These chops are V E R Y special. They were the centerpiece we made for our sweet Evie’s first birthday. this year has been one that I will never ever forget. I know people say that a lot, but I mean it. I really do. It didn’t flash by like a blink of an eye. We genuinely cherished every moment. The good memories are so clear to me; and conveniently enough, the bad shit is drifting away. I remember her first laugh, her first rollover, the trips, the bedtimes, the baths, the adventures, and her love for all things nature.

This has been without a doubt the most amazing year of my life. My heart is full, and thanks to this new favorite lamb recipe, so is my belly. I knew she loved lamb, but this is without a doubt her new favorite meat. Period. She gobbled it up and chewed the bones clean. That’s my girl. I hope you love this one as much as Evie did.

Cheers to our sweet daughter: her soul, her smile, her spirit, and her appetite for all things real food. We love you to the moon and back, sweet Lemon (nickname story for another day). You’re our whole world.