1 Week or More Before Feast
■ Buy any items you need on Box Roasting Essentials and Outdoor Cooking Essentials lists.
■ Build or order your roasting box.
■ Order lamb (see Lamb Yields and Cooking Times).
■ Pick up charcoal or arrange for delivery.
3 Days Before Feast
■ Do your big grocery shop.
■ Make lemon curd.
2 Days Before Feast
■ Make granita.
■ Make compote.
1 Day Before Feast
■ Make wet rub.
■ Prep lamb.
■ Shell chickpeas for hummus.
■ Make flatbread dough.
■ Make tahini dressing for eggplant.
■ Fry garlic chips for eggplant.
FEAST DAY
Morning of Feast
■ Take lamb out of refrigerator to come to room temperature.
■ Stuff and wrap dates.
■ Make chickpea hummus.
■ Prepare cauliflower “couscous” (but do not cook).
5 to 6 Hours Before Feast
■ Build and light fire in roasting box.
5 Hours Before Feast
■ Apply wet rub and put lamb in box to cook.
2 Hours Before Feast
■ Make tabbouleh.
■ Grill eggplant.
■ Make whipped cream for lemon curd.
1 Hour Before Feast
■ Bake flatbread.
■ Cook dates.
30 Minutes Before Feast
■ Sauté cauliflower.
■ Assemble eggplant dish.
■ Remove lamb from box and place on cutting boards to rest.