For my very first post, I'm going to go with one of the very first things I learned how to make, and something that is still a favorite. It’s a simple recipe, one that’s very easily scalable – doubled, tripled, halved, and so forth – and very easy to make. In other words, it’s great for that "getting one’s feet wet" kind of post. Lemonade is also one of those things that, it seems, a lot of people don’t really know how to make well. But it’s actually super easy to do, as it only requires three ingredients and a stove, pot, pitcher, and, optionally, a juicer.

I’m calling this Hannah’s lemonade because several months ago I sent my friend Hannah home after a visit with a large plastic pitcher full of freshly made lemonade, and it’s something of a tradition now that every time she comes over she brings the pitcher along and I fill it back up.

Start with fresh lemons. I find that about 6 or 7 large ripe lemons yield about 2 cups of lemon juice. Continue reading "Hannah’s Lemonade"