Grilled Boneless Leg of Lamb with Marinade

This recipe was given to me by a friend and I've been making the grilled leg of lamb for the past few holidays.  Saves room in the oven by grilling outside and is delicious. Always intend to take a picture of the finished product and always forget.

Posting the recipe now (and hopefully will remember to post pictures of the final product tomorrow.)

1  2 to 4 lb leg of lamb (boned and butterflied) 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 thick



Marinade:

2 garlic clove crushed
1/8 cup red wine
1/8 cup red wine vinegar
1/8 cup olive oil
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
1 teaspoon oregano
1/2 bay leaf

Mix marinade ingredients together and pour over leg of lamb in large shallow glass or any non metal pan. Turn to coat all sides.  Prior to grilling - leave at room temperature for one to two hours turning several times.  Grill over hot coals but not flaming.  I prefer to sear on the fat side and place off the hot coals just to the side to roast more slowly.   Turning the meat on the same side as needed to cook evenly but this really does not rquire alot of work.  Bringing the meat to room temperature is key. (You can even marinade overnight.)   Grill for 12-15 minutes per side.

Happy Easter to you and yours!

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese dumps the junk ...

Great article in the Huffington Post on the Grassroots Movement that had Kraft Macaroni & Cheese #dumpthejunk

How a Grassroots Movement Convinced Kraft to Drop Artificial Dyes

The SuperMom101 Show featured an episode on this issue a while back:

Best health always,
SuperMom-in-training

Court: GMA unlawfully hid donors’ identities from public

Photo thanks to Massachusetts Right to Know

Grocery Manufacturer's Association (GMA) caught making $11M in illegal campaign contributions. Seems that #Cambell'sSoup was ahead of the curve so to speak.  Smart PR move.

As I tell our children, "You are who you hang around with." So, guess what Congress - your Corporate friends got caught and you're now part of the problem and not the solution if these are your choice in friends.  

Thank you Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for exposing the truth.   Congress needs to know that we consumers are well aware of the dirty tricks their Corporate friends are now playing and when you get caught there are consequences.  

Court: GMA unlawfully hid donors’ identities from public:

The court also found: “There is one, and only one, reasonable inference that can be drawn from the facts before this court: that the GMA intentionally took steps to create and then hide the true source of the funds in the DOB account from the voting public of Washington State.”

In 2013, the top 10 contributors to GMA’s Defense of Brands account and their contributions (as of 12/3/13) were:

1. PepsiCo: $2.696 million
2. Nestle USA, Inc.: $1.751 million
3. The Coca-Cola Company: $1.742 million
4. General Mills: $996,000
5. ConAgra: $949,000
6. Campbell Soup: $441,000
7. The Hershey Company: $413,000
8. J.M. Smucker: $401,000
9. Kellogg: $369,000
10. Land O’Lakes: $332,000

- See more at: http://atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/court-gma-unlawfully-hid-donors-identities-public#sthash.fsrm7856.dpuf

Best health always,
Supermom-in-training

Truth (sorta-kinda-maybe) in Product Packaging (Advertising) and Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware... you need an advanced science degree)

"No High Fructose Corn Syrup" (HFCS) means
"Fructose" which is HFCS-90

• Package advertises: "No High Fructose Corn Syrup) #HFCS
• Ingredient lists: "Fructose"*
• Called #GeneralMills customer service: 1-800-248-7310
• Fructose" is a "sugar naturally occurring from fruit" - Customer Service
• Guess what's considered a fruit? #GMO Corn Kernel
• Called back customer service and asked if the fructose* comes from corn. On hold for 15 minutes. She said she needs to investigate further but yes, the fructose can come from corn.
• *Definition of "fructose" from Corn Refiner's Association: A third [high fructose corn syrup] product, HFCS-90, is sometimes used in natural and “light” foods, where very little [HFCS] is needed to provide sweetness. Syrups with 90% fructose will not state high fructose corn syrup on the label, they will state “fructose” or “fructose syrup.” High Fructose Corn Syrups - Corn Refiners Association

Fructose* is HFCS-90 and manufactured from the fruit
of a GMO Corn Kernel

Study Links Cosmetics Use to Altered Body Chemistry

According to the article: After switching products for just three days, the girls showed a 27 to 45 percent reduction in levels of several chemicals – called phthalates, parabens, triclosan and oxybenzone – in their urine.  

“We don’t know what the long-term health effects of exposing our bodies to these chemicals are, but there’s reason to be concerned,” said the study’s lead author, Kim Harley, a reproductive epidemiologist. 

Study Links Cosmetics Use to Altered Body Chemistry