So I’m not the greatest at following recipes. I mean, I look to them for guidance and inspiration, but in terms of following them and doing exactly what they say… Well, let’s just say I’m not so good with instructions. I’d invited friends over for dinner, and was looking for something to make and saw a beautiful slow-cooked lamb recipe in one of my Donna Hay cookbooks. ‘Perfect!’ I thought, and promptly went out and bought a lamb shoulder to roast away happily. However, in my haste I hadn’t actually read the ingredients closely (or actually at all), and when I went to cook the darn thing I realised I didn’t actually have ANY of the ingredients required. Other than lamb. Therefore I did what I do best… and winged it.
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