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Sun, Jun 11, 2023

Love blueberry muffins? This coffee cake is for you

Recipe: Blueberry-lemon coffee cake with streusel topping.

Sun, Jun 04, 2023

Enjoy fresh apricots in an easy appetizer

Recipe: No cooking involved in this seasonal creation

Sun, May 28, 2023

Make a small batch of easy, lemony strawberry preserves

Recipe: Sunny strawberry-Meyer lemon preserves without added pectin

Sun, May 21, 2023

Bake a puffy cherry-berry pancake

Ricotta and lemon zest give brunch dish some tang

Sun, May 14, 2023

Easy fresh cherry muffins with an almond twist

Recipe: Almond flavor three ways enhances the fruit-filled muffins

Sun, May 07, 2023

Mellow radishes by applying some heat

Recipe: Roast these little root veggies with garlic

Sun, Apr 16, 2023

These easy orange scones are for citrus lovers

Recipe: Orange-raisin sour cream scones with orange-vanilla glaze

Sun, Apr 09, 2023

Light and lemony, a potato salad for spring

Recipe: Celery adds crunch, mint lends an herbal note

Sun, Apr 02, 2023

Beets add unique color to breakfast hash

Recipe: Purple flannel hash patties with roasted beets

Sun, Mar 26, 2023

A sunny orange pie from a backyard windfall

This light dessert requires minimal stove time

Sun, Mar 19, 2023

Asparagus tart for spring

Greatest hits recipe: Ricotta cheese, phyllo part of a perfect brunch dish

Sun, Mar 12, 2023

Orange sugar cookies: Bites of sweet sunshine

Triple-orange sugar cookies with or without orange glaze

Sun, Mar 05, 2023

Lemony pasta is fast and fresh

Flavorful recipe can be a vegetarian main or lively side dish

Sun, Feb 26, 2023

Bok choy subs for spinach in this versatile egg dish

The two-in-one vegetable in a frittata variation

Sun, Feb 19, 2023

Fennel and white beans bake into warming side dish

Cheese-topped casserole a delicious winter recipe

Sun, Feb 12, 2023

Pancakes take a lemony Hawaiian twist

Lemon and coconut work beautifully in corn cakes

Sun, Feb 05, 2023

Spiced orange muffins, but not always orange

Recipe: Baking and experimenting with fresh citrus fruit

Sun, Jan 29, 2023

Stir up a quick batch of marmalade

Ripe limes, lemons become breakfast treat -- no canning required

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Strawberries

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Dig In: Garden Checklist

For week of March 24:

In between cloud bursts, try to catch up with early spring chores. 

* Attack weeds now! Get them before they flower and go to seed. Take a hoe and whack them as soon as they sprout. Aim for 1 inch below the soil line.

* Start preparing vegetable beds. Spade in compost and other amendments.

* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs after bloom.

* Feed camellias at the end of their bloom cycle. Pick up browned and fallen flowers to help corral blossom blight.

* Feed citrus trees, which are now in bloom and setting fruit. To prevent sunburn and borer problems on young trees, paint the exposed portion of the trunk with diluted white latex (water-based) interior paint. Dilute the paint with an equal amount of cold water before application.

* Feed roses with a balanced fertilizer (such as 10-10-10, the ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available in that product).

* Prune and fertilize spring-flowering shrubs and trees after they bloom. Try using well-composted manure, spread 1-inch thick under the tree. This serves as both fertilizer and mulch, retaining moisture while cutting down on weeds.

* Cut back and fertilize perennial herbs to encourage new growth.

* Seed and renovate the lawn (if you still have one). Feed cool-season grasses such as bent, blue, rye and fescue with a slow-release fertilizer. Check the irrigation system and perform maintenance. Make sure sprinkler heads are turned toward the lawn, not the sidewalk.

* In the vegetable garden, transplant lettuce and cole family plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, collards and kale.

* Seed chard and beets directly into the ground.

* Plant summer bulbs, including gladiolus, tuberous begonias and callas. Also plant dahlia tubers.

* Shop for perennials. Many varieties are available in local nurseries and at plant events. They can be transplanted now while the weather remains relatively cool.

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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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