I have a deep love of lamb, with its delicious, gamey flavor and it is perfect to serve for a spring dinner, particularity for Easter. In the past, I’ve done yogurt-marinated butterflied leg of lamb on the grill to superb results and wanted to try a similar preparation on bone-in leg of lamb, available through South Mountain Creamery and using their delicious Whole Milk Yogurt. … Continue reading Yogurt-Marinated Leg of Lamb
In the first of my posts for South Mountain Creamery, I wanted to develop a recipe that featured both meat and dairy products to highlight the variety of available products. This recipe made for an easy and delicious dinner and, since the tzatziki sauce and the meatball mix can be made ahead of time, I could make half the dinner during my toddler’s nap time, … Continue reading Lamb Meatball Pita Sandwiches with Feta Tzatziki Sauce
A few weeks ago, a frost hit our area, but since we are so close to the Potomac River, the temperatures didn’t hit low enough for the frost to hit the garden. My two pepper plants, along with the chard, buttercup squash and acorn squash were spared for now, but the frost will happen eventually. I’ve been playing around with recipes to use up or … Continue reading Stuffed Pepper Soup
We had our good friends, Charles and Alexa, over for dinner this past weekend to enjoy good food, good wine and, our favorite card game, Cards Against Humanity. It was a great night. They brought some wine from their recent trip to Napa that went down all too well and I supplied the dinner. When putting together a menu for a dinner we are hosting, … Continue reading Menu – Braised Lamb, Saffron Rice, Lemony Green Beans, Plum Crumble
Half Pint Garden 