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Sun, Mar 30, 2025

Winter meets spring in strawberry-orange compote

New! Fruit enhances an orange-scented puffy German pancake

Sun, Mar 23, 2025

Versatile, creamy soup makes most of spring greens

New! Spring cream of spinach soup with scapes

Sun, Mar 16, 2025

Potatoes with a little bite, roasted to perfection

New! Salt and vinegar give plain potatoes some personality

Sun, Mar 09, 2025

Make the most of spring berries with this easy dessert

New! Berry-berry parfait with strawberries and blackberries (or blueberries)

Sun, Mar 02, 2025

Put that citrus to work for dinner

New! This orange chicken is healthier than fast food

Sun, Feb 23, 2025

Savory green scones for upcoming St. Patrick’s Day – or any time

Recipe: Spinach scones with cheddar cheese and garlic chives.

Sun, Feb 16, 2025

Celery stars in salad with Thai flavors

New! Chopped veggies, peanuts provide plenty of crunch

Sun, Feb 09, 2025

Mix up fresh citrus for this super salsa

New! Citrus salsa with fresh orange, mandarin, kumquat and lime

Sun, Feb 02, 2025

Gingery carrot soup packs in nutrition and comfort

New! Vegan soup is loaded with vegetables and spices

Sun, Jan 26, 2025

Turn leftover rice pilaf into meatless meal

New! Cabbage rolls stuffed with rice pilaf, mushrooms, raisins and lemon

Sun, Jan 19, 2025

Serve season's oranges dressed for dinner -- or breakfast

Blood oranges and navels with a lavender-lemon syrup

Sun, Jan 12, 2025

Zingy classic lemon squares with extra crunch

New! Meyer lemon squares with candied almond crust

Sun, Jan 05, 2025

Double-lemon muffins help ease post-holiday gloom

New! Cream cheese filling enhances a winter treat

Sun, Dec 29, 2024

Persimmons put seasonal twist on California favorite

New! Persimmon date-walnut tea bread uses super-ripe fruit

Sun, Dec 22, 2024

Put a lemony, seasonal twist on red and green coleslaw

New! Brussels sprouts-apple slaw with pomegranate, pistachios and Meyer lemon dressing

Sun, Dec 15, 2024

Pomegranate jelly-filled cookies show off seasonal red

Classic! These thumbprints are a twist on a traditional favorite

Sun, Dec 08, 2024

Give yellow limes a try in crinkle cookies

New! When ripe, the fruit is more juicy, floral than tart

Sun, Nov 24, 2024

Butternut galette an easy entree or holiday side dish

New! Premade crust, herbed soft cheese can speed up the prep work

Sun, Nov 17, 2024

Persimmons add flavor to fruity fall scones

New! Persimmon-raisin scones with fresh Fuyu persimmon

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Garden Checklist for week of March 30

Your garden doesn’t mind April showers. Get busy now to enjoy those future flowers.

* Get ready to swing into action in the vegetable garden. As nights warm up over 50 degrees, start setting out tomato, pepper and eggplant transplants.

* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, radishes and squash. (Soak beet seeds overnight in water for better germination,)

* Plant onion sets.

* In the flower garden, plant seeds for asters, cosmos, celosia, marigolds, salvia, sunflowers and zinnias.

* Transplant petunias, zinnias, geraniums and other summer bloomers.

* Plant perennials and dahlia tubers for summer bloom.

* Transplant lettuce and cabbage seedlings.

* April is the last chance to plant citrus trees such as dwarf orange, lemon and kumquat. These trees also look good in landscaping and provide fresh fruit in winter.

* Smell orange blossoms? Feed citrus trees with a low dose of balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10) during bloom to help set fruit. Keep an eye out for ants.

* Apply slow-release fertilizer to the lawn.

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Taste Fall! E-cookbook

Muffins and pumpkin

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Taste Winter! E-cookbook

Lemon coconut pancakes

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