Blood orange and Rio Red grapefruit, Meyers and Mandarins, kumquats and Cara Caras and lemons galore: for a local eater in New York, I sure am fond of citrus. Though citrus doesn’t grow here in the Northeast (at least not outdoors), it does have a season, and winter is it. I’m happy to ship citrus from sunnier climes as a once-a-year indulgence and while I do use lemons in my cooking year-round, winter is the time to really indulge in the more exotic varieties, and to make plans for putting up the season’s bounty. After the hectic pace of the holidays, I like nothing more than to order from some of my favorite, small-farm, organic citrus producers, settle in with a few good cookbooks (and blogs), and plan the year’s citrus orgy.

In scrolling through some of my own favorite recipes from seasons past, I realized that it was not an easy task to find recipes involving citrus unless I happened to have a particular recipe in mind. Hence to make my life (and yours, I hope) a little easier in the new year, I gathered together all of the citrus-centric recipes herein. For those of you in citrus-producing states: be grateful and enjoy your bounty. For those of us in the frigid North: order some citrus, support a small farmer, and indulge while they’re in season. It will be, after all, quite some time before the first strawberry appears!

BREAKFAST & BAKED GOODS

• Cranberry Orange Nut Bread
• Cranberry Orange Scones
• Feta & Preserved Lemon Scones
• Ginger & Orange Scones
• Lemon Black Cherry Muffins
• Orange Muffins with Blackberry Surprise
• Strawberry, Lemon & Rosemary Scones
• Wild Blueberry & Grapefruit Scones

SIDES & STARTERS

• Blood Orange Black Bean Blini
• Citrusy Red Lentil Salad
• Fennel, Grapefruit & Feta Salad
• Lime & Peanut Cole Slaw
• Mandarin Orange Risotto
• Rosemary Lemon Drop Biscuits
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Preserved Lemon & Aleppo Pepper
• Roasted Flageolet Beans & Vegetables with Preserved Lemon
• Toasted Couscous Salad with Fennel & Kumquats
• Toasted Israeli Couscous with Winter Squash & Preserved Lemon

MAINS

• Chinese Orange Chicken
• Chuzos de Pollo
• Cocked-up-a-Leekie Soup
• Lemon Chicken
• Lemon Lime Linguine
• Lemon Yogurt Chicken Kabobs
• Marmalade Chicken Fingers
• Meyer Lemon Cavatelli
• Meyer Lemon Rosemary Mac & Cheese
• Meyer Lemon Pork Rolls
• Saffron & Meyer Lemon Roasted Chicken
• Salsa-Braised Turkey Breast with Chile & Citrus Peel
• Smoked Paprika & Orange Roasted Chicken
• White Bean, Leek & Preserved Lemon Soup

DESSERTS

• Blood Orange Curd + Bars
• Blackberry Citrus Cake
• Grapefruit & Walnut Tart
• Kami’s Birthday Cake 2014
• Meyer Lemon Shortcake
• Mom’s Lemon Pound Cake
• Orange Chiffon Cake
• Orange-Kissed Chocolate Cake
• Orange Mousseline Buttercream
• Pink Grapefruit Curd
• Rangpur Lime Tequila Bars
• Valencia Orange Curd

PRESERVES

• 1-2-3-4 Citrus Jam
• Blackberry Lime Jam
• Bubbly Meyer Marmalade
• Cara Cara Chile Marmalada
• Cherry Key Lime Marmalade
• Cranberry Meyer Lemon Chutney
• Grapefruit Guajillo Marmalade
• Habanero Lime Chipotle Mustard
• Honeyed Grapefruit Jamalade
• Kumquat & Meyer Lemon Marmalade with Chile & Kaffir Lime
• Kumquat Habanero Marmalade
• Lazy Citrus Salt
• Lemon Lavender Marmalade
• Lime Curd for Water Bath Canning
• Meyer Lemon: Citrus Salt, Syrup, Powdered Pectin & Scouring Scrub
• Meyer Mandarin Marmalade
• Nectarine Meyer Lemon Butter
• Orange Cranberry Marmalade
• Orange Rhubarb Butter
• Plum Jam with Preserved Lemon
• Pumpkin Cascabel Marmalade
• Rangpur Lime Preserves with Honey & Chile
• Rio Red Grapefruit & Meyer Lemon Marmalade
• Roasted Garlic & Lemon Mustard
• Salted Cranberry Grapefruit Jam
• Spicy Candied Kumquats
• Texas Grapefruit & Tahitian Vanilla Bean Marmalade
• Vin de Pamplemousse
• What to do with Citrus Peels
• What to do with Preserved Lemon

Up to date as of 14 January 2014, feta & preserved lemon scones.