, and the smell…just amazing. Even though meyer lemons really lend itself to lemony-desserts, I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately and would love to use it in my lemon orzo chicken soup recipe. A ton of dill and good lemons really take this dish to the next level!
I would make lemon curd.
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What a fabulous giveaway, thanks for sharing! Your video and the little poem at the end was lovely too. Just the thing I needed to brighten up my day. I’d make a meyer limoncello or lemon curd cupcakes, for sure!
What a fabulous giveaway, thanks for sharing! Your video and the little poem at the end was lovely too. Just the thing I needed to brighten up my day. I’d make a meyer limoncello or lemon curd cupcakes, for sure!
Oh, how lovely! My six-year old daughter is crazy for Meyer lemons. Crazy for them. I think a lemon custard would be in order. Thank you for the lovely, personal giveaway!
I would make a ricotta lemon cake, a lemon merangue pie (swoon!) and I’d preserve some to enjoy in the depths of winter next year. Thanks for the chance!
I have been pinning SO many preserved lemon recipes… and have been lamenting the lack of Meyer Lemons in Oklahoma. So #1 on my list would be to preserve some of those bad boys! And then… good old fashioned lemonade, so I can really savor the flavor.
Lemonade, cake and pie!
I would make: tarte au citron, a risotto, and vinaigrette. Hmm, maybe that could be an entire meal 🙂
I would share them with my sister and make lemon pie and lemon bars.