Lemoncello - what do I do with it?

[meltedmarsbars]

I have an unopened bottle of this stuff here. What do I do with it?

Drink it neat?
Does it need some kind of mixer?
Can I cook with it?

I have never tasted it in my short sweet life!

Zuppa inglese - is it not trifle?

What do you do with lemoncello?

Right. OP, this is very important. Go fetch a pen and paper. I'll wait.

Okay, ready? Now, write this down.

'tortoiseonthehalfshell
c/- A Sunny Place
Somewhere in Australia'

Now, get some glue, and stick that piece of paper on a nice safe parcel. Put lots of bubblewrap in the parcel. It's a long way to Australia.

I hope that was helpful.

yes zuppa is a trifle - not very easy to make but well worth it - best recipe is in
www.amazon.co.uk/My-Favourite-Ingredients-Skye-Gyngell/dp/1844006212

Drink it cold and neat.

Or make a mousse with it. Yums.

Made a lovely Lemon and Mascarpone trifle which was in the Waitrose xmas recipes book. Don't know if it is similar to Nige's trifle.

-sandwich bits of madeira cake together with lemon curd, line bottom of trifle bowl.

-drixxle with limoncello

-cover with defrosted raspberries

-mix togethr mascarpone and bouight custard, then smear over top of raspberries.

-cover with some more raspberries.

This was very easy and tasty pudding.

Ooh am going to make it again now.

Oooh, that last trifle with raspberries is very tempting.

I have some frozen loganberries from last summer in the freezer - they might do!

try it once. put bottle in back of cupboard. throw it away when you move house.

I ahve been given a bottle of homemade and was wondering if I could do anything with it, that last one sounds nice.

here is the actual link for Waitrose raspberry trifle

I used far more limoncello than that, a load of great big glugs!

Also forgot pistachios as didn;t have any at the time, but can imagine this will make a nice crunch.

What about the lemon mousse thing? I feel the need to try that one too! Or a sorbet?

Could you make a alcoholic lemony steamed sponge pudding type thing with it?

Wow, sounds good! Got a recipe?

Um no, was hoping you'd think it a great idea and go and make one and report back

if you have sugar and lemons too, make this

Ooh, that looks good too!

Drink it and pretend you're on the Amalfi coast or Capri (tuscany??? well I suppose it travels...)

coincidentally, it featured on a back episode of come Dine With Me today! the contestant basically served vanilla ice cream with fresh figs and berries and drizzled the limoncello on top

Aside from drinking it (ice cold, and only on a very hot day) I have used it to make lemon sorbet, and also to make a totally fab basil and lemon pannacotta which has become one of my most requested recipes!