Good Morning all,
Tom...your yard makes me glad mine is all rocks and cacti.
My goodness, you must be tired and getting skinnier by the minute. Glad you are eating well as your dinners sure sound good.
Margaret...nice looking Swiss steak. It is like spaghetti sauce, everyone has a family recipe or two for it and there's so many ways to make it ...all tasty. You are right about lamb being a nice change up from the usual beef, chicken and pork mix. I like veal and rabbit as well. I just don't understand why lamb, veal and rabbit are so expensive since they can all be 'farmed' humanely now and are really nice alternatives when it comes to the use of grazing land, etc.
I agree it is pretty awesome the variety of groceries and foods we can obtain given where we are all located regionally. Seafood in Wyoming, Enchiladas in France, lamb and Souffle in the desert, etc.
We all gripe a bit about not having certain things available or access to more but when you think about it we do have a lot of things most people wouldn't or couldn't imagine. What we can't walk into a store and just buy we can order on line or via catalog and have sent to us. This modern age...pretty awesome and a bit mind boggling at the same time. I feel like every time I finally learn and master one new piece of technology it is old and obsolete---then again, so am I.
For us it was burgers yesterday but with a twist. Gyro burgers! YUM! Husband and I mixed up some ground lamb and cumin, coriander, cayenne, pinch of cinnamon, tons of garlic, and other spices and a squeeze of lemon. Added fresh mint and cilantro and dill . Rolled them into ovals that we formed onto wooden bamboo skewers and grilled. When done stuffed them into toasted pita along with an obscene (as if there is any other amount to use) amount of Tatzatki.
Of course had to add cucumber, red onion, and tomato! Soooooo good for a nice change. Steamed asparagus made a nice fresh side and a small handful of BBQ chips gave a nice crunchy contrast. Wine was a continuation of Sheep Thrills.
Today we are going to make chicken kebabs out as we need to use up some bell peppers. I will make lemon-basmati rice pilaf. We can also steam the rest of the asparagus and enjoy the pita bread as well.
Pics to come later.
