A culinary achievement!

Okay, this post is primarily for Lisa and Chris (Duval, not my hubby!), creators of the World's Greatest Food blog. So Lisa and I have been best friends for 28 years, and for all those years, she has been raving about manti, a traditional Armenian dish of little beef dumplings served in chicken broth to make an excellent soup. Yet never have I tried this dish. FINALLY, Lisa and Chris posted the recipe on their blog, so I gave it a whirl. (If you want to try the same recipe, click here.) Oh my gosh, I was NOT disappointed! What a fantastic meal...and so easy! Chris (my hubby this time) and I agreed that it was one of my best dinners thus far. The dish is simple and yet extremely tasty! YUM!

Anyway, Lisa requested pictures and commentary of the manti-making process, so here goes. Made the dumplings, which were surprisingly easy, although they took a while to assemble. The worst part was squishing the raw hamburger with my fingers. Anyone who knows me well knows my aversion to raw meat! Here's how my beautiful dumplings looked before baking:

Then I baked the dumplings, and while doing so, heated up the chicken broth and made the garlic-yogurt sauce. Here are the baked dumplings:

And, last but not least, the final product! If my hair were less stringy and gross today, I would've set the camera's timer to take a picture of Chris and I at the kitchen table, looking happy and content after our manti feast! But alas, a shower is in order for me tonight, so no pix of me will be posted today!