Leg of Lamb with Pears

Ingredients:

• 1 x leg lamb
• 30ml olive oil
• 300ml rose wine
• 125ml pear liqueuer
• 4 pears, quartered
• head garlic
• handful thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 300g new spuds
• serve with greens

Method:

1. Score the lamb, rub with oil and season well
2. Seal on all sides (about 3 mins each side)
3. Transfer to a roasting dish and add everything else
4. Cover with foil and roast at 150c for 3 hours
5. Remove all the veg, uncover and roast 1 hour more
6. Pour off the juices and reduce by about half
7. Serve on a platter with the veg scattered around and the greens 

Boozy Coffee Cheesecake

Ingredients:

• Base – 225g crushed choc digestives
• 150g melted butter
• 750g cream cheese
• 350g sour cream
• 5eggs
• 2tbs instant coffee (fine ground)
• 50ml tia maria
• 150g soft dark brown sugar
• Sauce – tbs coffee
• 100ml tia maria
• 50g brown sugar
• 50ml water

Serve with chocolate coated coffee beans and whipped cream.

Method:

1. Mix the crushed biccies and butter, press into a lined 250ml spring form
2. Pulse the topping ingredients
3. Spoon onto the base. Bake at 150c for about an hour. Cool
4. Boil the syrup ingredients til a little sticky
5. Serve a good wedge with sauce, cream and coffee beans