A Quiet Dinner

After three straight nights of partying with our friends, it was definitely time for a dinner à deux. Julian roasted an unrolled boneless leg of lamb similar to what I described in one of my earliest posts, although he did it in the oven rather than on the grill. He made the mint-red wine vinegar sauce, along with frozen peas and the baked potato recipe that appeared in the latest issue of Cook’s Illustrated. Normally we microwave our “baked” potatoes, but he figured this was worth a shot. The spud was fluffier than when microwaved, and the flesh near the skin separated easily; however, I’m not sure it was worth heating the oven to 450° for over an hour. [We don’t have a toaster oven.] I uncorked the bottle of 14 Hands Hot to Trot Red that I’d bought him for Christmas. A pleasant meal.