Red Beans And Advice For Monday, November 7

A plethora of citrus fruit

One thing I like about living in the South is that fresh citrus fruit is readily available. When I lived in Phoenix, I had grapefruit and Meyer lemon trees in my garden, and a fig tree. (Unbeknownst to me, the owner of the house I was renting told the swimming pool crew that they could help themselves to fruit, and they took all the figs.)

One of the delights of fall is the arrival of satsuma oranges. They are similar to clementines, but a little smaller. Some people eat the whole thing, peel and all. I do peel them, and lately I’ve been expanding how I deploy them.

I had a blueberry-satsuma smoothie for breakfast this weekend, and I made cranberry apple satsuma sauce in the oven to liven up my usual apple sauce.