lemon fluff

do you know who ron white is?

on this last road trip of ours, 

hubster and i

must have listened to at least

50 hours of

blue collar radio

and ron white

was one of the few comedians

who really got me giggling

every time

and he was full of

good advice

this here

being some of it

I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party

funny

right? 

so i was going to present a vodka, tonic with lemon

as my recipe today

and then thought

that might not be family friendly

so 

i went with dessert instead

this tastes like

lemon meringue pie

without the crust

and it is so light

and airy

and almost feels

calorie free

but it isn't

it just feels that way

but it is light

and would go nicely

with a vodka-tonic chaser

on a warm evening

with the windows wide

lemon fluff
(printable recipe)

zest of 3 lemons

1/2 cup + 4 Tbs fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 1/2 cups sugar--divided

1/2 tsp kosher salt

8 large eggs--separated

8 Tbs  cold unsalted butter-cut into pieces

separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs, placing the yolks in the top of a double boiler and the whites in a clean bowl.  to the yolks add the finely grated zest of 3 lemons, 1 cup sugar, salt, and lemon juice.  whisk together and cook over double boiler until the mixture becomes the consistency of a curd or warm custard.  do not let it boil or simmer.  remove from heat and whisk in the butter. set aside.  meanwhile, beat the whites until they begin to get foamy.  "rain" in the remaining, 1/2 cup sugar and beat until the whites are at a firm but not stiff peak.  When the lemon curd is cool to the touch, but not ice cold, gently fold into the egg whites.  place in individual serving vessels or 1 large bowl.  serve with whipped cream, candied lemon peel, or toasted coconut...or all three!

i am participating in colors of the rainbow

for alphabe-thursday 

summer school

over at jenny matlock

this week

we honor the color YELLOW