Spatula Diaries by Maggie Heyn Richardson – Kumquats on 2011 hot ingredient list

Louisiana’s citrus season continues, with plenty of juicy oranges, grapefruit and satsumas rolling into markets and groceries from regional growers, and if you’re lucky enough, your own backyard. Kumquats are also in good supply, that tiny native of Japan that flourishes here, the quiet garnish in fruit baskets and that quintessential snack on the winter table. More…