Gourmet Dinner For Two

Sometimes the Italian way of cooking, a few flavors matched perfectly, is still the best way to go when making a gourmet dinner for two. It means less prep time, less flavors to get right and less complicated to enjoy. I love getting a 2-4 pound roast in the oven, baking it slow for a…

Lamb roast

Pictures from last night’s ChrisTonite. The highlight was that the wines I had picked matched very well with the courses, so the year at the academy paid off. The Riesling and the beet salad with tarragon mayonnaise were an awesome match! The white Bergerac wine suited the mackerel terrine perfectly. Sadly, the terrine itself failed to harden…

Lamb roast

Baked the 5 pound (2.5 kg) lamb roast yesterday in the oven. Wanted to slow cook it but my tray wasn’t deep enough to cover it with enough water. So I browned it in the frying pan first and then baked it in the oven at 140C for 5 hrs until the core reached 60C.