I love the taste of lemons. I have always been a fan of the tangy sour explosion when you add zest to a recipe. If you would have looked in my refrigerator at almost anytime, you would have found either a 1/2 of a lemon wrapped in plastic wrap or a whole one without most of its skin. Now that I have become a Good Cook Kitchen Expert, I get samples of neat items that Good Cook has to offer. This round featured their line of produce keepers. You can find a produce keeper for almost anything or use the ones they do have as multi-veggie keeper capable (Hey marketing – I am coining a phrase!) So naturally, the Citrus Keeper comes in handy for me, and is already in use constantly. I use it for lemons, limes, and any left over fruits and veggies that I have after making a salad, omelet, etc.  I used the Citrus Keeper when I made this Lemon Cherry Olive Oil Ice Cream Recipe after I zested a lemon, and only used half for the finishing garnish.
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 2 egg yolks
- 2.5 Tablespoons sugar
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 8 cherries
- 1 T black chia seeds
- Heat buttermilk, cream, and lemon zest over medium heat until it bubbles.
- Remove from heat and set aside
- Combine egg yolks, sugar, and salt in the food processor until pale yellow.
- Add lemon juice and olive oil while pulsing.
- Heat the pan with the milk mixture over medium heat and slowly add the egg mixture, stirring constantly until the mix coats the back of a spoon.
- Refrigerate mixture until cold
- Use the ice cream maker and freeze according to your model's directions.
- Right before freezing add the cherry pieces and chia seeds.

Other handy keepers that work great for half eaten veggies and fruit are the Green Pepper Keeper, Tomato Keeper, and the Asparagus Keeper. I just can’t stand keeping a 1/2 melon in the fridge, but I don’t want to take the time to cut it up in put in a smaller container. That is where a Cantaloupe Keeper comes in hand. Only want a half of a grapefruit in the morning for breakfast? Try the Grapefruit Keeper. Your kid only eats half of his banana? You need a Banana Keeper!
Wondering if the Veggie Keepers really work? Take a plastic bag or storage container and do the test. You will see the produce keeps much longer in the Veggie Keepers than without. Want to see for yourself? You can get 25% off your entire order including the keepers with promo code: KEEPERS You will also receive a free banana keeper with any purchase when you order online.
Keep your produce fresh longer with These produce Keepers! These Vegetable Keepers are apart of the Good Cook ProFreshionals brand. Store unused peppers, melons, tomatoes, bananas, and asparagus in these colorful produce keepers. Keep them crisp and fresh longer in these specialized, transparent lid containers prevents contents from spoiling or smelling. These shaped food storage containers are designed to represent the produce it stores and are easy to identify in the refrigerator.
Want to win a produce keeper set for yourself? I will have four US winners for a 4 piece produce keeper set valued at $42.00. Please fill out the GT form below.
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This is a really cool giveaway I hope I win
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I pinned the recipe of the lemon chia Ice Cream, Thank you for the chance to win!
Love ice cream, will have to try this.
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Why do you say 4 U.S. winners but in the service agreement it says Canadians are included?
You need to make your giveaways more understandable.
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I can’t seem to pin any of the keepers b/c there’s no picture on any of them. Oh well
I pinned the banana!
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I came to check out the lemon ice cream recipe. It looks good although I cannot imagine olive oil in ice cream. Do you use an extra light olive oil or just whatever is on hand?
I do not like Pinterest and pinning is a royal pain. I do not get to enter the contest either.
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I pinned the grapfruit keeper-don’t know how to post a link.
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I love that cantaloupe keeper. I hate having to use saran wrap that keeps sliding off. Thank you for the giveaway.
Here is to the three commenters above, Having followers on FB and Twitter and Pinterest, etc. is how Bloggers can do giveaways. They need the followers so companies would want to give these products away for advertisement reasons. The more followers the bigger the prizes.
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I agree—pinning ot tweeting should not be one of the first entries that block everything else–guess I am out on this one
I agree it keep me from entering many of them with the Twitter limits
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It’s annoying that a person has to enroll in Pinterest or Twitter to enter giveaways.