The Tri-Lamb-athon , Part 1

Moderation.
Everyone is always saying how you have to do things in moderation. You wouldn't want to overdo it now would you? You'll appreciate it so much more if you only partake moderately , I've heard them say.

Well when it comes to the eating of lamb , don't try and pass on that advice to my brother-in-law, Julio.
He will swiftly parry this conservative notion , and fiercely riposte with a few choice recommendations of his own - not to mention a few choice cuts of lamb.
To quote the man himself , " You never want to be under-gunned!"

Never was this creed better demonstrated than a few weeks backs when Julio , his wife Mimi and their newborn son and future champion eater , Sammy J , came for a visit to the family compound.

Whenever there is a family get together of any description around these parts , you can absolutely take for granted that there is going to be some seriously good chewin' going down . My wife , who I have mentioned previously as being very good looking as well as good cooking , in fact I think I may refer to her from now on as good clooking . Yes she's a real clooker that one! Her family , led by the culinary whirlwind Patty ,are exceptional in the kitchen . The quality and variety of the food is truly mind scrabbling ( I always preferred scrabble to boggle).

My own family back in Australia are also very receptive to and appreciative of top tasting tucker. My father took up cooking later in life and has proved to produce excellent flavours in the meals he prepares , particularly in his specialties of spicy Asian and Indian food.
He doesn't mind knocking back a couple while he's cooking either - and why wouldn't you?
My mum too is a fantastic cook , with roots in hearty European style Jewish cuisine , her creations are always tasty , whether it's a roast chicken or her famous potato salad which has a world wide cult following.
Not to mention the cakes.
There is a special bond between my mum and cakes . She really is somewhat of a cake savant , and she is also qualified in high level cake Geometry . She can find an angle on a piece of cake , so as to slice off a sliver , that would normally be invisible to the naked eye . Puts both Euclid and Pythagoras to shame I can tell you.
Perhaps this is where I inherited my keen eye for a good feed and my gift as a food tracker.

So we needed to stock up in a big way , and Julio and I decided to pay the local Costco a visit. Now everyone is entitled to their own opinions on mega stores like Costco , some will despise the whole concept , others will love it and yet others will be torn between not really wanting to shop in that kind of store and having to shop there for purely economic reasons.
In my case I tend not to over analyze the situation , all I know is that this is the only place in my area where you can purchase top quality Australian lamb , and as The Australian Lambassador , you can imagine this is bloody important.

Strolling happily through the meat section we came upon the small but adequate lamb department . We immediately wrangled a hefty boneless leg roast and heaved it into the cart . I thought we may be moving on to the beer section but Julio collared me and sought my opinion on a lovely little rack he was contemplating . "Tally Ho!" I said , "get that little treat safely into the cart before someone else does".

As our minds drifted to beverages , something caught Julio's keen eye. The packaging was a little different and it almost caused us to bypass a piece of treasure . Eight lamb loin chops are what I'm talking about , fat little puppies that were begging for the BBQ . It was a close call alright but thanks to Julio's 20/20 lambvision we now had in our possession three , that's right three exquisite cuts of Aussie lamb. It was a veritable Tri-Lamb-athon!

But wait , this is where the plot thickens like a gravy on a high heat . We had three meals on hand but only two nights to eat them.
How could this have occurred?
How would we solve this crisis?

Part 2 of the Tri-Lamb-athon will reveal all.

Until then , don't let the suspense ruin your appetites

Good Chewin'

ALC
The Australian Lambassador to California