When I was a kid, kumquats arrived every year around Christmastime, packed in little cardboard boxes with their bright green leaves. We’d unpack them like tree ornaments and eat them out of hand — ...

On a gorgeous February afternoon, my friend Carlie invited me to pick kumquats. Her former neighbor had a tree that was heavy with fruit, and she said we were welcome to harvest what we could. Carlie ...

Geographically speaking, the South Pasadena kitchen where Craig Strong is cooking this December afternoon is only a few miles from the elaborately outfitted kitchen and Michelin-starred ...

My kumquat trees are full of fruit. Well, let me clarify. Two trees have fruit; one lazy producer has one lonely kumquat. I devote most of my tree-growing dirt in my tiny yard to this vibrant fruit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images At first glance, kumquats might look like mini oranges—but the citrus fruit is so much more. They boast a ...

I love the pairing of kumquats and strawberries, but their seasons barely overlap. So every winter, I candy sliced kumquats and reserve them in their liquid in the refrigerator until late May or early ...

Kumquats were brought to the United States in the 1800s from China, where they are called gam gwat or chin kan. The varieties range in shape and size, but the small oval Nagami is what we find most ...

With summer on the way, the city’s best bartenders are blissed-out over the fresh fruits and herbs raining down from farmers markets. Mixologists are muddling blackberries, candying kumquats and ...

Recently, I explored a variety of ways to use the abundant crop of kumquats on trees around the New Orleans area. I posed the question: What to do with all of that lovely citrus? One reader wrote in ...

Shake and serve in a martini glass. Use a whole kumquat garnish on a stirrer. NOTE: In bar-speak, "muddling" is lightly crushing fruit or herbs with a pestle or spoon to bring out the flavor or ...

When I was a kid, kumquats arrived every year around Christmastime, packed in little cardboard boxes with their bright green leaves. We’d unpack them like tree ornaments and eat them out of hand — ...