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I have a local (Cowichan Valley) free range lamb in the freezer. Lamb Shanks with Roasted Garlic.

MM, I've seen that pasta, but didn't know what it was called. Love the idea of stuffing it. Keith , Yes, I often leave on the skin. David, Beautiful crust on your fish. Dcarch, thank you. Nickrey, Now I am craving duck. That looks wonderful. Dejah, Even with a steamy camera lense, both those dish look delicious. Tex-Mex last night. Chile Verde Pork Chops With Homemade Corn Tortillas.

Elizabeth, I'm happy to share the recipe. The basic recipe is half butter , half shortening/lard. I vary it depending on what I am baking. The above pie has an all butter crust and a little sugar added to the mix. Butter Lard Pastry Crust 2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup butter 1/3 cup lard (or shortening- Crisco) 5 to 6 tablespoons of ice water, or more as needed NOTE: Or use all Butter (NOTE: if using for a sweet pie, add 1 or 2 teaspoons of sugar.) Mix flour with salt, and cut in butter and lard. You can cut the butter/lard in using the food processor or with a pastry blender. Butter/lard should be the size of peas. Or you can use a box grater for the butter. (My preferred method) Put flour mixture in bowl and add water mixing with a fork until pastry comes together. Tip out on to a floured board. Quickly pat out and fold, a few times. Form in to a ball and cut in two pieces. Form each into a round flat disc and refrigerate for 1 hour. NOTE: Can be made with all butter The secret to a good crust is to not over-handle the dough.

So many wonderful meals. SobaAddict, I like the idea of the Pineapple curry and lemon rice. Nice combination. Franci, Your couscous looks so light and colourful. Keith, Great cutting board. Your food is always so beautifullly plated. Shane, not one but two perfect burgers. Mm, a work of art. A few of our meals this past week. Green Peppercorn Steak Slow Roasted Prime Rib Bones. Ground Chuck Burgers with Shoestring Fries. Grilled Baby Back Ribs , Grilled Potatoes

Emmalish, I think that is the prettiest Bran Muffin I've ever seen. Kim, I'm not a big fan of Neapolitan Ice cream, but I know I would like your cake. The first Rhubarb pie of the season.

Now that is one beautiful poached egg. Moe had Rhubarb Pie for breakfast.

Huiray, I would be happy to eat your breakfast, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. What a way to start the day. I'm on a "waffle kick". The novelty of my new waffle maker hasn't wore off yet. I made Potato Waffles for breakfast. Didn't have a recipe, so I just parboiled a couple of Russet Potatoes, grated and seasoned with salt, pepper, chives and cheddar cheese. Added melted butter, egg yolks and beaten egg whites.

I'm not a fan of flank steak. But I recently grilled a Top Sirloin Cap, a cut I wasn't familiar with. It could quickly become a favourite. It was almost as flat as a flank steak, but as soon as it went on the grill it seemed to puff up. Full of flavour and very tender.

So many wonderful interesting breakfasts. TinaYuan, I am trying to imagine the flavours of your black sesame souffle. I think I would really like that. Kim you have been cooking Mr. Kim some really delicious looking breakfasts. Moe would love every one of them. Ashen, that is my idea of breakfast. Something sweet to go with a rich dark coffee. Bruce, your meals always appeal to me. Percyn, I'd be happy with just the fried rice and the kimchi. Steak and eggs is Moe's favourite. Breakfasts recently haven't been too exciting. I'm not as big a breakfast fan as Moe. He would eat eggs every day if he could. I have a farmer that brings me two dozen fresh eggs each week so I've been making Moe a lot of egg white omelets. He will take eggs anyway he can get them. So he is happy. I used up some leftover homemade corn tortillas in breakfast one morning. Potato and Egg tacos. I've been playing with a new toy - Waffle Maker - the last few weeks. First time I used it I made buttermilk waffles served two ways. I've been searching for the perfect waffle and I think I found it with Marion Cunningham's Yeast Raised Waffles.

I need to visit here more often. Just for inspiration. Jason, Your smoked eye of round looks amazing. And now I'm also craving wings. Shane, your leg of lamb looks perfectly cooked. Paul, fancy meeting you here. Lawless Cooks, now that is a beautiful steak. Kim, I've always been of fan of your cooking. Would love one of your sandwiches. Bruce, Wow the colour on that chicken. I've been waiting since November for Halibut season to open again. First halibut of the season was in the stores yesterday. Pan seared and finished in the oven. Topped with a tomato and kalamata olive salsa and served with asparagus and Parisienne Potatoes.

It has been a while since I posted here. So many great breakfast. Love the variation. Wonderful to see Percy, Kim and Bruce still posting. I had some leftover halibut from dinner the night before. I made Moe, halibut Fish Cakes topped with poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. ~Ann

Here you go Kim. Would probably photograph better if I coloured the "Yolk", but I have this thing about food colouring so I never bother. Dcarch, Nice looking seafood salad

HAPPY EASTER

I made extra rice for last night's dinner so I could make a chicken fried rice this morning that I could take to work for lunch. There was enough for Moe to have his for breakfast, topped with a fried egg.

Everyone has such interesting and varied dinners. Rarerollingobject, I need to try cauliflower roasted and seasoned just the way you did yours. Your Thai Salad is so vibrant I can almost taste the colours. Does that make sense? Sobaaddict, what a beautiful piece of fish. Bruce, as always your meals really appeal to me. Dejah, I sure your vegetarian lasagna is delicious, but it is the carnivores version I would like a serving of. Blether, that is one beautiful Roast. Robirdstx, I don't think I've seen a more perfectly cooked duck breast. Wow! Thursday night I grilled a small prime rib , like a steak and the only side was Frites served with a garlicky dip seasoned with parmesan cheese and lots of black pepper. Last night was boned chicken breasts with a mushroom duxelle under the skin. Sides - steamed and buttered radishes, leeks and zucchini.

Robirdstk, Great looking stir-fry. Velveting is a favourite technique that I learned here on eGullet. David, Love the combination of flavours. Avaserfi, I would love your dinner. Yum - homemade corn tortillas. Once you have made homemade corn tortillas you will never want anything else again. Blether, Not much of a story. The little cubes of chicken breasts were dipped in a combination of flour and corn starch. And I sauteed them in a cast iron pan.

OOOOH Percyn I love the look of your cottage pie. I could lose myself in the mashed potatoes and cheddar. One of our meals this week was Chicken Breast with garlic and parsley.

Made Moe an open faced omelette topped with roasted Campari tomatoes seasoned with fresh thyme and Parmesan.

Heidi, toasted sesame seeds. Ann

OOOH they certainly did come out very nice. Can never have too many ways to cook potatoes. Great looking pizzas. Lovely crusts. And again, I would be happy to eat anything that Bruce serves. Dinner last night was Asian Lettuce Cups. Made with ground pork. And lunch today was warm Rhubarb Galette. First rhubarb of the season.

I don't eat cereal but Moe does. He would love your breakfast Rarerollingobject. Ham steak, shredded potatoes and farm fresh eggs.

It is still early here on the west coast of canada and I haven't had breakfast yet. I'm sitting here sipping my coffee and drooling over every one of Shelby's meals from the wings to the tacos. OOOH and those bagels. Smoked salmon and bagels would make the perfect breakfast. Menuinprogress, How did you cook your potatoes? Just sauted with onions and peppers? I'd like to try your Basque method with halibut. Thanks Dakki. Rarerollingobject, Your duck looks just perfect. Moe loves duck and this reminds me that we haven't had roast duck in a while. Dcarch, I'd be happy with a plate of your pork cracklins. They are like candy to me. Robirdstx, perfectly cooked steak. I'd like mushrooms on my half too. Kayb, I have a pork butt in the freezer. I've only ever cooked them in the oven. This one will be going on the grill. We had halibut again this week. Grilled with roasted potato wedges. Clams another night served with just bread to sop up the sauce. And, Saturday night I roasted a small sirloin tip roast just so I could have Yorkshire Pudding. Moe had a sandwich for breakfast from the leftover beef.

I agree with Bruce. Kim, your Coffee Cake looked great to me. As does your sausage and scrambled eggs. We had roast beef last night for dinner and Moe had a roast beef sandwich for breakfast.

Wow, so many wonderful meals. I don't know which I want first, Rarerollingobject's Lamb Chops, Nickrey's smoked chicken or Dakki's Tacos. Decisions decisions!!!! We have been eating well, but I haven't been taking pictures. A few of our meals last week were roasted Pork tenderloin, Halibut and Grilled New York Strips. Last night's dinner was my old standby - Roast Chicken with a homemade bread dressing, and typical sides.

I couldn't resist Deena's picture of her Cinnamon-Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake for long. Made it for breakfast yesterday morning. It didn't disappoint. Moe and I both had ours with a strong cup of French Press coffee and I shared some of the cake with my next door neighbours. It was a big hit with everyone. Thanks Deena. Ann