Recipe: Sam Mannering's kleftiko - Greek lamb with potatoes and herbs

I cooked for a raucous Greek do a few years ago in Wellington. I must say, it got me pretty nervous. I get terribly flustered when taking other food cultures on at their own game. Formidable matriarchs eyed me with suspicion. I spent the first half of the evening cowering in the kitchen, terrified of the possibility of culinary sacrilege. Halfway through the evening, one of the older ones walked in holding a lamb chop and wordlessly hugged me. It reminded her of home, she said, misty eyed. I’ve never been more gratified in my life. 

from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/89049788/Recipe-Sam-Mannerings-kleftiko-Greek-lamb-with-potatoes-and-herbs

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