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gopiscrap
(23,765 posts)elleng
(131,086 posts)we can do it
(12,191 posts)DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)can't find any restaurants in phoenix that serve lamb.
Kali
(55,019 posts)I saw one that was under $30 that had lamb.
I saw a couple others in this list before it crashed my browser - http://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2017/04/10/easter-brunch-lunch-restaurants-metro-phoenix/99704616/
DesertFlower
(11,649 posts)in supermarkets either. i found one once at AJ's back when my mom was alive. it was $55.00 but big enough to cut in half for 2 meals -- it was just 3 of us. my husband passed 5 years ago so it's just me. i don't cook anymore.
saba's mediterrean restaurant on tatum and greenway has shank of lamb cooked in a tomato sauce. i like just plain lamb seasoned with some salt and pepper.
i used to buy lamb chops and cook them in a reynolds plastic bag along with potatoes and carrots. made an interesting meal without pots to clean.
CountAllVotes
(20,878 posts)Sounds good to me. Haven't had lamb in ages. Chops are going for $12.99/lb. is the reason why. They were $7.99/lb. for a long long time and suddenly this big jump in prices! Why? I don't know but no more rib chops for me!
Warpy
(111,338 posts)We usually had roast beef on Easter. It was a great compromise, it always tasted like roast beef no matter what my mother tried to do it.
elleng
(131,086 posts)but as we're Jewish we had it whenever we wanted, not only for any holiday! And ham too! Had a special purveyor when we visited Vermont!
Warpy
(111,338 posts)unless they're Muslim. We've got 2 Halal meat shops in town.
I don't know why I've always reacted badly to lamb and mutton. There went my fantasy of getting a little land and putting sheep on it.
elleng
(131,086 posts)Neither do I care for the 'mutton' taste. 'Clean' lamb's OK with me. Had lamb chops often.
Warpy
(111,338 posts)Once a sheep is past peak wool production, they've got to be meat and there's no market for it.
Fortinbras Armstrong
(4,473 posts)I haven't seen any in the southwestern Chicago suburbs in decades.
Warpy
(111,338 posts)Most people who eat it here raise it themselves. Like I said, there is little market for it.
procon
(15,805 posts)Now days, we're doddering empty nesters and a small ham is enough to feed us for several meals. Secretly, I'd like to cook a corned beef instead.
samnsara
(17,635 posts)japple
(9,839 posts)I do, however eat mini gummibaren!
Warpy
(111,338 posts)too many rams in a herd could be. Same with goats, most herds are females, only, the billy is kept by one guy who rents him to service all the farms in the area because they're a PIA to keep.
Here in the city, it's chickens. Somebody in the area has a rooster and my neighbor's hens used to try to crow back at him.
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)safeinOhio
(32,714 posts)is lamb and goat. If you have not tried goat, it's great as long as you don't use a billy.
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,181 posts)Goat or rabbit