If life gives you lemons, make a lemon pie!

Lemons are used all over the world for a bunch of different purposes.
I used to drink ONLY lemonade until I got tired of preparing it :P 

Green lemons are unripe, choose yellow ones instead

Lemons, due to their high contents of citric acid, aid digestion and help dissolve kidney stones.
They also have a high content of ascorbic acid (vitamin C), which acts like a natural anticeptic helping the body resistance against infections.
Lemons lower blood pressure, so if you are hipertense its great to add some drops of lemon juice to your water. This also will help in your digestion and to clean your liver.
It is a good habit to drink some lemon juice (always mix it with water) regularly in the morning,as it will act like a tonic tothe liver and stimulate it to produce bile to digest easily.
Lemons are also good for the urinary tract. It's a diuretic, so it helps flushing out toxins and bacteria.
In pregnancy, it helps building the child bones. 
Lemons cointain potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. 
To obtain all these benefits, you should do as follows:
If you are in good health and weigh less than 150 pounds, squeeze the juice of half a lemon (one ounce) into a glass of water and drink this mixture twice a day (one whole lemon a day.) 
If you weigh over 150 pounds, squeeze the juice out of an entire lemon into a glass of water and drink this twice a day. 
The lemon juice can be diluted more according to taste.


Lemon pie is one of the most popular sweet recipes whith lemons as main ingredient. I'll leave you this nice and easy recipe :)

Easy lemon Pie


1 pie shell (or mix vanilla cookies in the food processor and add frozen butter until you can squeeze it and it doesn't fall apart)
2 egg yolks, beaten
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 egg whites


Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Prick pie shell with a fork and bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool.
In a medium mixing bowl blend egg yolks and condensed milk. Stir in lemon juice. Heat this mixture in a double boiler, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it thickens. Pour into piecrust.
Beat egg whites with 1 teaspoon lemon juice to soft peaks. Gradually add the 6 tablespoons sugar, beating until stiff peaks are formed and sugar has dissolved. Spread meringue over the hot filling, covering completely. 
Bake at 350° for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.


Enjoy! :3