Easter dinner

[chickenfeet]

Just the two of us so It's a one course lamb based extravaganza:

Roast leg of lamb larded with garlic and anchovy
Flageolets à la bretonne (cooked with onions, garlic and tomato)
Golden beets with walnut oil
Roasted fennel
Green beans splashed with olive oil and balsamic

I'm going to open a Hermitage "La Chapelle" 1979. I hope it's still OK. I shall be sorely disappointed if not. Currently sipping a glass of Bechtheimer Rosengarten Kabinett 2007. It's very nice.

ETA: I've just decanted the Hermitage. It's definitely fading but still very nice. Intriguing leather and spice notes and still some raspberry fruit.

Comments

[sollersuk.livejournal.com]

Not as elaborate as you. We had half a leg of local lamb (the kind that means I have to keep my dog on the lead up on the mosses) with rosemary from the garden, spinach, peas and pink fir potatoes from the farmers' market

[mamculuna.livejournal.com]

Anchovy! Great idea!

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Anchovy and lamb is an old combination hat works really well.