Oranges and grapefruits bring fresh, zesty bursts of flavor, fragrance and color when Wisconsin’s produce still lies dormant. What’s more, the beauty of citrus runs so much more than skin deep.

Mother Nature is very wise. Just as cold and flu season hits hard, she blesses us with immune-boosting citrus fruits. Although available year round, citrus fruit season officially starts in January, ...

NEW YORK — The world of fruit is a world of controversy, and Serge Gainsbourg’s “Lemon Incest” is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s the controversy over the right way to peel a banana. There’s the ...

1. Peel the grapefruit and cut it into sections: Using a very sharp knife, cut off the top and the bottom of the grapefruit, so it will sit flat on the cutting board. Starting where you see the pink ...

With more than 2,500 types of citrus worldwide, it would be a shame to limit your larder to lemons and limes. Luckily, many grocers also stock seasonal stunners like Sumo mandarins, yuzu, and pomelos.

Sliced in half, sprinkled with sugar and topped with a maraschino cherry, the grapefruit has been synonymous with breakfast for what seems like a lifetime. But with its sweet-tart flesh and ...

Grapefruit, as a backyard crop, goes way back in my culinary memory. I see my grandmother in her kitchen, me and my younger sister and I on high stools beside her. In my grandmother’s hands is a giant ...

This zingy fruit helps put the zest in Christmas. “This is prime time for grapefruit,” said Bob Blakely of the California Citrus Mutual, which represents about 2,000 citrus growers throughout the ...

Café Saint-Ex is one of those rare neighborhood restaurants that pair a casual atmosphere with a serious menu. Chef Billy Klein changes his dishes with the seasons, but two items are always available: ...

The cook’s year can be divided in two: tomato and not-tomato. But sometimes, even the best-intentioned, most locavore-crazy among us so crave a sweet, tart bite in our salads that we break down and ...