Roast lamb dinner

[vaneramos]

This was dinner last night: roast leg of lamb with rosemary, mashed potatoes, steamed carrots with parsley, pear-pomegranate salad and peach chutney.



Brenna helped make the fruit salad, which was inspired by a jicama-pomegranate salad brought by friend Rod to one of the Sunday evening dinners in Toronto. I couldn't get my hands on a jicama, so we used crisp bosc pears. Brenna helped assemble it. The dressing was oil, mirin sweet cooking rice wine, lemon juice and chopped fresh mint.

Dad: Have some mashed potatoes.
Marian: No thanks.
Dad: I thought you liked mashed potatoes.
Marian: I do.
Marian: I'm too tired to eat mashed potatoes.

But both girls took third and fourth servings of the fruit salad. I have a few meals of leftover lamb in the freezer and a meaty bone to turn into Scotch broth.

Comments

[chrisglass.livejournal.com]

Too tired to eat mashed potatoes? You don't even have to chew!

Food looks yummy.

Happy Holidays Van.

:-)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

An you, too! Hugs.

[winterknight.livejournal.com]

You rock. *g* ...so, so you cater?

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Hey, maybe I should consider it. I like cooking well enough, unfortunately have low tolerance for anything fussy. Maybe I can "cater" for you, Mage and Mystic sometime. It would be great to see you again.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

When I first saw this, I had just finished breakfast... and it still made me hungry.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I could whet your appetitie and hope you're both enjoying the holiday.

[artricia.livejournal.com]

Looks delicious!

Is there a recipe for the pear-pomegranate salad, or is it just free-form with the ingredients you mention?

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I gave all the ingredients I used, but I would have liked the dressing more piquant, so I hesitate to consign it to quantities.

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

What, no smell-o-vision? Tease.