Herb-crusted Rack of Lamb with New Potatoes

The mission: Herb-crusted Rack of Lamb with New Potatoes

So we decided on playing around with some herbs.  We recently started growing our own herbs and were excited to start using them in our cooking.

We had a rocky start to the mission.  We walked the Spaniels and made a quick stop at the local butchery to pick up our lamb for the evening.  On our way back, the small "smeagle" look-alike spaniel, named Zoë, broke loose from the leash and charged on down the street.  I instantly became a sprint athlete and chased the little shit and caught her a few blocks down and averted a tragedy which would have ruined the evening.

Spaniel still intact we can now go on to the evening.

The ingredients:
Rack of lamb.
5 (or so) medium sized potatoes.
White bread crumbs (in reality we could only get Corn Flake Crumbs from local grocer).
Two large garlic cloves. Crushed or chopped.
Mix a handful of rosemary, thyme, flat leave parsley and marjoram together.
(Get some extra herbs for presentation)
Quarter cup of melted butter, mix in salt and pepper to taste.
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Salt & Pepper.

To go with the lamb we went with tomato and olive oil infused lentils. And of course New Potatoes (see title of blog post).
For the lentils:
Chopped onion.
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Black Lentils (no shit).
2 tbsp Olive oil.
Chopped Italian tomatoes.
Chopped fresh parsley.

Pre-step 1.
Cook potatoes.

Right, step one!
Preheat oven to 220 degrees or whatever that is in Fahrenheit.
Mix corn flake crumbs with garlic, chopped herbs and butter. !IMPORTANT! You should have started drinking red wine by now!
At this point it is about time the girlfriend should lose an argument (finally).
Rub the mixture on the meaty side of the lamb.
Roast the lamb +- 40 mins. Or 25 mins if you are all 'Twilight' and you like bloody stuff.

Step number twice.
Heat a pan with olive oil and cook the onions until soft.
Add lentils and tomatoes and cook until the lentils are soft.
Add parsley.
Season to taste.

Step three.
Cut potatoes into quarters.
Wrap lamb in foil.
Put potatoes in the pan with the lamb.
Season with rosemary and flat leave parsley.
Drizzle with olive oil.
Season with Himalayan Crystal Salts and pepper.
Roast in the oven for 10 mins.

Mission accomplished.
With everything done, dish the lamb, potatoes and lentils.
Decorate with extra herbs for presentation.
!IMPORTANT! - Have some more red wine.

With the Spaniels safe, and the food cooked, it is time to just chill, drink some more red wine. Enjoy some good company and good food.