Xmas dinner 2012

[rsc]

Another in the continuing series.

Camembert ("selected by Hervé Mons for Whole Foods")
Marinated artichokes
Sardines in mustard sauce
Assorted crackers

Rack of lamb with rosemary, thyme & garlic
Sauteed potatoes and onions
Steamed asparagus with lemon butter
Trader Joe's multi-grain rolls

Green salad with mustard vinaigrette

Sonoma County Old Vine Red (Lot 55)

Denver chocolate pudding
Bengal Spice tea


We'd never done rack of lamb at home before, but we figured it wouldn't be terribly difficult, and it wasn't. It came out very nice, even though it took longer than this recipe indicated, and even so was slightly rarer than I was aiming for. It's possible that our oven runs cooler than the marked temperature, or maybe the recipe is just wrong.

Comments

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I cheated a little on the lemon butter -- I used some of the packaged lemon juice that our once-and-future house guest had left in the refrigerator (we use similarly-branded lime juice for cocktails, but for cooking we usually squeeze fresh). I should have used more of it; we could barely detect the lemon flavor. And the asparagus was slightly overcooked, owing to the timing issue with the lamb (and my failure to drain the steaming water once it was done).