Category Archives: Lamb

Take-out! Zeni Ethiopian food. 3/24/21

As a continuing part of our daughter’s birthday celebration we got take-out from another one of her and our favorite restaurants, Zeni’s in San Jose, CA. They serves authentic Ethiopian food and it is so delicious. When you dine in … Continue reading

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Lamb chops with rutabagas and green beans. 1/4/21

We had red meat once in December and once in November so I guess this is the red meat dinner for January. We have had these lamb chops in the freezer for quite a while and it was time to … Continue reading

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Catching up. 11/ 13/20

I got behind in my posting due to having fun on my vacation and being exhausted from the long trip home yesterday. Plus I ate completely off my healthy plan and am a bit embarrassed to admit it. I gained … Continue reading

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Fancy dinner night. 8/27/20

Tonight we gave into the hardcore carnivore within each of us and made lamb chops with a baked potato and asparagus. Since we do not have a reliable cooktop here John broiled the lamb chops in the oven, I microwaved … Continue reading

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🐑 Rack of lamb, mashed potatoes, and asparagus. 4/8/20

We had a delicious Passover dinner with a rack of lamb that John sous vide and then finished on the grill, buttery mashed potatoes, and asparagus. It was a very springtime menu. We threw the diet out the window for … Continue reading

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🐑 Lamb chops, asparagus, rice. 3/16/20

In a departure from our usual fare, we have rib lamb chops that John sears in a pan on the cooktop and finishes in the oven. They had been in the freezer for over 6 months and it was time … Continue reading

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Lamb and salads. 7/13/19

In my ongoing attempt to use up what foods we have in our freezer, tonight we had some boneless leg of lamb (left over from Passover) with an embellished cole slaw (leftover from last night) and a couscous Mediterranean salad. … Continue reading

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Grilling and chilling

Here in Northern California our weather runs in 3 to 4 day cycles. We will have a few days of glorious weather with highs in the upper 70’s and lows in the upper 50’s and then a heating trend where … Continue reading

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Lamb chops. 5/12/19

Sunday is our leftover day so we took a tour of the freezer and found a couple of 2 rib lamb chops from a couple of weeks ago.  We need to be more proactive in using the food we have … Continue reading

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Holiday dinner. 4/27/19

Our belated family Passover dinner was a big success culinarily. It was less of a success family-wise because both grandkids and their mom were sick and could not come. So that was a real letdown.  Feel better soon! But since … Continue reading

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