For the last six years, the highlight of my January has been the day the box of Meyer lemons arrives on my doorstep from the Lemon Ladies Orchard in Emerald Hills, California. My whole apartment fills with their fragrance the moment I unseal the box and I spend the next week or so making marmalade, syrups, curds, preserved lemons, and dehydrated rounds.
Last April, while I was on the first leg of my book tour, I spent a little time visiting Lemon Ladies and getting to know the owner, Karen Morss (she even put me up one night, which was incredibly kind of her).
In the morning, Karen took me on a tour of the orchard, which is tucked into her backyard. She introduced me the 40 trees that make up the orchard (each named after a different woman who had inspired her) and told me about the joys and challenges of growing fruit.
Karen uses organic fertilizer, ladybugs, and love to raise her lemons and it shows in her gorgeous fruit. I am forever in awe of the fact that such glorious fruit just grows on trees in California (I realize it sounds ridiculous, but in the depths of Pennsylvania winter, such things don’t seem entirely possible).
For this week’s giveaway, Karen has offered up a gift box of her lemons to one lucky winner. This prize has a $30 value and contains 3 1/2 pounds of juicy, fragrant Meyer lemons. Use the widget below to enter!
I would first make my husband a lemon pie then I have fun looking through my cookbooks to try something new.
Love Meyer Lemons – use them for making Limoncello, among other things <3
Definitely for some marmalade! But maybe also a cake or cheesecake as well! Mmm!
I love using lemons in my cooking/baking/canning. They are really a wonderful citrus fruit to use in many things.
Gotta try that Meter Lemon Strawberry marm I keep seeing.
Meyer Lemon Marmalade! And I’ll try to start some meyer lemon trees from seed 🙂 planning to buy lemon and lime trees this spring.
I think I’d be making lemon curd…so good!
If I won I will make lemon ginger marmalade!
I have always wanted to make lemon curd.
I have 2 small Meyer lemon trees in my greenhouse – one currently has some tiny lemons starting — these would be the first for me. I’ve never tried one so am really curious about the taste.
Last year was my first year to make lemon curd, I would love to try some with these beautiful lemons.
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‘I will use it in my morning lemon water.
I will make lemon curd.
Lemon curd…so delish!
I make green smoothies with half a lemon, peel, seeds and all, every morning for breakfast and drink it on my way to work. I love the citrusy taste it gives the smoothie.
Thanks for the wonderful opportunity! I love lemon curd and would love to try preserving lemons as a new challenge.
lemon curd!
There are many of recipes I’d like to make! Lemon meringue pie, lemon curd, marmalade, lemon bars. Meyer lemons are wonderfully heavy and full of juice.
Lemon curd ?
Those lemons look beautiful!
I’m seeing meyer lemon bars in my future!
Oooh. LOVE their lemons.! I’d make a Meyer Lemon Chocolate tart plus some Meyer Lemon Vanilla Marmalade.
Lemon bars!
I just need to taste the difference.
First, a lemon pie. Then some limoncello.
First, a lemon pie. I would like to try to make limoncello too.
I love using them to make lemon curd. I can’t even imagine the joy of having an entire
box of them. Marmalade…Lemoncello…my brain is on overload just thinking about them!
I would make honey, ginger lemon for use in winter colds
Definitely making lemon curd.
I would use them to make some marmalade. I would also dehydrate some
I think the Meyer Lemons are the best.
First off I would have to make my husband a nice big lemon pie and then maybe move onto some lemon bars
I have always wanted to try Meyer Lemons
What a fun give-away! I haven’t made Lemon Curd yet and that would be one thing for sure!
I would try my hand at lemon curd, lemon cheesecake and other new (to me) recipes!
Lemon pie and lemonade!
Lemon Cheesecake Morning Buns!! So yummy!
I’ve never canned anything made primarily from a citrus fruit! I like the jam and limencello ideas!
I will use them in everything…salad dressings, lemon bars….heck…I eat them like oranges! Love them!
Preserved lemons and marmalade
I would make some delicious lemon curd!
My husband has been begging me to make lemon sorbet and candied lemon peels. If I win, he’ll have to help me (candying citrus is a labor-intensive process!).
Love those Meyers.
Marmalade, lemon sugar (adding some zest to sugar), Lemon Jam, candied peels, juice, limoncello, the ideas are endless.
Honestly not sure.
I’d make lemon curd and lemon marmalade. And a lemon meringue pie!
This is such a great way to celebrate winter produce and California bounty!
Lemon sorbet, limoncello and maybe salt preserved lemons for tangine!
Wow – those photos are gorgeous. I’d make a heap of limoncello and preserved lemons. Ooh, and I have a whole lemon tart recipe I’ve been dying to try.
Curd, preserved lemons in salt, and dehydrated slices for tea!
Mostly we would use them for cooking. We eat a lot of fish and shrimp.