Hello lovely readers!  Sorry for the two week vacation from the blog…but I was on an actual real live vacation in Florida.  Justin and I went on a lovely “babymoon” and attended the wedding of one of my best girlfriends.  We had an amazing time and it actually made me miss Florida {where I was born and raised} more than I ever thought I would or could.  Maybe I just miss the people that I love.  Or the beach.  Or the seafood.  Who knows.

But while I was away, I decided to write a few non-recipe posts that I will be putting out this week.  Posts on tricks and tips I’ve learned over the last few years and the kitchen gadgets I just can’t live without.

Kitchen Tip: Freeze Your Citrus!

I have a love/hate relationship with my citrus zester.  I either don’t push down hard enough or the citrus is too mushy and I barely get any results.  So I started to freeze my citrus when I knew I would need to zest it for a recipe later that day.  Now I just keep a few lemons and limes on hand in the freezer and it’s SO much easier to zest them.  I’ll even save just the rinds of ones that I’ve juiced.  Try it.  🙂