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This is mostly for

cynjen,

lisew,

cosmic,

dumbphilomel, Johnny (who does not read this journal, and can only be edified on Tuesday) and Mindy (who Johnny is usually in the process of edifying and I want no part of that process. This is also so we can all make fun of

deathpixie because she's a dirty filthy veggo.

I'm thinking of doing a roast leg of lamb on Sunday for Easter. I don't really celebrate dead messiah on a stick day, but I do like excuses to stay home and cook. Thus, you're all invited. I say this with a certain wariness, since I have never made lamb before, and it could be all kinds of suck. However, I also am not going to eat 6lbs of lamb on my own, so I will feed minions.

Several questions. Pipe up if you want to come. Also, any suggestions for accompanying food is offered. Does lamb dictate specific side dishes? As well, I have a couple of marinade options, but does anyone with lamb roast experience have any suggestions/favs?

I would also like to point out that I have no ethical issues eating a baby animal. I don't have ethical issues against cannibalism, when you get right down to it. In my opinion, the smaller and cuter the thing is, the more likely it should be deep fried!

Dirty filthy veggo.

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My experience with lamb suggests that any marinade involving garlic and dijon mustard is likely to be successful. Mmmm.

People supposedly like mint sauce with lamb, but I don't know why.

You can't lose with asparagus as a side dish, of course.

I'd be jealous of your lamb if I didn't have 10 pounds of brisket cooking in the oven right now. Ha! Take that, puny leg of lamb cooker!

Mint sauce is BOMB on lamb! There's an English Pub in downtown Fullerton that serves it with. It's amazing, usually pretty suddenly becomes OMGtoomuch.

A friend of mine grilled lamb and had asparagus as a side dish. Pretty tasty.

You mean there are people who eat lamb *without* mint sauce?

Savages. All of you.

It does seem wrong, doesn't it?

Mmmmm... Lamb. We only ever roast lamb in our house due to limited redmeat intake. Beef for spag-bol and steak, lamb for roasts and kangaroo for korma.

Lamb + garlic = teh win. And any time I had lamb, it always came with mashed potatoes. Which are the win.

And now I'm hungry and totally blaming you.

Yes, mashed potatoes! Always good. They were present as well every time I had it.

Serve it with couscous.

You can do some Interesting Things with Lamb in middle-eastern cuisine. Play with it!

I say couscous, which I cannot spell, as it's interesting and not traditional, and roast potatoes parboiled with lemons and garlic a la my roast chicken, as they are.

also, asparagus! yes! I vote asparagus.

I can make some salad dressing, or you can. and we should do some kind of - appetizer? like, uh. um. that. not tzatziki, but that other one. the iranian one. that I can't remember the name of.

and now I'm hungry again.

how about baked brie with apricot jam inside? I have a WONDERFUL recipe.

that sounds good no matter what - I'd love to try that. *G*

Hell yeah! Ali had something like this at the B&B one year though the brie was on the inside, I think. I'd never had anything like it and it was delicious-- and probably pulled us that much closer to our graves...

here's the recipe!

CRANBERRY HOLIDAY BRIE

1 sheet (1/2 pkg) frozen puff pastry dough 1 egg
¾ cup apricot preserves 2 tbsp orange juice
1/3 cup dried cranberries ¼ cup toasted & sliced
almonds
1 Brie cheese (about 13 ozs)

Allow the pastry sheet to thaw in the package about 30 minutes, until pliable. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, beat the egg with 1 tsp. Water to make an egg wash. Set aside.

Lightly flour a large wooden cutting board and roll out the pastry dough into a 14-inch square. Cut off the corners to make a circle. Save the extra dough to cut until decorative shapes for a garnish. Spread the apricot preserves on the pastry, leaving a 2-inch margin all around the edge.

Pour the orange juice into a small glass dish and add the cranberries, allowing them to absorb the flavor of the orange juice for about 5 minutes, until the cranberries are soft. Drain the cranberries evenly on top of the apricot preserves. Arrange the almonds evenly on the cranberries. Place the Brie on top of the almonds. Brush the edges of the puff pastry with the egg wash. Completely seal the Brie in the puff pastry. Seal the edges by brushing the egg wash on one edge, as if you were gluing the edges together.

Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Place the Brie seam side down on the sheet. Decorate the top with pastry cutouts, rerolling scraps of dough, if desired. Brush the top with the remaining egg wash.

Bake for 20 minutes. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes before serving; the cheese will be runny if you cut it too early. Serve with crackers.

yay! thank you. *saves up* alas, I ran out of time to do it this weekend, but some day! *grin*

Iranian? Uh... I guess that's not hummus, right?

no, it's - damnit. I have to look it up, it's a little like a cross between raita (Indian) and creamed spinach; sounds awful but it's really good.

That actually doesn't sound...bad...or anything... ¬_¬ I'd probably still eat it. Let me know; they might have it at Trader Joe's!

No, that sounds *really* good.

"dead messiah on a stick day"

oh now there's an image that will stay with me a while.

If you smear the blood on your doorjam maybe your landlord will get the hint to finally fix your doorknob. :P

Or screw it up and drop off her first born at the apartment. That would suck.

I wish I could go; always down to have someone else cook for me. I don't recall there being specific side dishes; treat it like beef, only possibly gamey, depending, perhaps? I'd probably look up a few things as backup, but if you marinate it right... Hoo-boy. I wish I could remember what my friend used as a marinade, 'cause that was fucking delicious...which doesn't help you any at all, I realize. I think it was olive oil and garlic or something, because I remember the worcester sauce hadn't been opened. We got the meat at one of those organic/health-conscious joints, Wild Oats, I believe. It looked good raw. XP~

I hope you all survive and enjoy.

I will make mint sauce because I like it because it has vinegar. I am also happy to take left-over cold lamb away with me. I will be coming, yes. Traditionally I think rosemary goes with lamb, but the other things suggested are good too.

Rosemary's very good; I've had lamb with it before and didn't regret it. I like how you're completely unashamed of taking his leftovers. That's m'girl!

...so I assume I'll be bringing over wine? Or pie?

PIE!

don't listen to him. this is really secretly my Easter dinner; he's just doing the heavy lifting. and the light lifting. and. the. well.

but you bring pie!

I bring pie! (What kind of pie?)

ALL kinds of pie.

:D

Pie. Mostly with fruit in.

Mum always does hers with rosemary and garlic. Whole cloves of garlic pushed under slits in the skin, in fact. Before meat decided to hate me, it was good.

I however, will be in Washington Easter Sunday, where I will have company that does not mock my inability to digest animal protein. If you all get food poisoning, I shall point and mock and laugh.

Food poisoning is impossible with lamb. Because lamb is cute and tasty. So there. :) ...man, I might have to make myself a roast, now.

Rosemary and a little olive oil. :) My family always did it plain but I've since discvered the wonders of rosemary with the lamb. *grins* It makes the gravy tastier after, too.

And you serve it with roasted pumpkin and garlic. :)

OH I WANT TO COME.

Even though I'm like, the only person in the city you didn't specifically mention.

You're the only one in the city who disappears off the face of the planet. Come on Tuesday and we can discuss it.

So the thing is I really did mean to. I wore a fancy shirt and everything, then decided to take a nap at like 7:30 and woke up at noon the next day. So it probably wasn't meant to be.

But seriously. Feed me lamb anyways.

You, sir, are staying away from my cute little bunny.

On the other hand, I think I can come? My plans this weekend are a bit in flux, but there is a strong likelihood I will be free Sunday night, and can come. Yes, my middle name is equivical ...Hopefully see you guys tomorrow anyway.

Those who read about such things might suggest mint jelly going with lamb ... but other than that, nothing specifically, I don't think. Assuming I can make it, I can bring a healthy-ish side-dish or decadent dessert, let me know what you need.

side dish! like. um. something.

and pie.

clearly, everyone needs to bring pie.

My Mum usually does roast lamb with roast vegetables and then rosemary gravy. Lamb and Rosemary gravy is the best thing ever. :)

And that above would be me.

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