Ask your butcher for a French-cut rack of lamb (for which bones have been cleaned down to loin).
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Trim fat from lamb. Combine vinegar, 2 teaspoons rosemary, and minced garlic in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add the lamb to bag, and seal. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 6 to 12 hours, turning occasionally.
Preheat oven to 450°.
Remove lamb from bag, reserving marinade. Sprinkle lamb with pepper. Combine the breadcrumbs and 1 teaspoon chopped rosemary, and pat breadcrumb mixture into meaty side of lamb. Place lamb, meat side up, on a jelly-roll pan coated with cooking spray. Insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of lamb, making sure not to touch bone. Bake lamb at 450° for 20 minutes or until the meat thermometer registers 145° (medium-rare) or until the lamb is desired degree of doneness.
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add shallots, and sauté for 4 minutes. Add white wine and reserved marinade, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, 8 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Add chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, until reduced to 1/3 cup (about 5 minutes). Combine honey and cornstarch, and add to the broth mixture. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 minute, stirringconstantly.
Slice rack into 8 chops. Serve sauce with lamb; garnish with thyme sprigs and red grapes, if desired.
Note: You can use 3/4 cup low-salt chicken broth and omit the wine, if desired.
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Instead of rice, try this easy, high-fiber side dish. It has a robust, nutty flavor.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Heat margarine in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; sauté 5 minutes or until tender. Set aside.
Combine barley, onion soup mix, and water in a 3-quart casserole, and stir in mushroom mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Garnish casserole with chives, if desired.
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Preheat oven to 325°.
Melt the margarine in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar, red pepper, black pepper, and cinnamon; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pecans. Spread pecan mixture onto a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 325° for 8 minutes; cool. Set aside.
Drain beets in a colander over a bowl, reserving 3 tablespoons liquid. Combine reserved beet liquid, jelly, vinegar, salt, and white pepper; set aside. Cut beets in half; set aside.
Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat until hot. Add shallots; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add cabbage, and saute 10 minutes or until tender. Add jelly mixture and beets to skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes or until liquid is slightly thick. Spoon into a bowl; sprinkle with pecan mixture.
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This no-fuss side dish roasts while you're tending to the rest of the meal.
Preheat oven to 400°.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl; toss. Arrange vegetables in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes; stir twice.
Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 1 minute. Pour over vegetables; toss gently. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
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Elegant Winter Meal
Rosemary-Crusted Rack of Lamb With Balsamic Sauce
Barley-and-Mushroom Casserole
Glazed Beets and Cabbage With Pepper-Toasted Pecans
Orange-Scented Roasted Root Vegetables
Wine pick: Cabernet Sauvignon
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Pull out all the stops with a cold weather menu featuring rack of lamb. (Serves 4-6)
Rosemary-Crusted Rack of Lamb With Balsamic Sauce
Glazed Beets and Cabbage With Pepper-Toasted Pecans
Orange-Scented Roasted Root Vegetables
Wine pick: Cabernet Sauvignon
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Elegant Winter Meal