Most marmalades have a bitter after-taste—making one that is sweet takes extra time, but it's worth the effort. When I first moved into my house, one of the perks was a full-grown orange tree in the ...

If you were going to go and have a fruit named after you, you could do a lot worse than the Meyer lemon. Sweeter, richer, and less acidic than a regular lemon, it bears the name of USDA scout Frank N.

I’m continuing my Meyer lemon love this week with a marmalade recipe that I hope you’ll enjoy. Their season is so brief that I want to take advantage of them in every possible way. Making fruit ...

One of the most common problems I hear about from readers — and it’s a very “California” problem — is that they have too much citrus. Usually it’s because they have a fruiting tree in their yard, or ...

Adding a spoonful of marmalade to savory and sweet dishes chases winter grayness away. With so little seasonal produce to ...

My lemon tree and I have a complicated relationship. I love its fruit; I hate its placement. It's in the middle of a tiny San Francisco yard. It makes the small yard seem smaller by taking up so much ...

In his 1925 poem “I Limoni” (“The Lemons”), Eugenio Montale calls the scent of lemons “a restless sweetness raining on the heart” and “riches,” and the fruit itself “sunlight’s golden trumpets” that ...

Buddha’s Hand Marmalade A mandoline makes quick work of slicing the irreverently shaped Buddha’s hand, so buy one (you can use it to slice dozens of other vegetables and fruits for salads). If you ...

If I had to pick my favorite fruits, I don’t know that citrus would come close to topping the list. Yet my feelings on the matter change about this time each year. The dreary days have me craving ...

Thank you so much to Anne of New Orleans, who shared this recipe. Use fruit that hasn't been sprayed with pesticides. Makes about 1-1/2 to 2 cups 3 to 6 Meyer lemons 2 cups granulated sugar Cut lemons ...