Citrus is in season and the trees – here in Southern California, at least – are bursting with oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes and other sweet, tangy citrus. Not only do I squeeze oranges to make juice for breakfast, but I find myself making lemonade and lemon bars, generously squeezing limes onto homemade tacos …
Marmalade is just as popular a topping for toast as jams, jellies and other fruit preserves are, and its strong orange flavor makes it a popular ingredient in some baked goods, as well. Marmalade is a jelly – a fruit preserve made from sugar and fruit juice, as opposed to fruit puree – …
While you can go into a market and buy a lemon any time of the year, citrus growing season is primarily during the winter months. This is when you’ll see all kinds of navel oranges, blood oranges, meyer lemons and other citrus at farmers markets – and when the prices …
When it comes to citrus, I reach for lemons, limes and oranges for juicing and for baking. They’re probably the most popular citrus when it comes to cooking, although the order in which you prefer them varies from person to person. One of the more often overlooked citrus fruits is the grapefruit. …
One of the easiest ways to infuse a citrus flavor into a baked good of some kind is to add lemon, lime or orange zest to it. Zest is not the same thing as the peel, or rind, of a lemon, although it is a part of the peel. The zest is …
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