It's a Wednesday Miracle!!!

SUCCESS!

Without even trying, I successfully propagated a cactus!
About a month ago, I bought some cacti at Home Depot (technically, they are succulents). On the half-mile journey home, some of the leaves fell off.  Sad.

But I'd read that on occasion dropped succulent leaves will re-root if simply placed on top of the soil and left alone. So I put several leaves in with my aloe plant, checked on them obsessively, saw no progress, and gave up hope.

But today, I came home from work and checked on all my plants, as usual, and what do I see?! The cutest little baby cactus!

Sunshine in a Cup

OBSESSION: Lemon, Part I

Today, and most days, I am obsessed with lemons. Everything LEMON.

One whiff of fresh lemon brightens the air, lifts the spirits, freshens up a room.Nothing beats the scent of fresh lemon, except maybe the taste.

It's refreshing.
It's happy.
It's thirst quenching.
It's delicious.
Not to mention all the tantalizing sweets featuring the lemon, and the countless savory dishes. It's sunshine in a cup.

What I wouldn't give to have a lemon tree, and a perfect place to grow it. I dream of the day I have a house, and a sunny kitchen corner where I can have my very own Lemon Tree. Aside from the fragrance that supposedly fills the room, I think it would be lovely to cook with homegrown lemons.

I would make lemon pie, lemon mousse, limoncello, lemonade, lemon cake, lemon cream sauce (with pasta and shrimp),  lemon this and lemon that.

But I am dying to make my own lemon curd. Lemon curd is amazingly simple to make (according to reports on line. I will attempt some this weekend to verify) and super versatile. You can put it on anything. Some of the tastiest ideas:
swirl it into cheesecake, use it as a tart filling, spread it on fresh-baked scones, use it as a cake filling, or perhaps best enjoyed straight from the jar.  I cannot wait to try it!