The Sheep Were His Idea: Part II - How am I Supposed to Cook Lamb?

Deconstructed lamb tacos

​So the reason my husband cited for wanting sheep: “Because they will eat the weeds in the field that the horses won’t eat, and then I can eat them!”  Seriously?  Why does it always have to be about you eating something?! 
May I first say before proceeding with the story, that expectations in a marriage are something which one is wise to be very careful of.  (Yeah don’t ask how we learned this.)  ​Suffice it to say that from previous experience, I thought it best to make myself very clear this time.  Therefore, before we had even gotten that first chicken, I had already explained to the hubs that if he wanted to eat home grown meat, he would have to:  1) Not ever eat anything I vetoed eating.  2) If he wanted help slaughtering a chicken he would have to find it elsewhere, because I was not going to help him kill, gut, de-feather, etc. which leads to  3) If he wanted me to cook it he would have to bring it to me like it came from the grocery store.  

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