Gyros!

A gyro is a greek sandwich filled with lamb or beef. I am personally not a big fan of lamb, but if you are, feel free to sub in ground lamb for the beef.

4 pita breads

1/2 c. plain yogurt

1 Tbsp. chopped fresh or 1 t. dried mint leaves

1 t. sugar

1 small cucumber, seeded and chopped (3/4 c.)

1 lb. ground beef or lamb

1 Tbsp. water

2 Tbsp. lemon juice

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. cumin

1/2 t. dried oregano

1/4 t. pepper

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 small onion, chopped (1/4 c.)

2 Tbsp. oil

2 c. shredded lettuce

1 med. tomato chopped (3/4 c.)

Create a pocket in your pitas by cutting halfway around the edge with a knife and gently separating the layers. Mix yogurt, mint and sugar in small bowl. Stir in cucumber.

Mix beef water, lemon juice, salt, cumin, oregano, pepper, garlic and onion. Shape mixture into 4 thin patties.

Heat oil in skillet over medium heat. Cook patties until no longer pink in center. Place cooked patties into pita pockets and top with lettuce, tomato, and yogurt mixture.

**My note: If you don't want to shred your lettuce, just place a leaf or two in each pocket. I also just sliced my tomatoes instead of dicing them.

Adapted from Betty Crocker's Cookbook

Spaghetti with Melt-in-Your-Mouth Meatballs

OK, so, we try to eat healthy around here; we try to monitor our red meat intake and up the veggies. But honestly, HONESTLY, sometimes you just gotta have some spaghetti and meatballs. Mm-mmm. I came up with this recipe because I didn't have an egg. Necessity truly is the mother of invention. Let me know what you think!

1 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef

1 clove garlic, minced

2 Tbsp. onion, minced

2-3 Tbsp. mayonaisse

2 Tbsp. unsweetened Almond milk

salt and pepper

1 t. dried parsley, oregano, or your choice of herbs

Mix all ingredients together (this will be wetter than you're used to). Form into meatballs, and brown in olive oil over medium heat. Once browned on all sides, add your favorite tomato sauce, and simmer over low heat (if medium is 6, simmer around 2) until meatballs are cooked through (probably about 7-10 minutes). Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan (or alternative) over rice pasta.