Herb-crusted Rack of Lamb

There is something very special about Sundays. Sometimes I forget this as my lifestyle doesn't really separate weekends from weekdays in the way a normal 9-5 working life does. Today I had that real Sunday feeling though. I was slightly hungover this morning, after the pizza express outing and the subsequent jagaer-bombs and dancing. This meant a very lazy start to the day for me. Andrew, on the other hand, was straight into the kitchen to start preparing us a Sunday lunch of Herb-crusted Rack of Lamb and roast veg, a recipe he took from the Good Housekeeping Cookery Book. I am a very lucky girl! This superb lunch was followed by a long Sunday walk with Julia - down the beach, along the river and through Seaton park. My evening has been spent on the sofa with a cup of tea and James Bond in the World is Not Enough. Now that is a proper Sunday! Book-mark this recipe for next Sunday and create your own perfect day - James Bond is entirely optional.

Ingredients:

French trimmed RACK OF LAMB, 8 cutlets
1.5 TABLESPOONS GRAINY MUSTARD
BREADCRUMBS - from one slice of bread
teaspoon chopped ROSEMARY
tablespoon chopped SAGE
3 tablespoons OLIVE OIL

1. Season the lamb with salt and pepper and spread the mustard over the meaty side.
2. Put the breadcrumbs in a bowl, add the chopped herbs, seasoning and 3 tablespoons of olive oil; mix well.
3. Press this breadcrumb mixture onto the lamb, the mustard will act as a glue.
4. This rack will need around 40 minutes in the oven at 220 degrees for rare, and around 50 for medium-rare. When it is done, remove from the oven and leave to rest, covered with foil, for ten minutes.

Serve this up with your favourite roast veg - for me it has to be roast potatoes, parsnips and carrots. I am reluctant to say that this recipe is easy because I didn't make it and I don't want to offend my boy, but it hardly looks hard does it? This recipe is enough to make two people feel very full so stuff yourself silly and then put your feet up. After-all, it's Sunday and you deserve it.