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Quotes About Citrus

Some heat, some spice and plenty of citrus are the building blocks of many North African fish dishes.
~ Yotam Ottolenghi
I add a lot of citrus to my food and I think that flavors it. And, to me, that what makes it healthier, lower in fat, lower in calories. It adds lots of flavor. Spices, of course. But citrus is definitely kind of my go-to to season and really to really make those flavors, make that food come alive.
~ Cat Cora
savored the taste of the lemon slices that floated inside
~ Laila Lalami
I add a lot of citrus to my food and I think that flavors it. And, to me, that what makes it healthier, lower in fat, lower in calories. It adds lots of flavor. Spices, of course. But citrus is definitely kind of my go-to to season and really to really make those flavors, make that food come alive.
~ Cat Cora
Most people who eat them are agreed that there is more in the grapefruit than meets the eye.
~ Punch, 1934
Why does cold weather refresh old griefs? More quiet for reflection? Longer nights to lay awake? Like citrus, grief is a winter fruit.
~ Terri Guillemets
This is unexpected... like squirt from aggressive grapefruit.
~ Earl Derr Biggers
Scent is very important. Strong fragrances suit some men, while citrus types suit others. I like my men to smell fresh and woody, but also like a man.
~ Donatella Versace
I use a lot of citrus for seasoning. There's lemon or lime juice in just about everything, and that balances with salt very nicely. Things like toasted cumin seeds for the beans. The use of fresh herbs like oregano and cilantro.
~ Steve Ells
California's a wonderful place to live — if you happen to be an orange.
~ Author Unknown
Les villages lointains sont comme les paupières Et parmi les citrons leurs coeurs sont suspendus - LES FIANÇAILLES -
~ Guillaume Apollinaire
There was no Disney World then, just rows of orange trees. Millions of them. Stretching for miles. And somewhere near the middle was the Citrus Tower, which the tourists climbed to see even more orange trees. Every month an eighty-year-old couple became lost in the groves, driving up and down identical rows for days until they were spotted by helicopter
~ Tim Dorsey
Sunny Mildura is a real riviera oasis town – it's as isolated as anywhere you'll find in Victoria, but after driving for hours past parched farmlands, you're greeted by miles of fertile vineyards and citrus orchards and a prosperous riverside city centre.
~ Charles Rawlings-Way
Almonds. Apricots. Avocadoes. Some peaches I don't know. Grapefruit. Lemones. Probably oranges.
~ Jane Smiley
A lemon, boiled whole and blitzed, makes a useful base for all sorts of dressings.
~ Yotam Ottolenghi
Good news for orange lovers: citrus fruit intake has been associated with reduced stroke risk.
~ Michael Greger
Orange is my favorite color overall.
~ Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Hollywood is a great place if you're an orange.
~ Fred Allen
I love fresh citrus and always keep lemons, limes, and oranges on hand; they come in handy for spritzing up quickly grilled meats, seafoods, and vegetables, especially when followed up by a quick drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
~ Emeril Lagasse
champagne and apricot nectar with a squeeze of lime
~ Jennifer Weiner
I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.
~ Utada Hikaru
a pleasant city, Famous for oranges and women
~ Lord Byron
ORANGE JULIUS 3 cups orange juice 1 envelope dry Dream Whip (the kind that makes 2 cups) 1 package dry vanilla pudding (the kind that makes 2 cups) 3 more cups orange juice Pour the orange juice into a blender. Add the dry Dream Whip and the dry pudding. Blend it for one minute on low and another minute on medium speed.   Pour the mixture in a 2-quart pitcher. Add another 3 cups of orange juice and stir well.   Serve over ice.   Yield: Makes almost 2 quarts.
~ Joanne Fluke
They sleep late and make a breakfast from the fruit trees and garden in the building's courtyard: sweet oranges, tangerines, tomatoes, grapefruit, avocado. They sit on a fold-out aluminum love seat on his balcony with plates and knives and a bowl of salt. A trail of juice runs along her fingers and Han kisses her palms.
~ Diana Abu-Jaber