2 lamb shanks
salt
2 TB olive oil
1 large Vidalia onion, chopped
3 large carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
salt
2 TB olive oil
1 large Vidalia onion, chopped
3 large carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
November 19
Alicia Christian Foster's Birthday
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Alicia Christian Foster acquired
the name she would be known by, as her
family took to addressing her by a shortened version of the name of a family
friend. Josephine D.who was called known as Jo D, and Alicia subsequently became
"Jodie.
" Jodie began her career at age three in a TV commercial for Coppertone which was quickly followed by many other cute little girl television commercials. She then made made her first credited TV appearance on The Doris Day Show.. Next came the movies, initially several Disney films, and then s became a bon fide star as a child prostitute in Taxi Driver (1976) for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the spring of 1981, John Hinckley, obsessed with Foster's character in Taxi Driver, had written her a number of letters before embarking on an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan as a means of catching her attention. After days of grilling by the press and federal agencies, the experience was more than enough to prompt Foster to retreat from the public spotlight. She became, and remains to this day, one of Hollywood's most private celebrities . Although after winning an award at a Women in Entertainment breakfast in 2007, she broke her silence about being gay. Jodie won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1989 for The Accused as a rape victim. Then came the role for which she will always be associated - the FBI trainee Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs (1991) for which she won her second Academy Award for Best Actress. |
So to celebrate Jodie's birthday, what could be a more fitting response to
Hannibal Lector's memorable question, "Tell me, Clarice – have the lambs
stopped screaming?" than serving Braised Silent Lamb Shanks and
watching her again in her iconic role in The Silence of the Lambs?
Braised Silent Lamb Shanks
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4 medium potatoes, cut into 2-inch chunks 2 garlic clove, minced 1&1/4 cup vegetable stock 1 tsp dried rosemary 1 tsp dried oregano 1 bay leaf |
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Season lamb shanks with salt. Heat a Dutch oven or an oven-proof, thick-bottomed, pot with a tight fitting cover on medium high heat on the stovetop. Add the olive oil and brown the lamb shanks in the casserole pan on all sides. Remove shanks to a dish
- Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add potatoes and cook another 2 minutes. Add the garlic, lamb shanks, and herbs (except for the mint). If using, add the sherry and raisins; bring the sherry to a boil and cook for 2 minutes
- Add the stock and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat, cover the pot and bake in the oven for 1&1/2 or 2 hours or until shanks are tender.
- Remove the shanks, strip the meat from the bones and return the meat to the pan.
. Serves 4