Meyer Lemon Cream

Infuse your meal with the sunny sweet tang of Meyer Lemon Cream.

Cook's notes: Every bite of this creamy smooth lemon cream is decadent. It can served in a small demitasse cup, parfait or wine glass. Crumbled ginger cookie crumbs add a finishing touch or top the lemon cream with fresh blueberries served over a slice of pound or almond cake. Meyer lemons were suggested for this recipe but regular lemons will work too.
The recipe serves 4 and would shine at the dessert table for a spring brunch.
Recipe from bonappetit.com

Meyer Lemon Cream
Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs 
• 2/3 cup sugar 
• 3 tsp. lemon zest 
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice 
• 2 TB. butter, cut into pieces 
• 1 cup heavy cream 
• 2 crisp ginger cookies, crumbled 
• 1/4 cup toasted coconut

Directions:

• Whisk eggs, sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat. 
• Stir constantly until thickened (mixture should coat wooden spoon) about 5 minutes. 
• Transfer mixture to blender, add in butter on low speed, blend until smooth. 
• Transfer mixture to to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and chill one hour. 
• Whip cream and fold into lemon curd. Divide mixture among the serving glasses. 
• Zest lemon over the top of cream mixture. Sprinkle with toasted coconut and cookie crumbs. 

Pair Meyer Lemon Cream with Lemon and Chicken Greek Orzo Salad for a wonderful meal. 

Meyer lemons are magic. They lighten and brighten every dish they touch.
The plump, smooth-skinned, canary-yellow fruit is mild and lemony-sweet, floral and tangy. A cross between an acidic lemon and a mandarin orange, it was brought to the U.S. from China in 1908 by Frank Meyer, a Dutch immigrant who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Once considered an ornamental tree for California backyards, it gained popularity as an ingredient in the late 1990s as chefs began to experiment with the fruit.

Unlike most citrus fruit, the soft peel is the best part as it contains the oils that carry so much of the Meyer’s fragrance. So, when using these lemons, be sure to include some zest along with the juice. Meyer lemons supply is limited so check with your local grocery store for availability. 
Gliding Into Spring
by Jane Yolen

Gliding into spring,
the hot air balloon
huffs across the sky,
the very definition
of the year.

I look for it to land
but it seem oblivious
to sentiment, paying
its sole obeisance
to the small winds.

Scripting its story
in vivid colors and hanging
above the land like a lantern,
it gives another hiss, wrinkles the blue, and is gone.
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