Part of me thinks tonight's recipe, Turkey Cutlet Gyro Wraps from Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals, was good. Part of me is on the fence.
Modifications: There were no turkey cutlets at the commissary, so I bought turkey strips (really thin strips, not like chicken strips). This really turned out not to be an issue because the recipe said to cut the cutlets into strips after they were done cooking. I guess I just saved myself a step. Also, as you will see, I put the filling on a pita. It is supposed to be in a lettuce wrap. Come to find out, Get Real Meals is a low-carb cookbook. Uh. Low-carb doesn't exist in this house. Plus, I was in a bad mood around dinner time, and I wanted a pita, okay? Okay. I did, however, put a big leaf of lettuce down on the pita before piling on the toppings.
A few things about the recipe...one, too much cumin. I'm not a cumin fan at all and could have done with a pinch less. Two, the sauce was not tzatziki sauce. It never claimed to be tzatziki, but you would think that tzatziki is what you would have with gyros. Also, I had to use sour cream instead of plain yogurt (go ahead and throw that up with the modifications), so that might have affected it. Three, I have no idea what the chick-peas' purpose in this recipe was. I couldn't taste them, and I'm almost certain it had nothing to do with texture.
Even with all of that said, it wasn't bad. In fact, it was pretty good and would be great if I fixed everything I listed above. Chris didn't get a vote tonight because he decided to sleep through dinner.
I know, it's gigantic. I didn't even come close to eating it all.
In other kitchen related news, I ordered a new coffee maker and the Cuisinart Griddler yesterday. Hurry up, mail! I'm excited.
