Recipe: Zest and herb combination also works in muffins
Recipe: Mandarin mulled cider gets sweetness from fresh citrus
Recipe: Lime, cilantro and chilis flavor this easy dip
Recipe: Persimmon and/or apple crisp adjusts to fruit on hand
Recipe: Different mix-ins change the personality of the scone
Recipe: Maple glaze is subtly spiced; lime juice adds balance
Recipe: Cincinnati chili is served over spaghetti; beans optional
Recipe: Chilies, cumin flavor a double-duty sauce
Recipe: Fresh apple muffins with vanilla yogurt.
Spiced coffee cake an ideal treat for early-fall breakfast
Leftover beef pairs with fresh tomatoes, carrots, potatoes and green beans
Recipe: Easy cake can be gluten-free, too
Recipe: Grilled chicken breasts with watermelon salsa
Recipe: Roasting the tomatoes adds extra flavor
Recipe: Try this classic with cherries, peaches or other favorites
Recipe: Onions, garlic add to this summer side dish
Recipe: Easy fig compote with orange and vanilla
Recipe: Chunky or smooth, it's the fresh flavor of summer
Recipe: Cocktail features just-squeezed tomato juice
Recipe: Peaches and cookies chill in a cool treat
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Garden Checklist for week of April 21
This week there’s plenty to keep gardeners busy. With no rain in the immediate forecast, remember to irrigate any new transplants.
* Weed, weed, weed! Get them before they flower and go to seed.
* 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.
* Thoroughly clean debris from the bottom of outdoor ponds or fountains.
* Spring brings a flush of rapid growth, and that means your garden is really hungry. Feed shrubs and trees with a slow-release fertilizer. Or mulch with a 1-inch layer of compost.
* Azaleas and camellias looking a little yellow? If leaves are turning yellow between the veins, give them a boost with chelated iron.
* Trim dead flowers but not leaves from spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips. Those leaves gather energy to create next year's flowers. Also, give the bulbs a fertilizer boost after bloom.
* Pinch chrysanthemums back to 12 inches for fall flowers. Cut old stems to the ground.
* Mulch around plants to conserve moisture and control weeds.
* From seed, plant beans, beets, cantaloupes, carrots, corn, cucumbers, melons, radishes and squash.
* 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.
* Mid to late April is about the last chance to plant summer bulbs, such as gladiolus and tuberous begonias.
* Transplant lettuce seedlings. Choose varieties that mature quickly such as loose leaf.
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