Blush oranges! Isn’t it just ridiculous? Loved your article & the salt suggestions. I make a vanilla baked cheesecake with a blood orange syrup when they are available for that brief moment.
I have been craving them so much and got my hands on some on Friday. I’ve decided to call them succulent sherbet sunsets from now on. Grateful for these ideas, thank you.
I love all these ideas. The independent grocers where I live in SW London are expensive but I am always thrilled when blood oranges appear back in Lidl and am on my second lot.
As usual a great article that sent me scurrying through booksellers for one new to me - ended up by buying both editions of Marmalade: A Bittersweet Cookbook! Thanks, Nic
My local supermarket is just one in a New England chain. It has by far the cheapest prices and an excellent produce section. You can consider yourself a local if you meet a minimum of 3 acquaintances any time you go. The stockers are mostly new immigrants with limited English but are generally pretty knowledgeable about what they have. If there is an unfamiliar vegetable you can also always start a conversation with one of the other patrons. People are usually friendly unless it's a holiday or snow day when parking is at a premium.
And yes it is citrus season here too. My go-to is a cranberry orange walnut relish paired with a variety of meats, and added to cheese sandwiches, pancakes and muffins.
It is here too which is why it is noteworthy. As a local chain, the owner has worked hard to retain deep connections with the staff. A few years ago the workers went on strike in support of the owner who was contesting management with other family members. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Basket_protests Just about everyone in my city supported the strike. Because the workers have benefits and are recognized by management, they also recognize their thousands of regular customers unlike Sainsbury and Ahold which own some of the other local supermarkets.
I thought Waitrose et al had given up on the nonsense of trying to 'sanitise' produce names that might cause a shudder. It’s like 'champagne' rhubarb. Utter nonsense. Terrific article, though.
Blush oranges! Isn’t it just ridiculous? Loved your article & the salt suggestions. I make a vanilla baked cheesecake with a blood orange syrup when they are available for that brief moment.
Utterly delicious!
Have put ‘Citrus’ on my list!
I have been craving them so much and got my hands on some on Friday. I’ve decided to call them succulent sherbet sunsets from now on. Grateful for these ideas, thank you.
What a great read, and it's a big YES to Togarashi in my kitchen
It's so adaptable!
Diana Henry has a sour cream rice pudding with caramel blood oranges that I just love.
Just make marmalade! I grow them and make multi citrus marm
I don't like marmalade 😞
You havent tried my marm w southern calif fruit!!!
To each his own! Bon appetit!
I love all these ideas. The independent grocers where I live in SW London are expensive but I am always thrilled when blood oranges appear back in Lidl and am on my second lot.
There's no reason to be restrained in our consumption when the season is so short
As usual a great article that sent me scurrying through booksellers for one new to me - ended up by buying both editions of Marmalade: A Bittersweet Cookbook! Thanks, Nic
Hahaha! My pleasure
My local supermarket is just one in a New England chain. It has by far the cheapest prices and an excellent produce section. You can consider yourself a local if you meet a minimum of 3 acquaintances any time you go. The stockers are mostly new immigrants with limited English but are generally pretty knowledgeable about what they have. If there is an unfamiliar vegetable you can also always start a conversation with one of the other patrons. People are usually friendly unless it's a holiday or snow day when parking is at a premium.
And yes it is citrus season here too. My go-to is a cranberry orange walnut relish paired with a variety of meats, and added to cheese sandwiches, pancakes and muffins.
This is incredibly unusual here.
It is here too which is why it is noteworthy. As a local chain, the owner has worked hard to retain deep connections with the staff. A few years ago the workers went on strike in support of the owner who was contesting management with other family members. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Basket_protests Just about everyone in my city supported the strike. Because the workers have benefits and are recognized by management, they also recognize their thousands of regular customers unlike Sainsbury and Ahold which own some of the other local supermarkets.
This is very inspiring!
I thought Waitrose et al had given up on the nonsense of trying to 'sanitise' produce names that might cause a shudder. It’s like 'champagne' rhubarb. Utter nonsense. Terrific article, though.
It drives me mad! We're so scared of bodies