Moroccan Spiced Lamb with Ratatouille, followed by Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse.

The first week back at school was amazing, but I am now very tired. I have been rowing for 6 mornings this week waking up at 5:15 to be on the water by 5:45 - I didn't even get a break on Sunday, no rest for the wicked! Tonight we had an early Sunday dinner. I rubbed Moroccan spices on the lamb shoulder (cumin, coriander, cinnamon) and then popped it in the oven on a low temperature for 5 hours. This was low maintenance and meant I could continue with other activities and make the accompanying food. This method of cooking made the lamb fall off of the bone and have a delicious melting texture that I love so much!

For the ratatouille, I used courgettes from my mother's veggie garden. For some reason, we can't get them to grow bigger than about 5cm long, so I had to use a lot of them. The recipe included aubergine, which, as you may have read, my brother Archie doesn't like, so he gave me a lower mark for taste!
For similar recipe go to: Lamb
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1680/roast-rack-of-lamb-with-moroccan-spices
For similar recipe go to: Ratatouille
http://norecipes.com/recipe/ratatouille-recipe/

Ratings: Lamb
Taste: 8
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 4

Ratings: Ratatouille
Taste: 7
Appearance: 8
Difficulty: 6

The chocolate and hazelnut mousse was very rich and absolutely delicious! Slightly more complicated than I imagined, but worth the extra effort of making an Italian meringue. We didn't have enough plain chocolate, so to make up the quantity, I used some lime chocolate, which gave it a bit of a citrus flavour. You may remember, that the publishers of the MasterChef Cookbook, have only allowed me to copy 7 recipes directly from the book due to copyright laws. I think this recipe warrants an entry - plus, I don't have too many more recipes to complete, so I might as well use up my quota!
For exact recipe see below:

Ratings: Chocolate and Hazelnut Mousse
Taste: 10
Appearance: 9
Difficulty: 5