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Who’s cooking lamb tomorrow and how are you doing it ?

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Lardlizard · 11/04/2020 09:03

I’m thinking lamb ribs on the bbq

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GetOffYourHighHorse · 12/04/2020 13:28

'first posted - simply “no lamb for me” and highlighted that the food on one’s plate was once a sentient animal.'

I find Easter strange, lots of decorations in shops and images of fluffy bunnies and cute cuddly lambs then people eat them and discuss it at length Confused.

It'd be like people eating the reindeers once Christmas has finished. Always a disconnect between what is cute and what people eat though.

merryhouse · 12/04/2020 13:30

actually, getoff, we have venison on Boxing Day Grin

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 13:31

Even made homemade lemon curd
Grin
God the vegans would be sobbing
Meat
Eggs
Cream
And my wine isn't vegi
Off to get my hell bound handcart forthwith Grin

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Ragwort · 12/04/2020 13:32

Roast leg of lamb here - with roast potatoes, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower & peas ... recurrent jelly & mint sauce. Made a chocolate cheesecake to follow.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 13:33

Oh god
Venison on Boxing Day
You are on that hell bound handcart as well
Grin

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 13:34

Lamb and mint is just the best combination
But the red currant jelly is also a cracking accompaniment

supercee · 12/04/2020 13:34

I'm going to attempt to make yorkies out of oat milk (as that's all I have), eggs and arrowroot Confused. Devastated I didn't pick up some cauliflower cheese.

GetOffYourHighHorse · 12/04/2020 13:36

'actually, getoff, we have venison on Boxing Day '

Noooo Grin

TerfTerfTerf · 12/04/2020 13:44

Quite appropriate to eat lamb at Easter, given that the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in the temple at the exact moment Jesus died (allegedly) Only difference is that we're eating it on Sunday which is celebrating that he rose again, whereas Jews might eat it on Friday at the beginning of Shabbat. In our multicultural country I (a European Christian sceptic) am proud to fuse many traditions - religious, secular or pagan - in order to generally celebrate life and all the wonderful things we have and teach my children that there isn't only one right way.

We eat good quality meat probably 4 days a week, fish once or twice, a lot of seasonal vegetables and a variety of grains, pasta, rice, etc. Meat is locally raised (ie on grass, or free range) and slaughtered at the butchers in the next village. The animals absolutely are not suffering at any point of their lives (yes I have seen them in the minutes prior to slaughter)

Game Changers is a good film, but it's very much focussed on athletes and people who can afford to choose exactly what to eat and have a full range available to them. Many of the fresh vegetables that a lot of vegans talk about are difficult to grow in the UK and so are air-freighted from countries, some of which are suffering from food shortages for much of the native population. That feels somehow wrong to me and I would rather they grew food to feed themselves while we eat seasonally and locally, even if that means eating some meat. A balanced diet is what makes most sense to me personally. Others may disagree, but it doesn't make either of us right, or wrong.

derxa · 12/04/2020 13:50

If you are happy to contribute to the god awful fucking lives these animals endure My sheep spend most of their lives grazing in a field.

GetOffYourHighHorse · 12/04/2020 13:54

'Quite appropriate to eat lamb at Easter, given that the Passover lambs were being slaughtered in the temple at the exact moment Jesus died '

Well yes if you're religious and think sacrificial lambs from Jesus' times are relevant today.

'Meat is locally raised (ie on grass, or free range) and slaughtered at the butchers in the next village. The animals absolutely are not suffering at any point of their lives (yes I have seen them in the minutes prior to slaughter)'

Oh how lovely. Most however are mass farmed and carted off to a slaughter house where they panic and are incredibly distressed before being slaughtered.

However we're all responsible for our own health and conscience. Enjoy those roasties with those yummy lambs!

midsomermurderess · 12/04/2020 13:55

Why encourage LDN1? She has done the equivalent of barge into a conversation and demand that everyone now talk about what she wants to talk about. It's rude and it's boring. You'd freeze her out irl. Ignore her here.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 13:58

Keep talking about what the threads about
That's what I'm going to do
Oh and enjoy my yummy tasty lamb dinner later

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 13:58

Well said midsommer

Horsemad · 12/04/2020 14:00

@hobnobsaremyfave, we're having bread & butter pudding for dessert here. 🙂

missclimpson · 12/04/2020 14:01

Boned, butterflied leg of lamb, put in marinade of fresh herbs (mint, rosemary, thyme, bay) for eight hours and cooked on the barbecue.

TerfTerfTerf · 12/04/2020 14:02

@GetOffYourHighHorse
That was in response to the point who thought that eating an animal at Easter is a "sick irony" - I was attempting to explain why it has become a tradition.

I realise not everyone has access to the kind of meat I can buy, but it is possible to source it and not rely on intensively farmed livestock. Unfortunately capitalism ensures that demand and supply are not allowed to operate freely so we end up with quality products that supermarkets won't stock because not everyone can afford, and cut-price inferior products that make everyone believe they're living like kings.

TerfTerfTerf · 12/04/2020 14:04

And, back on topic, my house is smelling like a roasting lamby garlic field, I've drink a bottle of Prosecco, made chocolate mousse, and am thinking about putting the roasties in soon!

CovidCanFKcuOFF · 12/04/2020 14:10

I'm having pimms. No cucumber but I've made do and mended with grapes and apple and fresh mint

Cheers. Happy easter!!

Peapod29 · 12/04/2020 14:22

Local farm leg of lamb with loads and loads of garlic and rosemary, slowed roasted on a bed of sweet pots, onion and tinned toms. The mixture in the bottom makes a lovely rich sauce and the lamb is so tender. We also have some wild garlic pesto that we foraged to go with it. Yummy! Have just put a bottle of rose into chill for later. Was going to have red but I think the heat calls for something lighter. Enjoy everyone!

TerfTerfTerf · 12/04/2020 14:23

Ooh I'm so jealous of your wild garlic pesto!

I think mine's getting there...

CumbiaVillera · 12/04/2020 14:36

Derxa your sheep maybe. What about the millions of animals who are not so lucky?

Pomegranatemolasses · 12/04/2020 14:37

Ottolenghi's lamb shawarma here. Already in the oven and the kitchen smells divine.

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 14:46

Ooh did someone mention pimms......

hobnobsaremyfavourite · 12/04/2020 14:47

Have got a bottle of fizz chilling as well
And a nice Malbec to have with the roast