On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 22:20:22 -0500, Dave Smith wrote:

> We started off with smoked salmon, thinly sliced red onion, capers and
> served with sour cream with horseradish.
>
> The main course was herb crusted rack of lamb, roasted potatoes, steamed
> asparagus (Yes Jill, asparagus again) and salad with blue cheese
> dressing. All turned out well, though the lamb was cooked a little past
> perfect. I have done this recipe several times and each time it was
> pretty much raw. It is supposed to be seared for two minutes on each
> side in a pan and then 14-18 minutes in a 450 F oven. I thought that if
> 15 minutes was less than rare it might be better with 20 minutes. I had
> not expected that it would go from almost raw to medium well in the
> extra 5 minutes.

Breakfast: "The PPP" - Stuffed bell pepper hoagie with provolone and
pesto.

Lunch: Home-smoked brisket(*)

Dinner: Ham, cabbage, potatoes.

(*) I'm always checking meats for mis-marked stuff. This was a
Prime trimmed brisket marked at the Select, untrimmed packer cut
price for $2.06/lb.

-sw