How about a little zing of citrus to brighten up a gray day? And if you need a treat, perhaps a pastry to end the meal.

Food Ideas

• Love to Cook: Vinegar-braised pork chops (or chicken thighs); Napa cabbage slaw with ginger dressing
• Weeknight Reality: Tequila-lime fish tacos or lemon chicken breasts with rice and spinach/sorrel salad
• Need a Miracle: Salad from the salad bar with homemade lemon/olive oil dressing; lemon-berry tarts from the bakery

Recipe Links

• Vinegar-braised pork shoulder chops – Martha Stewart
• Cider Vinegar-Braised Chicken Thighs – James Boyce via Food & Wine
• Tequila-Lime Mahi Mahi Tacos – Self via Epicurious
• Lemon Chicken Breasts – Ina Garten via Food Network
• Simple Lemon Vinaigrette – Epicurious

Parting Thought

A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks as her watch.

James Beard