While Sonny and I color Easter eggs for tomorrow, Dom is headed to Costco to buy a lamb roast. Everyone is out of town so it will just be the four of us for Easter dinner this year. Traditionally, we have lamb on Easter maybe because when Dom was growing up he had Turkey for Thanksgiving, then for Christmas Day, and again for Easter. Now, bear in mind, he is NOT a die-hard turkey fan like some. (He doesn't like chicken either.) When he was about nine years old, Dom finally said to his Mom and Grandma, "You are not supposed to have turkey for Easter!" He remembers them both being stunned by his culinary commentary, but he was ready for their rebuttal with a set of goat horns that hung by the front door as proof of his claim. After lots of debate, they agreed to change the menu. That was his first taste of lamb. Needless to say, he liked it.
We have made lamb every year for Easter since having children. Including one year when it was cold enough outside to cook a leg of lamb in front of our fireplace. In fact, the first meal I ever cooked for Dom when we were dating was a lamb shoulder roasted simply in a pre-soaked clay pot with garlic, fresh rosemary and potatoes. Both good stories for another post...
We have made lamb every year for Easter since having children. Including one year when it was cold enough outside to cook a leg of lamb in front of our fireplace. In fact, the first meal I ever cooked for Dom when we were dating was a lamb shoulder roasted simply in a pre-soaked clay pot with garlic, fresh rosemary and potatoes. Both good stories for another post...