To my surprise (and, if you’re my Facebook friend, probably to yours) I haven’t posted a lot of food photos. This is the exception. Easter dinner was fun: the traditional leg of lamb, 
which was the first cut I’ve cooked from a whole lamb purchased from a friend. When I was growing up, knowing where meat came from was the norm, now I feel especially lucky to know my farmers. And to be able to avoid, mostly, supporting the industrial meat industry.
My idea of “local” is not just geographic. I’m a big fan of Rancho Gordo, the California vendor of heirloom beans. With the lamb, I served flageolet beans, a classic combination. I simmered them for a long time in my much-loved Rancho Gordo pot made in Mexico, signed by the artist and hand-carried from Napa by me.
To start, we had deviled eggs even though I hadn’t dyed any, and a couple of new favorites: spinach/red onion/dates and almonds salad a la Yotam Ottolenghi and his delicious beet/yoghurt puree. How did such basic cooking become so trendy?
Finally, we finished with a once-a-year dessert, brought by a guest and enjoyed by all. Who can resist the bunny-eared cupcake? Not me…