Dinner with Rosemary

:) I am feeling silly about this blog's heading but I think it looks quite to. I like the name Rosemary and the picture "Shallow Hal" always comes to my mind when I think of Rosemary. I only people can really see you the way you feel, they will look at a different YOU every day
                     Anyway, the Dinner With Rosemary has two yummy dishes which were made on Giada at home the food network program by Giada De  Laurentiis. She is one of my favorite cooks. I made some changes to the dishes she cooked but they both are delicious.
                     I made Rosemary and Thyme rubbed slow cooked lamb with vegetables and to go with this deliciously creamy stew I made Rosemary and Thyme flat bread. Yum yum. Enjoy


Rosemary Slow Cooked Lamb

Silky slow cooked lamb stew

Ingredients

1. 11/2-2 lbs of lamb (select whatever cut you like)
2. 1 tablespoon each chopped rosemary, chopped thyme
3. 1+1/2 tablespoon olive oil
4. 2 medium carrots chopped
5. 1 medium onion chopped or 2 leeks chopped
6. 2 small potatoes peeled and chopped
7. 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper divided
8. 1 can beef broth
9. 3 garlic pods chopped

Mix half of salt, pepper, 1/2 tbsp olive oil, rosemary and thyme and rub it into the lamb and set aside for 10-15 minutes. Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and fry the lamb about 5-6 minutes per side until you get a nice crust. Drain and set aside. 

Add some oil if needed. Add the rest of the ingredients except broth and fry for 5-7 minutes. If this is a oven safe dish add the broth and the lamb back to the dish, cover and cook at 350 degrees for 90-120 minutes. Else transfer it to a oven safe dish, cover and cook. 

Let it cool for some time. Grind the vegetables to a puree. Return the puree to a dish, add the lamb back and shred it gently. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Serve with flat bread

Rosemary Thyme Flat Bread (Easy homemade herbed flatbread)

Rosemary Thyme Flat bread

Ingredients:

1. 31/4 cup all purpose flour
2. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3. 1 teaspoon salt
4. 11/2 tablespoon each of chopped rosemary. thyme
5. 1/2 stick or 4 tablespoons butter
6. 1 tablespoon plain yogurt (optional)
7. 3/4-1 cup water
8. Olive Oil for drizzling and cooking the flat bread

Sift the flour with baking soda, rosemary, thyme and salt. Mix the yogurt if using and butter at room temperature. Add some water at a time and mix until the dough comes together. Knead for a couple of minutes. Roll in a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes

Divide it into 6 parts and roll about 1/8 inch thick. Heat a grill and drizzle some olive oil on the bread. Lay it oil side down. Lay a clean bottomed dish with 2 cans of anything for weight on top of the bread. Grill for 3 minutes. Drizzle oil on the other side and flip and repeat for 3 minutes. Flip and grill for 1 more minute on each side and serve at room temprature. Enjoy