lamb

Kebabs: Traditional Lamb; Turkey and Vegetable Kebabs

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I was going to give you a brief primer on ‘kebabs’, the derivation of the word, differences between cultures, and so on. But after reading the Wiki entry on the kebab (or kabob, kebap, kebav, kebap, kebabie….), which was concise. informative, fascinating and rather long, I’ll suggest, if you’re interested, check it out yourself. Here … Continue reading…

Grilled Lamb Chops Dijon; The return followed by the departure

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I'm back! I think…. Kind of hard to tell as I have not had a moment to think in over two weeks.  It's been busy. Everyone arrived in Italy as scheduled, with their respective bags accompanying them (amazingly). Much wine was tasted, and approved of; much beer was consumed; a reasonable amount of espresso was … Continue reading…

Easter Menu

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I haven't been tagged in a meme for ages – and how could I resist playing when the purpose is to create and Easter Menu. Suzanne, of You Made That?, tagged me for this. Check out her Easter Menu here. We're meant to create an Easter Menu from our past posts…. so here goes: For … Continue reading…

Shepherd’s Pie; the update

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The finishing starts. One could take issue, linguistically, with that sentence. But from a practical standpoint, we are most happy to start the finish. The walls (in one bedroom) are filled in, pointed, repaired and cemented. He started plastering this morning – after the photos. He also (and this is really exciting) put the frame … Continue reading…

Slow-Roasted Moroccan Leg of Lamb; Spices, 101

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Herbs and spices, part II. Last week I wrote about using and combining the most common herbs. This week I’ll try to do the same for the most common spices. Herbs are leaves, either fresh or dried. Spices are the rest of the plant: seeds, stems, roots, bark, buds, berries; and are most often dried. … Continue reading…

Tagine of Lamb, Chickpeas and Potatoes; the frozen food store

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Carl Sagan once said: “If you want to make an apple pie from scratch you must first create the universe.” I’m either going to quit cooking completely…. Or start cooking everything absolutely from scratch – chicken Noodle soup starting with a fertilized egg. It was an interesting day doing the weekly shopping.  First we went … Continue reading…