No joke. I stumbled across
allrecipes.com a few months ago and I've been having a
pretty good time with this whole cooking thing.
(Insert a pause here for the shock to settle in). For those that know me, they'll concur that cooking has never been a strong point in my repertoire. I pretty much do everything within my might to avoid cooking...leaving me pretty much to items involving a peel top lid. So you can imagine my pure delight when Mr. Big,
cook extraordinaire, entered my life.
So how did this recent turn of events take place? Not really sure to be honest. I'm probably late to the game, but I really dig how allrecipes.com let's you input ingredients and then kicks back an easy, but good, recipe for dinner. (
Emphasis on easy.) Maybe I'm learning that cooking doesn't have to be hard to be good. And maybe the fact that I've got a
mac-daddy kitchen makes me feel the need to actually use it. Who knows...but I've been having fun experimenting lately. And to add another shocker, Mr. Big has been giving rave reviews
(unlike the forced, high pitched reviews that he's eeked out in the past). There's a very talented little gal out there in Calgary who is holding onto her seat (yes, I promise your uncle is safe).
Anyway, I thought that I might start sharing a few good things that I've found along my way. Today we'll start with the Tzaiki dish that has been successfully made to complement Mr. Big's pork souvlaki. Even our professional chef buddy can't keep his hands out of the bowl! :)
To my girlfriends out there, can you
believe that came from my hands? Here's the recipe that I followed. I added juice from half a lemon to give it a little bit of a citrus kick. And to save time, just use Greek yogurt rather than draining normal yogurt. (Just click on the image to get a larger view of the recipe).
Is anyone else out there having fun with the same site? Or are there other sites that I'm missing? I'd love to get some input. Cheers!
They are so easy to make and certainly pack a punch in the flavor department. I used dried rosemary instead of fresh (that's what happens when you don't get to the store until noon on Christmas Eve) and they still were very fragrant. Although the recipe indicates only 2 servings, we fed at least 5. 
Let me know if you try them. And of course, enjoy!
