Quick lamb roast

This afternoon, Mari and I had lunch together and then went to Mumu, a new fine food store in Munkkiniemi (Where we live) which opened this week. They have all kinds of organic veg, meat, cold meats, cheeses and a whole bunch of others stuff. We bought a some lamb and a mint sauce and a delicious smoked salami.

I got home from work late and wanted to do the lamb, but there was no way we could slow roast it, so I rubbed some garlic, salt, pepper and cumin seeds into it and sealed it by frying it very quickly before putting in the oven for about 20 min, with some butternut and potatoes. This with the mint sauce and a litttle side salad, ended up being a pretty decent and quick meal to prepare. I over ate by at least 3 potatoes ... but who is counting.

This morning before work we had a quick breakfast of: Toasted whole wheat roll with, cream cheese, romaine lettuce (don't know if that's a Finnish name), smoked ham, mozzarella cheese, very thinly sliced mature chedder, sliced peppadews and a little grated cucumber over the top. This with a delicious berry smoothie and a cappuccino. All ready in 10 mins and made for a good start to the day. Now time to get the girls to daycare...

Why a Righini food blog?

So, the idea of starting a collective Righini family food blog came to me one evening when I was talking to my father Paul. He is passionate about good food and often our phone calls end up being a recitation of all the delicious food that the Cape Town Righini's have been preparing. He tells me in great depth how to prepare the meal, which ingredients I should use and how it should be served and ultimately how much they all enjoyed it.
I, of course miss half of it and often wish that I had a written it down.
So here it is! A space for Righini's of all shapes and sizes, be they silver haired moles or even the hungry urban variety, to share our recipes and inspire each other to continue in our collective passion for food.