One New Foodie Trick in the Bag -- Seeing the Signs of a Good Orange

I haven't been feeling terribly inspired in the kitchen lately, hence the drought of posts on my blog. I'm hoping with warmer weather and lots of beautiful produce coming from my garden and the farmers' market, I'll be feeling more excited. Only another month or so and we'll be really heading into spring.

Citrus is still in season and one little trick has been coming through for me every time I pick up oranges in the grocery store. I heard or read somewhere this year that an orange will tell you that it's sweet. Just look for little brown striations on the skin of the orange. This tells you that it is loaded with sugar. It seems counter intuitive, that you would want the orange to appear perfect to the eye, but instead these little imperfections mean a tastier orange.