It turned into a miserable, rainy evening while I was walking around running errands (mainly buying a 50th birthday gift for a close friend which necessitated a trip to practically the only remaining bookstore nearby), so I slowly walked back via ALL the grocery stores in my neighborhood as hunger loomed large.
Found lamb chops (t-bone) on deep sale at one, so along with broccolini from a different store and a lonesome potato already at home, that became dinner.
Sometimes things just come together perfectly. The lamb was tender (reverse-seared) and flavorful with garlic, rosemary, and a touch of mustard, the mashed potato delicious with a bit of garlic, cream cheese, milk, and butter, and the broccolini benefited from being sauteed in the lamb fat that remained after I seared the chops.
I thought I’d eat 2 chops, but I only had room for 1. (The pimiento cheese and crackers I ate while waiting for the lamb to cook might have had something to do with it.)
