Mandy and Jace

This is a beautiful and tasty main course that is pretty easy to make and will blow your family at the dinner table or your guests at your next dinner party away. It is a Mediterranean dish that is full of depth and flavor . You will need to make the spice mix before you make your marinade so read over everything carefully before you start cooking.

Tabil Spice Mix
adapted from Bon Appétit magazine
3 tbsp coriander seeds
1 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp caraway seeds
1/2 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes

Grind all the spices in a spice grinder or spice mill and store in an airtight container.

Grilled Yogurt-Marinaded Lamb Chops
adapted from Bon Appétit magazine
2 cups plain yogurt
3 1/2 tbsp Tabil spice mix
4 large garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
4 lamb chops
4 lemons, halved

Mix the yogurt, Tabil Spice mix, garlic, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, oil and lemon juice in a bowl. Taste the mixture and add salt and pepper until you like it.
Place the lamb in a shallow dish and pour the yogurt mixture over the chops. Turn each chop to coat, cover and refrigerate for 2-4 hours.

When you are ready to cook, turn your grill on to medium-high heat. Season the lamb chops with salt and pepper. Place the chops and the lemon halves (cut side down) on the grill and cook to desired doneness.
Place them on a plate, garnish with grilled lemon and let them rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Well here we are back at Monday. I wish we had a couple of more days to our weekend! As short as it seemed we had a fantastic weekend. On Saturday I went “Junkin” with my momma and I found some great treasures. One of which was a cool old suitcase that just happended to look really cute with some other suitcases that my parents had in their storage building. There is a corner in our bedroom that has been empty and bugging me, but I didn’t know what I wanted to put there. So I stacked these suitcases in the corner and put a bunch of magazines in them and voila corner filled. Later that night Jace and I made some delicious lamb chops and had a relaxing night to ourselves.

Here’s this weeks plan.
Tonight: pan roasted chicken thighs, mashed potatoes and salad
Tuesday: chinese 5 spice beef stir fry
Wednesday: not sure yet
Thusday: take out
Friday: date night

Happy eating!

Fun summertime dresses and skirts

photo from Mariannan

photo from Cupcakes and Cashmere

L’Occitane Lotion

This is my favorite lotion in the whole wide world. My skin was in desperate need of moisture after a long day of fights and delays and L’Occitane was the first store I saw with lotion. I have kept this stuff in every purse and drawer in my house since.

Shabby chic decorations for the home

photos from Pinterest