The love of my life adds much to my daily existence. She adds appreciation to many things, but sadly has taken away my love for cilantro.

I used to love cilantro, there could never be too much of this herb in my food. I would go out of my way to order cilantro-spiced dishes at restaurants and always kept a couple of fresh sprigs ready in my refrigerator.

Then my wife killed my love for cilantro. Her weapon of choice: this cilantro pesto recipe (click "MORE" for the recipe). The pesto was a cilantro bomb in my mouth, and ever since, I can only tolerate cilantro as a background flavoring in limited quantities. I still love my wife, but cilantro is no longer my mistress.

Cilantro Pesto

2 tablespoon canola oil
2 cup cilantro leaves, lightly packed
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
2 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoon plain nonfat yogurt
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
2 tablespoon slivered almonds