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Roast leg of lamb with herbs de provence and mustard. MMMMMM.

I really like lamb shoulder, but it is difficult to find. Makes a wonderful stew.

My favorite lamb recipe: some clover, some food pellets, perhaps a little snorgle....

....vegetarians eat Greek food too! =)

Ina Garten's recipe for lamb persillade.

I love to eat lamb, but I'm always so afraid to make it. This book would probably help me get over that fear. :)

Lamb roast cooked rare with a garlic and rosemary rub all over. And laid out over a bed of small fingerling potatoes to roast so that fat and juices run over the potatoes and crisp them up. Delicious!

I'm obsessed with rack of lamb, simply roasted with salt, pepper and rosemary.

Rack of lamb with rosemary and garlic is my husband's favorite and shepherds pie is mine.

roasted boneless leg of lamb rubbed thoroughly with a mash of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. mmmm.

I'll take lamb any way I can get it...but grilled with olive oil, garlic, and mint is a favorite always. MMM

My mom's Indian grilled lamb- a whole leg marinated a day or 2 in yogurt spiked with cumin, corriander, mace, ground cloves, black pepper, salt, fresh ginger pulp and tons of fresh chopped garlic. Let the impressive hunk slowly grill over charcoal till medium.

leg of lamb on a spit on the grill slathered in plenty of rosemary, garlic, thyme and some olive oil - we also every now and then slip an open baguetted right under the meat for a minute or two to catch any stray juices. . .yum!

I love simple grilled lamb chops with a mild vegetable side...

Lamb marinated in evoo, garlic,thyme and lemon juice then grilled to perfection...........

Lamb chops, sprinkled generously with kosher salt, rubbed with minced garlic, then grilled to medium rare. Yum.

Muslim-Chinese-style lamb with green onions: Thinly sliced lamb, quickly stir-fried in a very hot wok with a smattering of garlic and fields of slivered young green onions.

grilled lamb chops.

i've never cooked lamb! but it's quite delicious every way i've had it.

is it wrong that i really enjoy the lamb from the kwik meal cart?

The Greek inspired lamb burger (occasional Burger of the Month) at The Counter. Comes with roasted red pepper feta cheese, fried pepperoncinis, Bermuda red onion, tomatoes and mixed baby greens, served on a hamburger bun with tzatziki sauce. Divine. Especially with fried dill pickle chips and onion strings.

I've never cooked lamb, but I like it marinated in olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper then grilled to medium rare.

A good gyro with plenty of tzatziki is enough for me.

Lamb chops.. simply roasted with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon, garlic... YUMM ..

Leg of lamb roasted in mustard and served with (Gordon Ramsey's recipe) gravy.

I make roasted leg of lamb by sticking lots of garlic sliced thin and longwise into slits I poke in the lamb then tie on rosemary sprigs (or poke the rosemary in w/ the garlic). Olive oil and lemon all over, salt and pepper.

Another braised lamb shank fan here - in a sauce of tomatoes, garlic, orange zest and white beans. Oh my god good.

Just tried a recipe from an Australian cookbook for leg of lamb roasted directly on the oven grate, at high heat. Yum.

this isnt so much a favorite lamb recipe as it's a favorite lamb memory, years ago when the boy and i deboned a leg of lamb, the first time either of us had done such a thing. we followed the procedure in the La Varenne cookbook, but apparently ended up doing it backwards. marinated in yogurt and herbs, and grilled it. backwards or not, it was delicious.

Lamb sausage and lentils...

Simplicity is best:
Lamb chops covered in salt and pepper and grainy mustard
Pan fry to medium rare
Serve

my mom makes lamb chops by coating them in Dijon mustard, and then dipping them in a mixture of corn meal, garlic, Rosemary and salt. It only takes 20 minutes in the oven and it comes out delicious!

herb roasted leg of lamb. Or braised lamb shanks. You can't go wrong with good lamb.

Lamb kebabs. Gyros. Grilled lamb, medium rare.

I'm Greek. I would love to have this book. I insert a lot of garlic cloves into a leg of lamb, rub it all over with olive oil and add salt, pepper, lemon, and oregano. Opa!

Kefta with hot fresh pita and tzatziki.

apricot lamb tagine

I never made lamb before. I really need this book!

lamb vindaloo. i had it with my dad during our first father-daughter date night in a big city; now it's a tradition, and we have to order it every time we go out for indian food--a tradition in and of itself. the first time i made dinner for my dad as a teenager, i tried to replicate it...honestly, results were mixed, but i was pretty proud to have tried.

It's too hard to decide on just one - I love lamb saag, moussaka, and just plain lamb chops seasoned with a little grated lemon zest, salt & pepper

I make a mean lamb confit, but I have to give props to my Yiayia, who makes some excellent roasted lamb. When I was a kid, I never understood that her potatoes were so delicious because they sat underneath the lamb in her oven, collecting all the fat and juices that dripped down onto them. I figured she just had magic powers when it came to potatoes. At some point, when I was a teenager, I asked my mom why she never made potatoes like Yiayia did, and she informed me that the only real secret was the lamb cooked above them. The cast-offs of meat, as ever, contribute incredible flavors to the things around them.

We raised sheep when I was growing up, so lamb was a regular dinner...so often that I don't much care for it anymore. But a gyro or a shepherd's pie must remain true and not have their lamb replaced with beef!

Butterflied leg of lamb on the grill.

Marinated in an herbed yogurt sauce and then grilled in a kebab. Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum.

braised lamb shanks.... yum oh, and grill lamb chops

Whole lamb shoulder,salt,pepper and garlic,slow roasted over coals till the meat is falling apart.

So many to choose from. I am a big fan of Ina Garten's balsamic and garlic lamb chops.

Recently, I have been making simple lamb shanks with salt and pepper over new potatos and garlic in my clay cooker. -- Madrid style

Grilled rack of amb or a good hearty lamb stew

Navarin d'agneau printanier (spring lamb stew with vegetables)

Lamb from Himalayan restaurants: they make it soo good!

Julia Child's rack of lamb with herb garlic and mustard coating.

I love the recipe from The Lark Restaurant in West Bloomfield, MI.
It has a fun name- Rack of Lamb Ghengis Khan. You marinate the lamb for 48 hours in a wonderful blend of honey,curry,lemon jc, cayenne, mustard powder, onion, s&p, water. After roasting in the oven, you glaze the racks with hoisen sauce. It's truly a remarkable recipe to enjoy.

rack of lamb with breadcrumb topping

just one? braised, braised braised. with anything. in anything.

Lamb roasted with garlic, rosemary and sea salt.

Bone in leg of lamb on the grill.

Boneless leg of lamb, stuffed with spinach and breadcrumbs. The outside is breadcrumbs with olive oil, garlic, and thyme.

north african style lamb skewers with tons of spices and couscous...

When I first moved to Washington, DC, there was a cheap (intern-affordable) Greek restaurant called The Astor, on M Street. My favorite menu item was Lamb Tas Kebap, which is a hearty stew.

The restaurant is long gone, unfortunately, but this article has prompted me to find a Lamb Tas Kebap recipe on the Web.

lamb chops or lamb stew

Lamb vindaloo or curry, but anything really!

i actually love psilakis' own lamb burger at anthos!

Lamb is something I love but haven't had the chance to experiment with much: I was a poor graduate student for awhile, and lamb is pricey! But now that I'm gainfully employed, I've been looking forward to trying out some lamb recipes, starting with a Greek-style lamb pasta I just read about in Bon Appetit.

cumin lamb, stir fried with leeks

Grilled, butterflied leg of lamb, from Adam Perry Lang's "Serious Bbq".

I have always like broiled lamb chops, heavy on the garlic rub, with a side of mashed potatoes.

Lamb chops, with as much red wine and garlic as they can take.

smoked lamb with garlic and mint jelly

we had lamb medallions in France that were great

I'm Greek and I don't really like lamb. But there is no better way to have lamb than to be in Greece on Easter Sunday, helping your relatives roast it on a spit.

I think it might be the lamb recipe I just made and ate... slow-cooked Moroccan lamb.

I like it simple: French a rack of lamb and grill it on well-seasoned (i.e., not well cleaned) iron racks to 120 degrees internal temperature. Rest for 5-10, depending on how your drink is doing. Slice the racks and eat them with your hands; they're like grown-up lollipops!

Greek-style grilled lamb...mmmm!

@honeybea Ooh, my aunt does the same thing! It's delicious!

Personally, I use lamb in cassoulet. 6: So delicious! Although in general, I don't believe I've ever met a lamb recipe I didn't like. 6:

Irish lamb stew with cheddar and black pepper scones.

grilled...mmm...lamb on the grill...drool.

Yuvetsi or grilled lamb chops or maybe lamb stew.

Lamb "lollipops" with cherries and a merlot reduction sauce.

My reintroduction to lamb came via a lamb burger with tzatziki, carmelized onions, and mushrooms on pita bread. My favorite lamb dish now though is whatever is on the menu!

butterflied leg of lamb, dijon mustard mixed with herbes de provence, bread crumbs on top, roasted
and the leftovers in a sandwich: ciabatta, more dijon, roasted red peppers

We buy a whole lamb every year, so we do eat a lot. I love rack of lamb or grilled chops with lemon and oregano. Lamb stew is good. Braised shoulder chops. Gyros (I grind it and make it myself) are a great treat but a lot of work. Roast leg of lamb is great, too, followed by lamb sandwiches the next day.

Did I mention that we eat a lot of lamb?

I'm a fan of gyros myself, though I've never actually used lamb to cook them. Just this weekend I had a nice roast leg of lamb.

Aaah, lamb.... My favorite dish is from where I'm from, Macedonia, although I think most of the Balkan countries make it, and Turkey possibly too. It's called Elbasan Tava, (tava meaning pan), and it is roast leg of lamb, with a surrounding of a plain yogurt and egg mixture added toward the end of roasting. The eggy mixture bakes in the lamb juices and it is simply divine. I can't wait til spring when I can go home to eat some. And then eat some more.

either shepherds pie, or a simple lamb stew.

Don't think I've ever met a lamb dish I didn't love. Braised, roasted, grilled, it's all delish.

Can't remember all the details, but basically a leg braised with balsamic vinegar & rosemary.

leg simply rubbed with my own mix of herbs and spices but also rubed with a gratuitous amount of roasted garlic.

3-day marinated lamb souvlaki cooked on the grill. Makes me want to break out the BBQ, even when it's below freezing and snowing ;)

I love grilled baby lampchops with a choron sauce

Lamb rogan josh and gyros!

I've only had lamb once or twice...leg of lamb cooked by my father-in-law, which was so-so, and lamb chops cooked by my dad on the grill, which were quite good. Oh, and my husband makes a pasta dish of Giada's that uses lamb that is excellent.

Gyros and braised lamb shanks!

Braised lamb shanks in white wine, rosemary, and whole cloves garlic (still in the paper)

Nothing beats a good lamb gyro- topped with french fries, of course!

I also vote lamb gyro!

I am blessed to have a very nice area full of real greek resturants, but I've never cooked my own lamb! Must remedy that soon.

@bcarter3 : Is it the same Astor's that is in Arlington? http://www.astorfoods.com/

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary; lamb shanks cooked osso bucco style; pan roasted rib lamb chops; lamb burgers with tzatziki sauce and lamb gyros.

Jamie Oliver's Roasted Shoulder of Lamb: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/jamie-at-home/incredible-roasted-shoulder-of-lamb-with-smashed-vegetables-and-greens-recipe/index.html

my favorite is braised lamb shank with a red-wine reduction and a little rosemary.

Boneless Leg of Lamb Roast Stuffed with Italian Seasonings and Cheeses

I'm a Moussaka fan.

Grilled lamb chops with olive oil, salt, rosemary, garlic, and pepper. Or, shepherd's pie!

I have to admit I haven't cooked much lamb but I have done Alton Brown's recipe with the pomegranate juice that came out pretty good. That's why I need this book, right?

i had an amazing lamb chop in chicago a few years back. nothing else has come close

Leg of lamb with an olive oil garlic rub and lots of fresh rosemary, just simply roasted with yukon potatoes to soak up the juices. Lamb is best done simply, it doesn't need much to make it shine.

The way my roommate's mom makes it!

Lamb braised in warm Indian spices with yogurt.

Braised lamb shank in red wine with Moroccan oil cured olives, prunes, cinnamon, and aromatic vegetables. Yes it sounds odd, but it works.

Roasted leg of lamb, just rubbed with salt, garlic and rosemary.

I like it roasted with rosemary and garlic. Thanks!

The only lamb I've ever eaten is baby lamb chops and boy are they delicious!

I recently made a fantastic lamb and kidney bean dish using a recipe from an ancient Time Life Middle Eastern cookbook. It included what I thought would be way too much mint and lemon juice, but it turned out delicious.

Keema Matar

I'm in love with the local Mongolian's barbecue's option for lamb: There's just something about that distinctive flavor in the middle of a sweet-savory combination of sauces, tomatoes, carrots, and onions. Left to cook it myself, though, it's a roast with loads of garlic or gyros.

Lean roast leg of lamb with herbs de provence!

roasted leg of lamb for me

bulgogi with thinly sliced lamb

definitely a grilled rack of lamb, medium rare. either with a salt and pepper crust, some kind of herb sauce, anything. one of the best protein ever!

lamb burgers with yogurt mint sauce.

herb crusted rack of lamb

My mother's stewed lamb recipe. When she cooks it, the fragrance fills the house. It's a long process, and involves a lot of trimming lamb, chopping onions, and a long stewing process, but it's amazing.

A nice rack for special occasions. :)

A simple kebab for everyday.

lamb on the spit on Greek Easter

I will carry with me to my dying day the splendor of eating from a spit roasted lamb that dressed a restaurant's window on the outskirts of Athens. You ordered by the kilo and were served as much crusty bread and red wine as you needed as you wiled away and evening wiping juices from your chin and enjoyed a friend's company. I'll never be able to duplicate that meal at home but I regularly recreate a lamb stew that I first enjoyed at a small Basque hotel/restaurant in the bowels of San Francisco; similar crusty bread and same bottomless bottle of read wine... divine!

Lamb curry!

I have no idea what I had except I was on my honeymoon and on the cruise I had a lamb dish that was excellent. I would get it again if I went on that cruise and I knew what I had ordered.

A friend made "garlic with lamb," which was roast lamb stuffed with garlic - very good!

My fave is a lamburger seasoned with garlic (LOTS) and mint, panfried in butter, with a dark roll and lots of cooked down onions.

It's a two-step thing. First love is olive oil, rosemary, garlic marinated, butterflied leg of lamb grilled over a slow, low fire.

Almost as good is the next day's sandwich platter of thinly-sliced lamb with it's crispy bits on warm baguettes, with brie, honey-mustard, lettuce, caramelized onions.

There's a fresh juice/sandwich spot in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn that serves a Moroccan Spice Lamb wrap - ground lamb, feta, grilled onions, cucumber sauce, romaine lettuce. When I lived there, I ate about 25 of these. The meat was shaved and tender, the sauce wasn't overpowering, and the feta/meat combination melted in my mouth. And I hate wraps!

I made a burger version of this recently - ground lamb, crumbled feta, a goodly amount of oregano, a bit of cayenne pepper, and made cucumber sauce out of greek yogurt, chopped cucumber and dill. No fuss. It was absolutely delicious.

So I guess both are my favorite lamb recipes.

Lamb burger with yogurt sauce. So delicious!

slow cooked lamb shanks (or ribs) in red sauce.

Dukkah crusted lamb chops with a pomegranate molasses drizzle.
These little chops are just heavenly!

I actually have 3 faves: the rack of lamb persillade from "Julia Child & More Company" (a go-to party dish of mine for years); spicy Moroccan Merguez lamb sausages, and zinfandel-braised leg of lamb with roasted rosemary root vegetables: the ultimate comfort food!

Lamb chops & red wine sauce

lamb in curry sauce with grilled peppers, tomatoes, and onions

We made rack of lamb coated with mustard, garlic and rosemary for thanksgiving one year. A nice change from the usual turkey fare.

Lamb stew.

Grilled lamb chops

lamburgers so tasty!

i am in love with jamie oliver's spiced slow-cooked lamb shanks. sooo good.

I used to make candied ginger and use the syrup for ginger ale. Then we made ground lamb patties with chopped candied ginger and mint leaves mixed in one night. Mmm...gotta do that again.

Take butterflied leg of lamb. Add rosemary, garlic wine. Wait. Grill. Yum.

my sweetie loves rotisserie-ing a leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic stabbed into it.

Shepards Pie! nom nom nom

Lamb burgers with feta and homemade tzatiki

Grilled Lamb with Brown Sugar Glaze

I love grilled lamb chops, yum!

I love grilled lamb burgers :)

Lamb Tagine is my favorite lamb recipe. garrettsambo@aol.com

Lamb chops

I have a pretty good lamb chops recipe. I also have a leg of lamb recipe we use for dinner sometimes on special occasions. Lamb is BY FAR my favorite meat!

I like how my MIL makes lamb in a stew with a tomato sauce like base

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