— Judith Trusdell

Absolutely. So yes, those are preserved lemons. Uh, those are actually preserved Meyer lemons, uh, that I do, uh, about once a year. Uh, I haven't been using them as much as I'd I'd like to have been, and I can't really tell you why. I don't know, but you just given me inspiration to go back to 'em. So yes, I've got preserved lemons up there. I've got preserved lemons over there. Those were made with a lot of fennel seeds that with all spice, um, all spice berries, juniper berries and bay leaves in that one. And then the one that I've been using over here is with fennel seeds. I think I've got some star anise in there as well. So yeah, it's a fun thing to do on a cold December day or sometime after the holiday, you know, in January where you're just sitting around, you're like, I want a project to do because I can't be outside. Well, I go to, you know, the store and get a bunch of bags of preserve of, uh, Meyer lemons, which is my favorite, just favorite citrus. There is so intoxicating. Just that, that aroma, that gin like aroma of the mandarin cross with the, the lemon. Oh, so good. So good. So then I make just a big batch of those and I use 'em throughout the year. So in terms of that porchetta dish, absolutely dice up a bunch of those, throw them into that marinade, uh, even mash up some of the flesh, which is really super salty, uh, and use that to season it instead of adding salt to it. So you get even more of that unctuous flavor, but also the acidity from the flesh in there. Be careful with it. It can get overwhelming pretty quick, but man, is it good? Also, throw it into some gravy. Preserved lemons in like a traditional Turkey gravy for oh man, so good. Again, throw in some mint, maybe a little bit of a ground coriander in there. You get this sort of really super sexy, sultry North African flavors going on. Yeah. Hey, it's just a roast Turkey, right? But hey, look at this awesome gravy I've got. You know what, we're in America, right? We're giving thanks to all that we have here, uh, including our neighbors, right? And our neighbors in this wonderful, uh, you know, multicultural society that we have. Uh, I don't see anything wrong with mixing in a little bit of all that they have brought to our wonderful community. So give thanks for everyone, right? And include flavors, whatever you want in there.