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| Just having a little fun arranging flowers, and painting with light. |
As many of you know, a new month at Love Handling Food brings with it a new "Flavor of the Month", and Helaina and I are particularly excited about this month's flavor: lemon.
Lemon is easily one of both Helaina and my favorite flavors to cook and create
with. It adds a burst of fantastic zest to a variety of dishes such as
vegetables, meats, and of course, desserts. It also lends an aesthetic appeal to many creations.
To introduce
June's lemon flavor, I decided to create a floral arrangement that
incorporated this citrus. I went to the store and picked up beautiful
orange and red tipped roses, in addition to some wonderfully scented,
fuchsia colored delphiniums. I then purchased a bag of lemons, and set
home to get trimming and arranging.
A trick
for this arrangement idea, is to use a vase within a vase. The inner
vase holds the floral arrangement, while the space between the outer and
inner vase holds the round lemon slices. Using a vase within a vase
also prevents the acidic lemon juice from quickly degrading how long the cut
flowers last, and it helps to hold the lemons in place.
Once the
arrangement is made, I poured water in both the vase holding the
flowers, and the vase holding the lemons. The water really helps
to keep the lemon slices looking fresh for a longer amount of time.
As you can see, lemons can be used for much more than cooking. What sorts of arrangements and other uses for lemons can you come up with?
-Ianna
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