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Lamb

Braised Lamb Shanks

by Laura 1 March 2012
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My grandma was a letter writer.  I have sheaves of her letters, all typed and on thin, pale green paper.  They detail the buses she took, and in what weather, to the bank, to Mass, to help with the church rummage sale; the breakfasts and lunches and dinners she ate—toast with butter or peanut butter, [...]

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Lamb Stew

by Laura 17 March 2011
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The birds returned to Minnesota two weeks ago, on a day when the temperature was negative one.  They are the first harbingers of spring for me, when the world still feels impossibly cold for birds, and it’s hard to imagine little green blades rising through the frozen earth.  Now their twitter tweet-tweet-tweet is a morning [...]

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Thin Crust Pizza with Shepherd’s Way Farms’ Friesago, Shepherd’s Way Farms’ Merguez Lamb Sausage, & Fresh Chanterelles and Thyme

by Laura 27 November 2010
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Shepherd’ Way Farms’ cheeses are so sublime it almost feels wrong to cook with them.  Almost.  I dreamed up this pizza as a vehicle for their friesago as well as their delicious merguez lamb sausage.  It shows off their nuanced flavors without masking them.  And it’s the best pizza we’ve ever had. Shepherd’s Way Farms’ [...]

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