Thursday, November 24, 2005

Thanksgiving Dinner

Instead of turkey-- broken-down vehicles preclude a trip to Albuquerque for a good one-- we are having two ducks done according to our grease-spattered copy of Julia Childs' The Way to Cook. The birds are lightly roasted; then the breasts are sliced and sauteed in wine and butter until they are just barely cooked. Meanwhile, the legs have been roasting in the oven, coated in mustard and breadcrumbs...

Also on the menu: Libby's squash soup with ginger and chile, and (inspired by a mention by Roseann in Three Martini Lunch) creamy, cheesy polenta with wilted greens on top, cooked in olive oil and garlic.

Will post there later if this machine keeps working.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That sounds so delicious - let us know how it turned out.

Also enjoyed Rebecca's blog - but poor, thing - her blog is Operation Desert Dove, not DUCK!!

;-)

Anonymous said...

We love duck and always enjoy seeing recipes. The waterfowl hunting has been so slow here this year, though.