Lamb Shanks Rock!!!!

This was a delicious meal. I had to travel a bit to find lamb shanks here in Arizona. There is a Whole Foods in Scottsdale, about a 30 minute ride, not too bad considering that Mary and Jeanne have to ride that far to get a gallon of milk. I felt the shanks were a bit small, but they were very tasty. I purchased 4 for Bob and I (no company this time). I thought there might be enough for leftovers but I ate 1 and 1/2 and Bob had the rest. We had some sauce and rice left over, so we will grill a small rack of lamb and use the leftover rice and gravy to accompany that meal.
The risotto was very good. I left out the ham, didn't think I would need that flavor with the lamb gravy and also, Bob is not a parmesan cheese fan, so I left that out for him and he loved the rice. BTW - I added some corn starch to the lamb shank liquid to make a thicker gravy. I also strained out the veggies - for Bob.
Make sure  you pay close attention to the risotto recipe - I mistakenly added all the liquid at once and I know that it made a difference in the texture of the rice. However, it was still delicious.
Loved the Apple pudding - make sure you have some vanilla ice-cream...it makes all the difference.
I will be cooking these lamb shanks again.....
Hugs

Liz