the duck breasts had been in my freezer since last november. they were vacuum sealed by d’artagnan, wrapped in freezer paper and although shoved to the back of a bin, i hadn’t forgotten. i just hadn’t heard them calling. until the figs…

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 uponwhile the carcass has been turned into a rich stock […]

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