Good lord, what a week. Couple of weeks. Month.
Did I mention our pet spiders? Two orb web spiders have set up shop on the outside of our kitchen windows. They are Big Girls who have lived there for at least a month now. (We've had to instruct our cleaning ladies to leave their webs alone.) Absolutely fascinating to watch. They're nocturnal, coming out about 8:30 in the evening. They're back in the sack before I get up in the morning. I'm not normally a big fan of spiders, although I'm not an arachnaphobe either. I mean, I'm willing to go mano a mano with the snarliest of black widow spiders. But these 2 are pretty cool. I was cheering for one last night as she caught and ate a small cricket. What a woman!
Did I mention that we were essentially stood up for a dinner date a couple weeks ago? I mean, a dinner I was making? After buying $120 worth of groceries, developing a menu, and planning a day of cooking? (Who does something like that?!) Soooooo, we've been eating endless homemade tomato soup and pork loin chops and potato salad. And then there's that 4 pounds of Meyer lemons. Well, when life gives me lemons, I check the index in TAOS.
Ta-da! Candied Citrus Peel! In this case, Candied Lemon Peel. Sometimes I read these recipes in TAOS and wonder what the heck Alice is thinking. Who wants to make candied citrus peel, for heaven's sake? Then I actually make the recipe and all is revealed. Here's a great way to use (instead of throw away) the peels left over after juicing citrus. Candying the peel is a two-day process, but is simple. Honestly. Then you put the candied peel in a glass jar in the frig and there you have it! Free candy! Dessert. Toppings for pudding, fruit, ice cream, cupcakes, and so on and so forth. Or just a little treat right out of the jar. Oh yum. I think I finally have a reason to squeeze fresh orange juice. I'll never throw away a citrus peel again.
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