THE TRIUMPH OF APRIL: ... A FERAL DAFFODIL AGAINST AN OLD FENCE, ... A SWOLLEN CREEK, ... and legs of lamb!

written by

Drausin Wulsin

posted on

April 5, 2014

THE TRIUMPH OF APRIL

... A FERAL DAFFODIL AGAINST AN OLD FENCE,

... A SWOLLEN CREEK,

... and legs of lamb!

April is a traditional time for celebrating life by enjoying a leg of lamb. We have cooked ours numerous ways and find it best cooked relatively quickly. Slow-cooking a grassfed leg dries it out, so we prefer aiming for a "pink" degree of doneness. Many recipes offer how to cook a pink leg of lamb, but we have found successful the approach of cooking at high heat initially, followed by moderate heat, while turning the leg periodically, for one and a half to two hours, depending on weight. Check our website for the recipe we have found successful. We hope we can entice you to enjoy this beautiful cut of meat - it is sweet and tender.

In submission to the lions and lambs of April.

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