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 Limoncello is an Italian Lemon Liqueur mainly produced around the coast of Amalfi.  It is made from lemon rinds, alcohol, water and sugar.  It’s bright yellow in color and sweet with a very lemon flavor.

Limoncello is cheap and easy to produce requiring only sugar, water, lemon rind, alcohol, and some time to mature. Homemade limoncello can be made from vodka, but stronger alcohol is better at extracting all the oil flavors from the lemon peel.

Limoncello is traditionally served chilled as an after dinner digestivo. This tradition can be found in many other parts of Italy, not just the Amalfi coast.

Limoncello Recipe

Ingredients:

• 10 lemons
• 1 750 ml bottle of vodka
• 2.5 cups sugar
• 3.5 cups water

Wash the lemons thoroughly.  If possible, use a vegetable cleaner to help eliminate any wax or pesticide residue that may still exist on the lemons.  Use a vegetable peeler to peel thin strips of lemon peel leaving as much of the pith on the lemon as possible.  The pith will impart a very bitter flavor to the limoncello.

Place the peels in a pitcher or wide mouthed bottle about 2 quarts in size.  Note that in the picture above, a bottle is used that isn’t ideal.  Glass or ceramic is the preferred medium here.  Cover the container and let sit for a week as to allow all the lemon oils to seep into the vodka.  As the days go by, you will notice that the lemon rinds begin to loose their color and become white.

Once the week has gone by, dissolve the sugar in the water over medium heat.  Let cool to room temperature.  Strain the vodka and lemon mixture into the simple syrup and discard the peels. 

Refrigerate and enjoy.

My kids love these on Sunday morning!

Ingredients:

• 4 beaten eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon cooking oil
• Non-stick spray

Utensils:

• 2 non-stick cupcake pans

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl with a wisk until smooth
3. Spray the cooking spray over the cupcake pans
4. Fill each cup halfway
5. place into the oven

Cook for at least a half hour.  The popovers should be golden brown.

Take out of the oven and pierce each with a sharp knife to stop from collapsing.

Tear one open to reveal the large hole inside.  Fill with jelly or any other condiment.

Every package of Bob’s Red Mill old fashioned steel cut oats, Irish oatmeal or pinhead oats I have ever found only give directions for stove top cooking.  I have been experimenting for about a week or so to determine how to cook these oats in the Microwave oven.  I thought I would share this with all of you. It’s really very simple.

Ingredients:

1/3 cup steel cut oats

1 cup ( 3 x 1/3 cup ) water

1 tbs sugar

Place all the ingredients in a tall bowl.  It will tend to foam during cooking.  You don’t want to make a mess. I typically get this started before I get into the shower and get dressed.  That way they are ready when I’m prepared to eat.  The Oatmeal needs a little time to complete.

Set the microwave to cook on high for 3 minutes and at 20 percent power for 6 minutes.  By the time I’m ready to eat, the oatmeal is ready.  Be warned, I like my oatmeal chewy.  You may need to cook it several minutes longer if you like it mushier.

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