Easter Leg of Lamb

Following the post lamb roast from 2011. This is just us, so three carnivores and a vegetarian. Really difficult to calculate how long to cook it for. Somewhere between 65 minutes and 120, so go figure, also we have a new, hotter oven. Stabbed leg and inserted garlic slices last night, also juice of half a lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper. Today adding cooking on a bouquet of sage, rosemary, chives, marjoram and thyme.

Opened a bottle of red wine to breathe.

Cooked for 135 minutes - too long!

Served with new potatoes, carrots and broccoli.

The flavour was good but must remember to cook for less time.

The meal was eclipsed by pudding!

Duck leg and Pumpkin

Starting from Previous duck recipes, specifically Duck in Orange Juice I am aiming to cook duck but with a separate vegetarian dish for the Vegetarian.

The pumpkin is delivered by Veg in Clover

Ingredients

• Two duck legs
• Two blood oranges
• Marinade of garlic, ginger, chives, lemon, olive oil, pepper and salt

• Pumpkin
• Marinade of lemon juice, virgin olive oil, fresh rosemary, chives, chives

Duck

Marinade duck legs in lemon juice, olive oil, ginger, garlic, chives, pepper and salt

Pumpkin

Cook in oven until firm

Marinade in lemon juice, rosemary, sage, chives, virgin olive oil.

Cook in oven for a further 30 minutes.