Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

This quote has gotten me through some tough times lately. I’ve learned that sometimes life can give you “lemons” but what you do with them is entirely up to you. Sometimes it’s best to focus on what you can control, and make the best of a sour situation.

Now that I’ve got lemons on my mind, I want to share some of my favorite lemony recipes.

1. Roasted Greek Style Chicken and Vegetables. You can never go wrong with lemon and garlic. Serve with some rice and you’ve got a meal.

2. Frozen Lemon Dessert. My recipe for this is on an old handwritten recipe card, but it exactly this recipe except I use graham crackers instead of vanilla wafers.

3. Lemon Chia Seed Blueberry Superhero Muffins. Everyone who knows me, knows I love a good Superhero muffin. This recipe from the Rise and Run cookbook by Elyse Kopecky and Shalane Flanagan is one of my favorite variations.

So remember – when you’ve got lemons (both literal and metaphorical) use them to make something great!