My loyalties switched, temporarily, from my tagine to my slow cooker. I’m trying to correct that. The cooking principles are actually somewhat similar. The slow cooker uses slow heat and a lid that is supposed to stay on to keep the moisture inside, which, in turn, keeps the food moist. The conical shape of the top of a tagine collects the moisture at the top. It then runs down the … Continue reading →
I looked in the freezer the other day and there was only one package of lamb left. I was surprised. I was expecting it to last at least as long as the butternut squash. I may have mentioned that one of the small details I miss about no longer being able to go to Spain to see our friend is not having access to sherry. So, being me, I googled … Continue reading →
Remember we bought a whole lamb in September. With a freezer full of meat I’ve been a little more daring with my cooking. I was meandering through my cook books awhile back, as one does during a power outage, and ran across a recipe that went against everything I thought I knew. It was for a stew that was cooked fast rather than braised slowly, done in a skillet rather … Continue reading →
This is Roast Leg of Lamb for Two…. sort of. It was a perfect size for us to have a nice dinner with enough left over to make a ‘pie’ the next night. When we got our lamb last August we had one leg left whole and made Roast Leg of Lamb for the family when they were here. We had 4 thick slices cut off the other leg for … Continue reading →
Warning: there are more than the usual number of photos in this post. Just thought you should know. I’m not sure if ‘Wonderful Leg of Lamb’ is actually the name of this dish but it was the best I could do with the help of Google translate. The recipe is in Icelandic. It’s from an Icelandic magazine. I don’t read Icelandic…. I’m not certain Google does either. Friends of ours … Continue reading →
We had a lovely slow-roasted leg of lamb for Easter dinner…. as guests of friends. What a treat! I made this last week. Since I have learned how to properly cook white asparagus I have rarely deviated. But I did with this…. Call it over-confidence, laziness, whatever you like but, luckily for me it worked. It likely worked because it still involved boiling in liquid for a long period of … Continue reading →
I am being punished for all the many times I have bragged about my colds only lasting three days. This is Day 6 and there is no hope in sight. I do not take chastisement well. I have, however, watched every episode of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix. Not really…. I’ve caught 15 minutes here, 5 minutes there, between naps. It’s perfect – I wake up, watch, and don’t fee … Continue reading →
