I found this recipe on Pinterest the other night, and it sounded like just the thing for a quick and warm dinner. The seasoning adds flavor without making it taste like a pumpkin pie, although the spices are all the same. They help bring out the sweetness of the pumpkin, and to help it blend with the garnish of the nutty parmesan and the rick goodness of the bacon. It is fairly low-calorie and low fat, but still an important little piece of Fat Boy Heaven. Give it a try, your family will love it.
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I wanted some comfort food tonight, and found Pork Shoulder on sale at the local grocer. Since we are solidly in Fall here in the Pacific Northwest I decided to go with a nice preparation method that I've used often: Slow-cooker braising.
Read moreFlavors of Fall: Oven roasted lamb with Baked Fall Sweet Potato Mix
I love fall. Brisk mornings and moderate temperatures. The smell of the heater kicking on for the first time in months. Most of all, I love the comfort food that fall brings. Especially the early fall, when we have a bounty of fresh vegetables and aren't afraid of the house getting too hot to roast them in a warm oven for dinner.
Last night I decided I was in the mood for Lamb. When I was at the Feast of Portland I ran into the folks from American Lamb, who were handing out samples of their Lamb Rub. A wonderful mix of Rosemary, Mustard Seed, Sea Salt, Pepper and other spices that is the easiest preperation I have ever had for lamb.
I paired the lamb with a fall favorite around our house, what I call my Fall Sweet Potato Mix. An oven-roasted mix of sweet potatoes, yams, and apples coated in seasoning salt and cinnamon. Super simple and a delicious piece of Fat Boy Heaven.
Lamb
Have your butcher butterfly and tie a leg of lamb (this removes the bone and trims up some of the fat)
Coat lamb roast with olive oil, then apply spice rub (as stated, I used American Lamb's 'Lamb Rub')
Roast in oven at 450 for 20 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 and continue to roast for 45-55 minutes or until internal temp reaches 140 degrees
Fall Sweet Potato Mix
3 medium Sweet Potatoes (yellow)
2 Large Yams (orange)
2 medium apples (I prefer a pie-crisp or Braeburn)
3 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons seasoning salt
1/8 cut olive oil
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350
Cut vegetables up into equal sized chunks. I usually trim the yam and slice it, then cut the slices in half or quarter them depending on how rough I want the texture to look.
Combine cut vegetables in a 1-gallon zip lock bag.
Add oil and shake to coat evenly
Add spices and shake until well coated
Arrange around meat or on baking sheet and bake until tender