Making Lemonade out of Lemons

I just entered the KitchenAid Kitchen Memories Contest sponsored by Real Simple. Contestants were to tell their story in 100 words or less, and perhaps have the chance to WIN a KitchenAid® Culinary Essentials Kit, including a Food Processor, Blender, and KitchenAid® Artisan® Series Stand Mixer. Plus, one second-place winner will receive a KitchenAid® Artisan® Series Stand Mixer with Pasta Attachments.

You can check it out @ www.realsimplerewards.com/kitchenaid.

Here is my entry (It’s 100 words exactly… count ‘em!)

When we moved to Asia, I inherited a small lemon colored kitchen complete with lemon cabinets, a yellow refrigerator, two gas rings and an impossibly tiny oven. I longed for my custom-built oak shaker cabinets in our Midwestern home and wondered how I could make dinner for five, let alone lemonade, out of this sour situation. I soon learned though, that it is people who define the space. As we dined as a family, or entertained guests, it was the time we shared together, not the citrus surroundings, that characterized the moments we now treasure as our most fond memories.