Last week I had just arrived at my brother Eric’s house for the holidays, and had a couple work items to take care of. I still had to send out an email to all you lovely subscribers to let you know about The Fluffiest Homemade Cinnamon Rolls of Your Life. Every time I publish a recipe, I immediately send an email to all my subscribers to tell them about my new post. (Are you a subscriber? I love you! Muah!) I had just hit send on the cinnamon rolls email, and I told him that I was sending him a Super Special Email just for him. (A total lie.) He texted me from work later, “Dangit! You got me again. I really thought it was from you and not a blog email.” Mwahaha, sorry bro. I don’t know why this cracks me up so much. He told me that when he sees the teaser on the subject line that says, “Hi there Eric –” he always clicks to open the email, because he thinks that it’s a special email just for him from his baby sister, and not a mass email from his baby sister to him and 40,000 other people all at once. Who’s ready for 2019? I don’t know about you, but not only am I ready to shut the door on 2018, I’m ready to punch it in the face. 2019 is going to be awesome though. Who’s with me?? I started reading The Power of Positive Thinking this week, which has some real gems in it. Like this: “Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate.” Have you read it? I love the messages of visualizing success and victory. It really does work. (See how positive I’m being??) So, here’s to a killer 2019. But first we have to party like it’s 2018 on New Year’s Eve. Did you get asked to bring an appetizer? I know there are hundreds of dips out there that you could bring. But here’s why you should bring Tzatziki:
What is tzatziki sauce?
Tzatziki sauce is a dip or appetizer made of thick yogurt, cucumbers, lemon, and garlic. It’s common all over the Mediterranean, and with good reason!
Why you’ll love this recipe for Tzatziki Sauce
It’s super easy It’s healthy It’s FRESH. It’s December and we’re all drowning in chocolate and caramel and peppermint, don’t lie, I know you. Cool cucumbers and tangy garlic will solve all your sugar high blues.
Homemade Tzatziki Sauce ingredients
Here’s everything you need! Full recipe below! Now you are a Tzatziki expert! Be sure to check out my new Instant Pot recipe for Gyro Style Shredded Beef. It pairs marvelously with this tzatziki sauce! Hooray for a healthy January! Before that I will be posting my Top 10 Recipes of 2018 of course, because that’s always fun to see, right? Any guesses on what the top recipe was??
Tips for the best Tzatziki
Once you’ve chopped the cucumbers I put them in a strainer with salt and then actually take handfuls and squeeze out the water. This may seem labor intensive, but it makes all the difference! You want this sauce to be dreamy creamy, not watery. Mix it all together and toast up your pita. It is 100 million percent worth it! Strain your yogurt through some cheesecloth to make it perfectly thick and creamy. You can also serve this with fresh vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumbers, sweet peppers, etc. It would make a much more interesting centerpiece to your vegetable tray than boring ol’ ranch!
More easy dip ideas you are going to love!
Carol’s Legendary 7 Layer Dip » there’s a reason this stuff is legendary! Mexican Street Corn Dip (Elote) » grab a bag of chips, this is such a party dip Pimiento Cheese Dip » an all time Southern favorite Caramelized French Onion Dip » if you already love onion dip just WAIT until you taste this My Favorite Guac » good news, this is super simple! Bacon Blue Cheese Dip » serve this one with fresh pears or apples, it’s sooo good Easy Black Bean Hummus from A Couple Cooks Hissy Fit Dip from Bread Booze Bacon
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