Dinner Party!

We have a house guest and I'm feeling quite grown up, having painted my grown-up step-daughters bedroom and turned it into a proper guest room.  So it's a dinner party tonight on a cold winter evening.  It won't be vegan, but organic and healthy, to be sure!

The Menu will include:
Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Hummus Dip and other Veggies
Arugula Salad
Vegetable and Goat Cheese Tart
Mushrooms
Spicy Lamb Lollipops
and for dessert an assortment of Coconut Bliss Ice Cream

Let's start with the crust for the Tart, I'll use an american standard, Martha Stewart.  Going to substitute some whole wheat flour.
1 1/2 cup White Flour
1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup unsalted Butter cut into small pieces
teaspoon Salt
Cold Water
The technique for pastry dough is just like the scones I made a few days ago.  Whisk together the dry ingredients then add the chopped up butter and gradually work it between your fingers, breaking apart the butter into the flour until you get a sandy, crumbly mixture.  You add a little cold water at a time into the crumbly dough until it starts to stick together.  If you add too much water and it gets sticky, you can add in some more flour to fix it,  Once you've finished, form it into a ball and squish it to make a thick disk.  Wrap this in some plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour.  When it has chilled, roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/4 inch thick.
1 Onion sliced and then caramelized, cooked slowly in 2 tablespoons of butter until golden colored
Asparagus
Brussel Sprouts
Goat Cheese

Next I'll start the Cauliflower, I made this recently for another Party.  It was great!  Mix together all the following ingredients and cover a cauliflower and let it sit an hour then bake for an hour at 350.
1/2 cup Coconut Yogurt
1/2 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
1/4 teaspoon Cumin
1/4 teaspoon Coriander
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice

Lamb Shank cut between the bone to form small "lollipop" slices
1/4 cup Oil
1/4 teaspoon Smoked Paprika
1/8 teaspoon Turmeric
1/8 teaspoon Cumin
2 teaspoons of a blend called Zesto Pesto, rosemary, basil, marjoram, onion, parsley, and more
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Pepper
Mix together all the seasonings and the oil and work it all over the lamb, let it sit for an hour.  I cooked the lamb in a hot and oiled cast iron pot a few minutes on each side.  It was a big hit, no leftovers!