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Super Simple Buttermilk Leg of Lamb

3/29/2023

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Lamb was not a common dish in my house growing up. In fact, it wasn't a dish at all. So I have had fun learning to cook and enjoy lamb over the last few years. 
At first, cooking lamb was intimidating. But only because I had heard over and over again that lamb was tricky to cook. Well, I'm here to tell you that it's not. Lamb absolutely CAN be easy to cook. Yes, even a leg of lamb! To help you with your next Leg of Lamb (or perhaps your first ;) I am sharing my favorite recipe, Buttermilk Leg of Lamb
Ingredients
  • Leg of lamb, 5-6lbs, boneless (1/2 legs can also be used*)
  • 1 cup buttermilk**
  • 1 cup water
  • salt & pepper
Instructions
  • ​Place lamb in a deep baking dish or roasting pan and pour buttermilk over the top. Season well with salt and pepper, place lid on dish and marinate in fridge overnight.
  • Pre-heat oven to 325F 
  • Remove cover from the lamb, add water and bake at 325F for 3.5 hours. Baste every hour or so with the cooking liquids. 
  • Remove from pan, cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes
  • Carefully cut away the netting holding and shred​. The lamb should be crispy on top but also easily shred with a fork at this point!
  • Enjoy!

*To cook half a leg of lamb (2-3lbs): cut ingredients in half and cut cooking time down to 2 hours.

**If you don't use buttermilk regularly, no need to stress about waste! Buttermilk freezes really well so  simply put leftover buttermilk in 1/2 cup or 1 cup servings and save for your next leg of lamb! .... or buttermilk fried chicken ;)

Enjoy!
Emily
P.S. I LOVE to set aside individual servings of this dish to freeze and pull out at a later date when I just need something quick for lunch or to add to a stir fry or to top a lettuce salad
P.P.S. have you tried this recipe?? Let me know in the comments!
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Really?! I only need a 4’x8’ space for my garden?

3/6/2023

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​Yes! Our Lawn to Lunch gardens utilize square foot gardening. This means that instead of planting in long rows, our Lawn to Lunch gardeners plant in 1’x1’ sections. Keeping the garden just 4 ft wide, means that you can easily reach into the middle of the garden from each side and eliminates the need for alleys. Eliminating alleys and using planting space more efficiently, means our gardens can be 80% smaller than the average home vegetable garden!
 
Having a smaller garden space has many benefits. Smaller gardens can fit in so many more places. Square foot gardening makes gardening much more accessible for those living in town compared to a traditional garden. Square foot gardens also tend to have more ‘curb appeal’ which is helpful wherever you live!
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Having a garden that you can easily reach the middle of without having to enter the growing area, also means that your garden will have less (or no!) compaction. Compaction is one of the leading problems in home gardens. Compacted soil makes it harder for roots to grow and for water to soak into the soil. Did you know that the human foot applies the same amount of pressure to the soil as a tractor tire?! So every step we take in the garden has a significant impact!
 
Smaller gardens also mean the garden can oftentimes be placed closer to your house where you will see it every day.  Most of us are much more likely to tend to a garden that is in our regular line of sight. We are also much more likely to enjoy our gardens when we see them regularly.  
 
And finally, less empty space = less weeds to pull. And who wants to spend more time pulling weeds?! In addition to being smaller, square foot gardens are planted in such a way that the vegetable plants themselves quickly shade out those ornery weeds!

To register for an Operation: Lawn to Lunch Garden Kit including videos on key gardening topics, click here.
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