Eat Colorado lamb, wear wool
I have a good friend who is the Executive Director of the American Sheep Industry and I was fortunate enough to be invited to their house for dinner last night. Pete’s wife, Amy, knows how to cook lamb! They know when I am coming to dinner that they had better buy extra, and they always do.
I grew up eating lamb, as I was born in New Zealand, where the sheep outnumber the people about 12 to one. Of course, we always have an argument about which is better, Colorado lamb or New Zealand lamb. I usually think it is which ever one I am eating at the time, but when Pete and Amy cook it, there is no competition. They only eat American lamb, of course. I was surprised to hear that Colorado has more sheep than any other state in the nation. They are well hidden, but then I don’t get to Meeker much!
If you would like some good lamb recipes, the American Lamb Board has lots of them! A tip; Pete and Amy almost always do their lamb ribs on the grill after marinating in lemon juice and olive oil. If you would like to know which restaurants have the best lamb, leave a comment and I will ask them. Personally, I don’t think any restaurant is better than where I ate last night!
