Freezing herbs and lemons

Lemons and herbs keep well in the freezer. 

With herbs, just put them straight in a plastic bag without chopping. 

C's new herb garden

With lemons, chop them into quarters or eighths, put them in a plastic bag and freeze.

To use the herbs, there is no need to defreeze, just take them straight out of the freezer and crumble into whatever you are cooking. 

The lemons need about 10 mins defrosting when you take them out, then you can use them as normal. 

Straight from the freezer, they also work well in a gin and tonic instead of ice.