Article: Busy cook's best friend LEMONS CAN REALLY SAVE THE DAY

Lemon should be called a miracle food. Not because it has the power to feed millions but because it has the power to improve the flavor of most any ingredient, allowing you in just a few seconds to elevate a recipe from pretty good to magnificent.

Whether you are folding grated fresh lemon zest into a simple buttercream frosting or squeezing fresh lemon juice onto grilled fish, this simple, clean citrus fruit is a busy cook's best friend.

Take the recipes for grilled shrimp kebabs served over couscous. On its own, couscous can be bland and boring, but when you add lemon juice and zest, as well as parsley and olive oil, it becomes a dramatic Mediterranean grain on which to lay the freshly ...

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