Kitchen & Recipes

Recipes and kitchen guides for cooking and baking with citrus, marmalade and preserves.

A white bowl filled with carrots sitting on top of a table
Kitchen & Recipes

Orange glazed carrots, with marmalade in place of brown sugar and zest

By JP Beall

A one-pan side where a spoonful of orange marmalade does the work of honey or brown sugar, juice and zest. The swap, the recipe card,...

A table with a bowl of red berries and a spoon
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Orange cranberry sauce, made with mandarin marmalade

By JP Beall

A stovetop orange cranberry sauce where a half cup of mandarin marmalade replaces the grated zest and part of the sugar. What the swap changes,...

Close-up of white orange blossoms on a green branch
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What orange blossom water is, and how to cook with it

By JP Beall

The flower water in Lebanese baklawa and the Ramos Gin Fizz is a by-product of distilling bitter orange blossoms. What separates it from neroli oil...

A glass bowl filled with sugar and orange peels
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Candied orange peel from the navels you've already juiced

By JP Beall

The squeezed halves of a winter navel make good candied orange peel. How to clear out the pulp, tame the pith, simmer the strips until...

Sliced fruits on brown wooden bowl
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Charcuterie board ideas for the holidays, built around marmalade

By JP Beall

A holiday charcuterie board in five moves: how much to buy per guest, what goes down first, how long it can sit out, and a...

Holiday Cooking with California Marmalade: From Shortbread to Glazed Ham
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Holiday Cooking with California Marmalade: From Shortbread to Glazed Ham

John P Beall
By John P Beall

OCB's award-winning California citrus marmalades aren't just for toast. From cranberry sauce to glazed ham to spiced cider, discover 7 ways to cook with marmalade...

Sourdough Before Commercial Yeast
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Sourdough Before Commercial Yeast

JP w/ Old CA
By JP w/ Old CA

Sourdough predates commercial yeast by centuries. Discover the history of wild fermentation and how OCB's small-batch Orange Blossom Sourdough Starter connects your kitchen to California's...