I know we have already sprung forward with fresh strawberry season here, but I needed to embrace our winter crops a little longer. Winter is so plentiful here. In particular, our Rio Grande Valley Citrus is very special. Orange zest may be my all time favorite ingredient in baking. And although you can walk around massive tables at Central Market (aka the Gucci-B) of literally dozens of varieties of citrus from all over the world, the small and kind of ugly scarred little oranges from Texas are superior in flavor, sweetness, and juiciness in any contest. This is in part because they are not shipped around the world, and citrus loses a lot of nutritional value the longer it sits around, endures changes in…
Tagged: coriander, edna lewis, food, honey, orange custard, pie, recipe, texas citrus, tyler pie