Lamb Flank Steaks!

Hi everyone! Today I had a real actual meal; the first one I've had since last Tuesday. Lamb flank steaks, potatoes, onions and parsnips and a raw asparagus and red pepper salad.

If you're market doesn't carry them you might have to have your butcher order lamb flank steaks.  There is practically no waste and they can be elegent and served on fancy menus or used for a quick sandwich.
They cook in a minute and are very lean.


The asparagus and red pepper salad  was dressed with toasted sesame oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. So simple. So delicious!


I love to mix two starches like the potatoes and parsnips. They and the onions were sauteed in olive oil and seasoned with a little of my spice rub mixture, which is mainly paprika, smoked peppers and cumin.

Total cost of this meal: about $3.25. There are only 11 total ingredients in all of this: asparagus, red pepper, a potato, half a parsnip, a small onion, lamb, olive oil, sesame oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper and some of my spice mix.

Lamb and clams!

It was a busy day, with teaching in the morning, a trip to the dog park and general running around. Still I managed to produce a pretty tasty lunch.

I cooked up a batch of red pepper and onion oil. The peppers and onions get really sweet and I used them on a flame toasted piece of bread.

The meat is a lamb sirloin steak, tied in a circle. I let it rest, coated it with olive oil and seasoned it with salt then browned it in a cast iron pan. I finished it in the oven and served it with my intense sour cream dressing.

While the lamb was resting I quickly cooked the green beans in the same pan. They were fantastic.

I also made Clams with Celery and Vermouth.

In case you can't tell from the picture, it was fabulous! All of it.