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By: Low Carb Sample Menu | Mark's Daily Apple

Low Carb Sample Menu | Mark's Daily Apple — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:47:23 +0000

[...] well. Salmon, chicken (with the skin on!) and a nice rib eye are regulars, but I’ll often do lamb, pork or some other fish as well. If it isn’t Brussels sprouts it’s broccoli, squash, [...]

By: Pink

Pink — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:04:28 +0000

Lamb has long been my favorite meat. I find beef and chicken less flavorful by comparison. Furthermore, I have much less trouble finding grass-fed lamb than grass-fed beef and the price difference is usually less than that for beef.

Goat may or may not be as healthy, but it does have a similar taste to lamb.

By: Mark Sisson

Mark Sisson — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:36:13 +0000

Simon,

Thanks for the kudos. As for disappearing up me arse, I try not to…but be forewarned that I may soon have to respond to a plethora of emails asking me about my own program and diet – with pictures. More recently, reader Barry called me out on my carb position, in which case a picture is worth a thousand words. I think I know where you’re coming from on that (AD), so I’ll be sensitive.

I see your insightful commenting and questioning all throughout the blogosphere. Keep up the good work.

By: Alida

Alida — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:19:31 +0000

I always thought mutton was goat.

Is goat healthy? i skimmed google and saw even less recipes on goat.

By: Sonagi

Sonagi — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:36:22 +0000

Martin’s (an upscale chain owned by Giant’s in the Eastern US) carries both Australian and US-raised lamb. The Aussie stuff is labeled “grass-fed,” but that does not guarantee it is grass-finished. At our local Virginia farmers’ market is a vendor who sells her own meats, including lamb. Her lamb is pastured but also gets supplementary grain feed because, according to her, customers think somewhat fatty lamb tastes better.

I’m not a big fan of lamb. Its taste doesn’t justify the high price. Beef and chicken (except very lean breast) can stand on their own, but as the OP notes, lamb is a vehicle for spices and herbs. Legumes will do the same thing for a lot less money.

By: primalman

primalman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:41:46 +0000

Love the lamb. Approximately 1x/month my wife and I have lamb (either grilled or baked) with an anti-pasta spread that we make. Wash that down with a nice red wine and you are set for a meal that you will enjoy and make you feel better tomorrow.

As a side note, 2 years ago I had a Greek friend make me lamb that he slow cooked in clay pots. One of the best meals ever. He had me yelling “opa, opa” and smashing plates.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:14:00 +0000

Every once in awhile I crave lamb with rosemary and lots of sea salt. Unfortunately, myself and my dog are the only members of my flock that like it.

Costco carries australian lamb. They were giving out samples once and grass-fed was one of their selling points. I actually haven’t seen lamb in a regular grocery store.

By: Huckleberry

Huckleberry — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:09:57 +0000

Nice post. I love lamb. I’ve been cooking with it more often, and recently bought some delicious ground lamb from Sea Breeze Farm just outside of Seattle. It made a great stew.

However, when I was down in the Los Angeles area visiting family, I was amazed how hard it was to find grass-fed lamb, and I wasn’t at all able to find local grass-fed lamb. The stuff my parents ended up buying for Passover was from New Zealand. You’d think springtime in such an agricultural state would yield local grass-fed lamb, but it seems the combination of land prices and lower demand for lamb means this isn’t true.

It’s important to note that just like grass-fed beef is different from grass-finished beef, the same is true of lamb. Young as the lambs are, some of them do get sent to a feedlot. Poor things.

Food Is Love

By: simon fellows

simon fellows — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:47:18 +0000

Sir Hola i don’t read yr site everyday and sometimes not even weekly but when i do one thing always hits me about its prose and generalized content..lightness and ease of manner.
It never reads as ‘the big iam’.
In short its cadence is deeply aggreable..like watching a butterfly or listening to Stephan Grappelli at Monterey Jazz 95.
If a Geordie from Newcastle and surround and adopting appropriate accenty ‘Blurdey greeat,man’
Now i’m a Darwinian(despite 2.5 yrs in monasteries..i like quiet and reading !) but the Chesterton aphorism ‘Angels fly cos they take themselves lightly’ seems very apt when applied to you and yr website.
Thanks muchly for being so very ‘uman and ‘light’ and not for disappearing up yr own arse.
Thanks for not giving yourself as a example of the info you offer up.

Very very nicely.

Sinc. and with thanks.

Simon (Fellows)