Yuzucello for Your Winter Blues

Plus: a simple green pasta sauce, stuff piled on yogurt, and a supreme winter salad.

Yuzucello for Your Winter Blues
Oops — Anikah went full yuzu

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About a year ago, I fully indulged in my lack of self-control by ordering a huge carton of fresh yuzu from Baldor Specialty Foods. To be clear, my plan was not to build a makeshift yuzu-filled onsen to soak in like a capybara. In fact, I had no idea WTF to do with the 10 pounds of novelty citrus I just purchased for $107. I was, however, ready to wing it. But when the box arrived, it dawned on me that I was on a timer — the fruit was already in delicate form, and I needed to move fast.