Posts Tagged ‘California’

Orange Liqueur and Triple Orange Margaritas

I am very picky about oranges.  Since the 1920s my extended family has lived in California’s Central Valley in and around the city of Fresno.  Orange trees were in their back yards.  Every year at Christmas the trees would start to fruit, which was exactly when we would visit.  Read more ›

Summer Family Gathering with Blackberry Apple Crisp

California Dreaming

My family has been at a cabin in northern California along the upper Sacramento river all week. Our cabin is in what was once the town of Delta, a coal and water stop for the railroad over 100 years ago. The houses were mostly owned by the railroad crews, which repaired the rails and manned the stop. Read more ›