Monday:
This was the first day. We had 1 scrambled farm fresh egg and 2 slices of bacon each for breakfast, and a salad from our garden for lunch. I cheated and had a turkey and spinach dog mid afternoon because I was starving. For dinner, though, we had a really immaculate dish (well, my wife didn't like it because she has some aversion to lamb that I don't understand or approve of).
Lamb Souvlaki-kinda:
1lb of Loin Chops (not enough for two people as it happens, in a bag on the night before along with a tablespoon (or 2) of lemon juice, 2 or 3 tablespoons of olive oil, some coarse sea salt (fine salt should not be added overnight, and even coarse is better to add right before cooking so it doesn't suck all the juices out), teaspoon of minced garlic, freshly chopped green onions from our garden and a spice mix I'm trying from Reid's Fine Foods that just says Southern Heritage on the label (I'll try to come back and add more details). Grilled this until medium on Monday.
Tzatziki-kinda:
I made Tzatziki for the first time and frankly felt like there might be too much cucumber in it, but I based it loosely on several recipes. I basically blended 1 peeled raw cuke with 1/8th teaspoon of fine sea salt, 1 cup of greek plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice (white wine is a good substitute I read, but I drank the last glass of white wine while I cooked), 1 teaspoon of dill (I used 2 because the dried dill smelled kind of bland), and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic.
We also had 4 or 5 Asparagus each, and I separately cooked some chunks of a bell pepper which my wife doesn't like. It was not quite enough food, but it was really tasty.
Before bed, I had 1.5 glasses of red wine with a friend who stayed over on his way through town. So, I kind of cheated, but I couldn't be a bad host.
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