Weekend Recipe

Want to add some yummy to your iced tea this summer?  Need a mixer for a cocktail?  Try this:

Lemon Flavored Simple Syrup

Ingredients:

-zest and juice from 2 lemons (or 4 limes for lime flavored syrup)
-1 cup water
-1 1/2 cups sugar

Zest the lemons or limes and then squeeze the juice.  You want equal parts liquid and sugar so if the juice and water equals more than 1 1/2 cup add more sugar to equal the same measurement. 
Put zest and juice in a small sauce pan with the water and sugar.  Heat on medium high heat until sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil.  Boil for 1 minute then remove from heat.
Strain the syrup through a fine strainer or a cheese cloth into a clean jar or bottle.  Let cool and enjoy!  It will keep for 1 month in the fridge.

Use this syrup in place of sugar in iced tea or hot tea.  Pour it hot over a bundt cake still in the pan just out of the oven (let it cool in the pan with the syrup) for a super moist cake.  Use this syrup along with some fresh lime juice, triple sec and tequila for a great margarita.  Add it to some rum and coke, or just coke:).  It also makes a great hostess gift or house warming present packed in a cute jar along with some green tea bags.