Entries Tagged as 'duck'

when life gives you duck fat…

March 17th, 2008 · 20 Comments

make fries…
but please note that
if you were heston blumenthal* - world renowned, 3 michelin starred chef of ‘the fat duck‘ you would do this:
Heston Blumenthal’s Triple Cooked Chips

put a pot of water on to a bare boil
cut the potatoes into 1/2 inch strips
simmer until just cooked through - you don’t want them to fall apart
remove […]

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breast of duck with a blueberry gastrique

March 16th, 2008 · 13 Comments

 
a couple of days ago on a whim, i bought some good looking duck breasts that jumped out at me from the refrigerated case at ‘marche‘.  later on that afternoon i picked up some mustard greens because they were on sale and i was thinking of using them in a white bean soup.  and earlier in the week i had […]

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the space shuttle turkey

November 26th, 2007 · 16 Comments

it was an angela thing and it all started when she sent me a link along with a two word email that said “interesting, huh?”. 
my god, so much has happened since then.
the birds have long been roasted to a golden hue and feasted upon while the carcass has been turned into a rich stock tucked away in my freezer.  but […]

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Tags: duck · turkey